Samantha's breathing stopped abruptly and her knee-jerk reaction was to deny it. "That's impossible..."
If Timothy liked her, why would he denounce their marriage two years ago? Why would he hurt her all the time and embarrass her so much?
All she saw from him was hatred, and perhaps even resentment...
"Why would it be impossible?!" Old Madam Barker raised her voice all of a sudden. "Sammy, you can be certain that you have a place in Tim's heart, otherwise he wouldn't have been willing to make your marriage public. I swear I wasn't the one who forced him into doing it!"
Aunt Julia quickly agreed from beside her. "I can vouch for that as well. The old madam previously told Mr. Barker that she would allow the two of you to get a divorce if he really doesn't have any feelings for you. But Mr. Barker didn't do that. Instead, he made your marriage public! If that isn't a sign that he likes you, I don't know what is!"
