Chapter 3

Hank and Lainey Gilbert were standing in the doorway. Clyde dropped his tough-guy act in a heartbeat.

He quickly smoothed down his shirt and shot Evelyn a look, silently urging her to start crying.

His parents leaned heavily on their canes, their faces pale and furious.

Clyde missed the suffocating tension and hurried over to complain. "Mom, Dad, thank god you are here.

"Elaina has lost her mind. She slapped Evelyn just now.

"You know what? Evelyn is carrying the only male heir to the Gilbert family."

He pulled Evelyn close while she buried her face against him, faking a…