A Fateful Arrangement

Five years Ago

As we waited for the outcome, my mother and I sat together in silence. Then she spoke, her voice laced with curiosity.

"It’s strange," she murmured. "The Don coming to our home? Even if you were the one getting married, it should have been your father who went to his house. This… this is a sign of great respect toward our family."

I glanced at her, surprised. My mother and I had alw