Kathy looked around at her family, then said, "But, shouldn't Derek have a say in his marriage? Grandma, you were the one who insisted on bringing Norah into our home. Derek was too sick to know this arrangement back then. His heart had always set on Madeline."

The quietness enveloped the Carter family's living room.

Juliana, holding her bowl of soup, looked down into it and stated, "Let's start our meal first."