HE TOOK HIS FIANCÉE TO HIS POOR HOMETOWN TO TEST HER—BUT THE PAPER SHE HANDED HIM LEFT HIM TOO ASHAMED TO MEET HER EYES

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The shame became overwhelming.

He lowered his gaze to the dirt floor by his shoes.

“I wasn’t embarrassed of her,” he said, though even he could hear the dishonesty hidden inside the words.

Lucia did not criticize him. Instead, she asked, “Then why did you ask her to act more helpless than she really is?”

Carmen drew in a sharp breath.

Diego looked up.

Lucia continue reading …