Ruth bit the insides of her cheek again, not knowing how to answer the woman while not hurting her feelings. She knew that Mrs Green only wanted to look her happy but little did she knew that the man she considered as the best match for Ruth was, in fact, the worst nightmare of hers.
"Erm… Mrs Green, I… we… we talked that night. But you see, he has recently returned in Vincardine and I have just got a job. He is a… good man."
Only Ruth and Thea knew how much effort she had to take to say those words about Edwin.
"I think we should take it slow. We can't judge a person in a single meeting, can we? We will see where the destiny leads us." She gave a half-hearted smile to Thea's mother.
"Does that mean you will not mind meeting him again?" Mrs Green asked expectantly.
