Chapter 29:The couples arrival

Adams and Sandra stepped into the grand foyer of Adams’ family home, hand in hand, their faces glowing with the joy of their honeymoon. They had just returned from a blissful two-week escape in the Maldives, where the worries of the world had melted away in the soft sunsets and gentle waves. As they entered, Adams’ mother, a warm, elegant woman in her mid-fifties with a ready smile and welcoming eyes, came forward to greet them.

"Welcome back, you two! How was the honeymoon?" She embraced them both, holding Sandra a little longer, as if she could sense the newlywed happiness radiating from them.

"It was...