Chapter 59

She could beg Old Madam Brooks to give her and Caleb her blessing, but she would never beg his mother for him.

She could turn back for Caleb, but she would never turn back for him.

This was the difference. It felt painful every time he thought of the difference between himself and Caleb. There was a saying that the heart was flesh, but this law did not exist before Clara.

He had been married to