My Parents Mocked My Fiancé for Proposing With a Simple Silver Ring at a Fast-Food Restaurant—Then He Handed Them Two Gift Boxes That Left Them Speechless

bought a vacation home,” my father added. “Before thirty. Do you understand what that means?”

I understood exactly what it meant.

It meant they saw me as a bargaining chip.

“I’ve told you,” I answered gently. “I’m not interested in Jason.”

My mother set down her glass with careful precision.

I knew from experience that she was about to be cruel.

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