Chris and Amanda found themselves at the front porch of Chris’ parents’ home. But just as they were about to knock, Chris asked Amanda not to enter. Amanda, however, tried to reassure him that it would be different this time. But Chris knew it wouldn’t.
His parents hated the idea of him being with someone like Amanda, an ordinary girl next door who worked as an assistant. According to them she wasn’t the right woman for their son. They saw her as someone who ruined their plans of setting his up with Ciara, the daughter of the Geoffreys, a wealthy family they were close friends with.
As Chris tried to convince Amanda not to ring the door, she said, “But they’re family. We want them to be part of our lives, and our children’s lives, right?” Her words felt like a sharp knife. Chris learned he couldn’t be a father a couple of days prior, but he didn’t have the courage to share the news with Amanda. He stayed completely silent and let her enter his parents’ home.
His mother greeted them with a fake smile.
