I Saved My Rival’s Soul, Not My Engagement / Chapter 7: Southern Smiles and Silent Wars
I Saved My Rival’s Soul, Not My Engagement

I Saved My Rival’s Soul, Not My Engagement

Author: Amy Cannon

Chapter 7: Southern Smiles and Silent Wars

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Carter Ellison never showed up again. But not long after I got home, his mother, Mrs. Ellison, came to visit. She joked with Mom, “Heard you took Emma to Savannah to visit a friend. Why didn’t you tell me? I could’ve sent Carter to wait on you, make a good impression on his future mother-in-law!”

Her laughter was light, but I could sense the questions underneath. Southern manners—always a dance, every word careful, every smile hiding a thousand secrets. I sat beside Mom, hands folded in my lap, ready to face whatever came next.

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