Her Own Kind of Happy Ever After

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't do this. Think of the families. Think

ing a drama queen. Yo

parents. A united front of

version: a simple mistake,

apartment again,

ite. He apologi

upid. I took you for grante

eir future. He promised to never

till loved the man he used t

, the casual dismissal, her family's instan

told him, a comprom

reluctantly agreed

she might continue wi

ce. It stopped th

t, Ava made

lthy Hawthorne family barely acknowledged,

stories of community, of resilien

ommunity revitalization

ld, not just a t

erviewed online,

own money, separate fro

routes and affordab

ing away. It was runn

sn't just an heiress, an ac

wasn't tied to Ethan or

d a fitting for her wedding dres

mother, her mind miles away in a tow

eved, hopeful. He

won. They thought she

idea she was