|Katherine|
I stayed frozen in place, shame clinging to me like a second skin as I replayed everything in my head. Not only had I gone to the wrong church… but now what? According to Noel, Gavin hadn’t shown up either?
So even if I had gone to the right place, the wedding still wouldn’t have happened?
A wave of horror swept through me.
What about our company? What about Grandpa?
We were already teetering on the edge of ruin—drowning in debt, barely keeping things afloat. And the hospital bills… I couldn’t bring myself to move Grandpa to a public hospital. I just couldn’t.
But then… who could we turn to?
Grandpa was an only child. So was my father. There was no one left. No extended family. No hidden relatives waiting in the wings. Who was I supposed to run to when everything finally
