Old Master Hale’s funeral had been settled, and Julian disappeared to Yonderhaven for over a month.

Francesca remained in Kingsward City.

Yvonne kept dragging her to blind dates, so frequently now that Francesca was numb to their monotony. Old Madam Carter finally snapped and forbade her daughter-in-law from pushing the child into more meetings, claiming she’d ruin her mind with all this matchmaking nonsense.

For the entire month, Francesca and ...