The three of them gazed intently at Annabelle Linton, feeling a faint, bittersweet mix of admiration and relief.
She could have had a much easier life, yet she chose to build the one she wanted with her own two hands.
It was the first time they had seen someone her age who was so easily content, yet so responsible when it came to her life and her love.
Roxanne Jennings realized she was beginning to admire Annabelle Linton more and more.
Leona Grant was also stunned for a moment when he heard Annabelle Linton's words.
Her optimism and bright disposition inspired a deep sense of admiration in him.
But that admiration soured the moment he heard her mention going abroad.
'Why did it have to be abroad?'
'And why a foreign country where she knew so many people?'
Speaking of acquaintances, the first person Leona Grant thought of was the one Ashley Grant had mentioned—the "Aaron" who had been Annabelle Linton's roommate.
