“Which I won’t hear at all,” Ethlyn muttered in anger, trying to hold her tears. “Right now, I just hate myself for expecting anything for him, even if it includes his time. I just hate that I might sound like a love-sick puppy to you, but I’m not. I’m not in love. I’m not… it's just that he told me that he would honestly give it a try to this… this relationship but if he will behave like this, then I’m not sure it will work, and in the end, I might have to leave Rose because she won’t leave her father.”

“I really want to give an honest try,...