Shawn was so furious he nearly jumped out of his wheelchair, his face turning purple. "Are you out of your mind? I was lying in the emergency room! You showed up, got terrified you'd have to pay the medical bills, and rushed to sever ties. You dumped me on Emily like a piece of trash, and now you have the nerve to blame her?"
Gina flared up. "Oh, I'm out of my mind? Did you two act like human beings? When things were tough, I was the one suffering! Now that the good days are here, you hide everything from me so you can secretly enjoy the high life!"
"You know exactly why we hid it from you!" Shawn yelled.
Gina's face twisted in grief. "Shawn, do you have any conscience at all? When we were young, you gambled and racked up debts, and I was the one who paid them off! I raised two kids all by myself while you hid like a coward and took zero responsibility. And now that you're living it up on your daughter's dime, you cast me aside and say it has nothing to do with me?"
A look of deep pain crossed his face. "If I were a cripple begging on the streets to pay off debts today, would you even acknowledge me? I know I owe you, but Emily doesn't owe you a damn thing! The only reason I'm alive today is because of her. I can't use her to compensate you!"
"If you want me to make it up to you, fine! Take me back home. I'll work like a dog to serve you, and I swear I won't complain once!"
She gritted her teeth. "How the hell is a cripple going to serve me?"
"Why not?" he shot back stubbornly. "I can still cook and do chores. You can even send me out to the streets to beg for money to pay you back! Just keep your hands off Emily!"
Gina's face drained of color. For a moment, she was completely speechless. Finally, she let out a bitter, venomous laugh. "I know. You always loved her the most, ever since she was little!"
A heavy silence fell over the room. Elliott stood up. "Mom, let's go!"
Seeing Shawn's dark expression, Gina knew she wasn't going to get anywhere today. But she knew where he lived now, so there would be plenty of opportunities to come back.
She stood up. "Shawn, I'm leaving. Think carefully about what I said. What family gives away their daughter without asking for a bride price? Especially when a family like ours is marrying into the James family. If we don't ask for it, people will just think we're kissing their asses. I'm truly thinking about her future."

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Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....
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Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
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Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....
Thank you for the updates of Emily and Charlie. It seem that Orval may knows of Amelia and may be helping Emily get around her,...
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