The older woman frowned and scrutinized him carefully. He doesn’t look bad. He’s actually decent. He looks a bit tired, but still handsome. She knew her eldest daughter likes pretty boys. This one is all man. And oh, he seemed older, too.
“If you don’t mind me asking, how old are you?”
“I’m twenty-nine this year, ma’am.”
Hearing his answer, the woman let it go. It’s not too big of an age gap anyway.
“It’s not that we don’t want to attend, but there’s so much to do here. Also, we can’t just leave our other children here. I would worry. My husband and I are also not fond of travelling as it’s tiring. From here to the city, doesn’t it take four to five hours?”
Dave considered her concerns before responding, “How about bringing everyone with you? Ella only has a brother and a sister, ri
