Chapter 310: A Family Disagreement, Part 2

I stared after her, stunned. Why was she so dead set against this? Was she angry that I was getting married so young, or was she angry I was marrying Trent? As far as I knew, she liked him.

"Chloe!" Abby barged into the house, Isach right behind her. "You're home!" She bounced up and down, then flung her arms around me.

At least someone was happy to see me.

"Yeah, finally." I laughed and hugged her back, then released her, forcing my tears to stay away.

"Is that your car out there?" she asked, eyes bright with excitement.

"Yup. Cool, huh?" Just being in Abby's presence helped brighten my mood. "Hey, Isach," I said, nodding in his direction.

He still hadn't answered my message. I was beginning to wonder if he had gotten it or if he was choosing to ignore me.

"Chloe." He smiled, but his expression was guarded, almost sad. What was that all about? "Glad you made it home safely."

"Thanks. So." I rocked on my heels, then stuck out my left hand. "He finally did it."