She might have been able to overlook the transactional nature of their relationship, all because she loved him.
But after she left, Linden Jennings found another woman. He even brought her back to the home he had once promised only she would ever enter. Her heart had died then and there.
'Perhaps she really meant nothing to him?'
'What could she be to him? Just a pawn in a transaction!'
'He paid the money, and she sold herself!'
That was why her leaving had no effect on him. Once she was gone, he could just find another woman.
"Poppy, Brother Jennings really..." Clara, not ready to give up, wanted to explain, but Poppy Vance cut her off.
"Clara, please, I'm begging you, don't mention him again. I really don't want to hear about him right now. You know I'm pregnant, and a pregnant woman needs to be in a good mood for the baby's sake. So, if you really care about me, let's talk about something happy."
