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Wouldn’t it ela? She didn’t like the thought of her baby girl being so far away One day Beauie’s fa, too?

Her husband will take care of her All she has to do is take care of her family, and her husband will provide Ralph’s words came back to her It hat he’d said the first tiela He’d been willing to do it for Wesley but only because Wes had agreed to go to business school and set hirandfather had built

Beaumont women were to be pretty, obedient, and well trained A bit like a show dog

The only reason Celeste herself had been provided for at all had been her husband’s laziness when it ca to Calvin He’d told her it was family tradition, and it would be up to Cal to take care of her and his siblings the way he saw fit

And she’d accepted it She hadn’t even argued with hireat in the end Not in a world where only kings were acknowledged

She wasn’t going to leave her daughter dependent

“We should find that shelter,” she said

Cal leaned in “You want to buy it? Why? We don’t need any extra space, Momma Hell, we have ten bedrooms as it is”

“I have my reasons” She settled back, satisfied for the moment “Just find out that information for me And look for your cousin after the cerehting eency I don’t like the fact that the townspeople are already taking advantage of Harry”

She had to watch out for her nephew The woers looking for prey Every wohter, or niece would lick their chops the minute they saw her sweet, kindhearted nephew

He reminded her so much of her Wesley

“I’ll look into ns Guidry Place now,” Cal promised “And I’ll look after Harry Hell, I would do that anyway You knoin the women he doesn’t choose”

Again, she sent hi look