She took the milkshakes and gave a cup to her best friend. Jasmine gloated, “The Browns must have abused her. I thought she was all that, and her mother–in–law and sister–in–law had nothing on her.”
Sipping on the milkshake, Serena replied, “She got a whole family up against her. That’s hard to beat.”
“Either domestic violence happens, or it does not. Now that she lost her first physical fight with the Browns, things will only get worse for her unless she and Hank divorce.”
Serena had no sympathy for Jessica.
She wished Jessica the worst luck in the world.
Jessica was abused before the wedding even happened.
Things would only go downhill for her.
“Liberty fought back when she was attacked at home. She ran after Hank with a knife and scared the Brown family. Although they were mean as ever, none of them, ever dared lay hands on Liberty again.”
The Brown family preyed on the weak.
“I thought the Brown family had changed for the better when they came to say thank you.” Jasmine enjoyed a mouthful of milkshake and said, “I guess a leopard can’t change its spots.
“Who cares what they do? Jessica wanted the man, so now she can live with the consequences. She deserves it!”
Serena commented with a smile, “I should thank her. It wouldn’t be so easy for my sister to get out of hell and gain Sonny’s custody if it wasn’t for her.”
Jasmine uttered, “I bet Hank and Jessica will be jealous when your sister finds a better man.”
Serena merely grinned without continuing the conversation. Marriage was not in the cards for Liberty right now.
Meanwhile, Callum put his weight on his hands against the cash register at Spring Blossoms and stared into Camryn’s eyes. He asked, “How was it? The business opportunity must have brought. you a lot of profit.”
Taking the Marshall family’s instructions, the Wiltspoon Hotel ordered a lot of flowers from Spring Blossoms to set up the venue.
Instead of talking about the profit, Camryn said, “I’ll buy you dinner tonight.
“But not at Wiltspoon Hotel. It’s expensive there.”
The last time she treated him to dinner, it cost several hundred dollars. For a small–time business. owner, several hundred dollars on a dinner was a lot.
The money could have covered her employees‘ and her expenses for three days.
Callum did not order anything fancy in consideration that she did not carry much cash with her back then. Hence, the bill only came up to a few hundred dollars.
Camryn would be spending more if he ordered the more expensive dishes.
Although Callum brought Camryn two business deals and revenue, she could not possibly spend all the profits on buying him dinner.
“Alright. You can pick the place since it’s your treat. I’m happy if you want to cook for me too.”
It did not matter to Callum where he was having the meal so long as his fiancée was treating him.
If Camryn could read his mind, she would challenge Callum about her being his fiancée.
Likewise, Callum would refute that since his nana made her his spouse candidate, so she was his fiancée.
“I can’t see, Mr. Callum. I can’t cook.” Camryn calmly reminded Callum that she was blind.
She could move freely in a familiar environment, but cooking was on another level.
Camryn would make her own food if she had her eyesight.
Despite being a child of the Newman family, Camryn used to do everything herself.
The smile on Callum’s face faded. Oh, right. She could not see. How was she supposed to cook?
He would probably not taste his wife’s cooking if she still could not see after their wedding. Alas, Callum would never experience the joy Zack had.
On second thought, Callum could take over the cooking.
“I heard about a seasoned doctor who people dubbed the miracle healer. Maybe he can treat your eyes.”
Callum added, “Even if we can’t find the old doctor, we can expect some results from his student.”
He had not asked Remy whether he could get in touch with the miracle healer or his student.
Callum had not reached the point where Camryn trusted him completely.
There was no way Camryn would think he was a good guy just because he introduced some business to her. The girl put up walls around her. Although she was mild–mannered, she kept at distance from people and refused anybody from entering her world.
“I know. My aunt told me. The miracle healer is my last hope to see again, but he only exists in the rumors. Who knows whether the miracle healer is alive or not? The doctor and his student’s whereabouts are unknown.”
Camryn was first anxious and eager to regain her eyesight, but now she was indifferent about it. It would be great if she could see again. Otherwise, she had adapted to living in darkness.
Her sight would probably be restored if the doctor, who had reintroduced light to her world, was still alive. Alas, the great ophthalmologist had passed away. She could see shades of light, but everything else was still a blur to her. She was no different than a blind person.
Camryn’s aunt put all her hope on the miracle healer.
After much silence, Callum said, “That’s true. Not many of our generation know about the miracle healer, much less know where he is.”
Callum had sent a text message to ask his nana, but Grandma May told him that he was on his own, and with good faith, God would guide him to the miracle healer.
Grandma May did not want to get involved in this.
Callum moaned about her irresponsibility in his mind. She shoved a potential wife to him and washed her hands off the whole thing by flying to Jensburg with Kevin.
He wondered if Kevin made any progress with Hayden.
Judging by Kevin’s dislike for Hayden, he probably had not even made the first move. How was Nana going to remedy that?
With Nana’s tactics mind, Callum would rather approach Camryn himself than fall into Nana’s set–up.
“I’ll leave it in the hands of God.”
Camryn knew the real cause of her blindness.
She was fed poison for a long time. The dosage was suddenly increased one day, and her body could not take it. Camryn nearly met her fate that day. Although the doctors resuscitated her, she had lost her sight since.
Ten years ago, her aunt had filed a police report, but the investigation came back empty. Her stepfather fired all the servants from a decade ago as a way to put an end to the matter.
Camryn and her aunt had an idea of who fed her the poison, but they had no hard evidence.
Ten years ago, Camryn was only a sixteen–year–old teenager. Since her aunt had married and moved out of the city, she could rarely come back to her family home. They could not find proof against the poisoner.
All Camryn knew was that her aunt got into a fight with her stepfather. Her aunt left in tears after her stepfather slapped her. Since then, her aunt always stayed at Wiltspoon Hotel whenever she was back in the city. She had not stepped foot into the Newmans‘ residence.
Callum commented, “You have a positive outlook on life.”
Camryn faintly replied, “What can I do? Will crying help me see again?
“No matter what happens, I need to face and accept reality.”
Impressed, Callum uttered, “Not bad. I like the way you think.”
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