#Chapter32
Melody
Devina was smiling and Melody couldn’t believe that, in her hands, was a check for that amount of money.
/"Take it,/" she told her holding her hands out to her.
/"No...I.../"
/"Don’t say no. No person should be forced into marriage,/" her logic was impossible to dispute. But, still, she couldn’t accept that much from a stranger, no matter how much her heart screamed at her that she could trust her.
/"You’re right. But I don’t know you. Neither do you know me,/" she handed the check back to her and stepped back, /"I think we should save lunch for later. I’m exhausted./"
/"Melody,/" Devina couldn’t believe it, nor could she.