Chapter 44 Wedding turns into funeral 1

Vivian felt her hands shaking with anger as she opened up her bitter past. She hates her mother to the core.

"Do you know why I lied that Hodja and I were orphans? I wasn't stupid enough to invite Hodja to a family dinner with Jaime's parents." Vivian felt her eyes turn cold and hard. "The mother I saw that day was the same one who tore Hodja's heart into pieces."

She witnessed how wide Jerry's angry eyes became.

"If you tell Hodja about this wedding, you will more or less kill your friends' peace of mind," Vivian warned. "Thirteen years have passed, but that pain never goes away. It remains buried in my heart until it finds a way to climb out. I tell you everything because you are still important to me. Listen to me, Jerry. You can't tell him."

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Mrs. Maggie thanked the driver and walked up the steps to the house. Vivian hadn't spoken to her since she moved in with them, even if she did, it was only a few words. Mrs. Maggie supposed she couldn't expect her biological daughter - i