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The words of Faye Owen struck Yves King like a bolt from the blue. In his calculations, he had assumed Faye would beg softly for a while longer. Perhaps, she would even ask the old man to soften his stance and agree to let them continue their courtship at a leisurely pace.
If they had a year or two for the situation to sink in, he might have gradually accepted this decision.
But he had never anticipated that Faye Owen would say such things.
