Chapter 73

Panic and anxiety rippled through my body when heavy silence loomed in the room.

“What did the letter say?” Dara asked in a shaky tone, her eyes scrutinizing the entire room.

Alex forced a smile and then walked closer to Dara, his hands draping over her shoulders.

“Mum, you seem so worried. Relax, the letter isn’t that bad. It’s just a vacation request from one of the prominent families, a matchmaking_”

“Matchmaking?” Dara repeated, tilting her head to face Alex, but I doubt if she could see him properly.

Dara has Dementia, and she tends to forget things and not see some time properly.

“A perfect one, mother....