"What I mean is, since the engagement is set, she'll naturally have to learn how to be a wife. Kelley's been so busy with school all these years that I haven't taught her any of the household chores. I was thinking I'd give her some proper lessons now that she's engaged!" the stepmother said, smiling.
Kelley Xavier bit her lip, her fists clenched tightly. Howard Thorne whispered, "Don't worry. My mom won't agree to that. I already cleared it with her a long time ago."
"Thank you…"
Kelley Xavier looked at Howard Thorne with gratitude. She had said "thank you" so many times in the last few days, but it was never enough to express her gratitude. 'I will spend the rest of my life repaying the Thorne family,' she vowed to herself.
