I bought 33 pounds of beef for a family barbecue—when my daughter-in-law tried to take it all, I said three words that stopped everyone cold

and her mother arrived carrying empty containers. And now you are packing up what I purchased as if I owe it to them.”

Julian’s face lost its color.

Rachel shoved her chair backward.

“I knew it,” she said. “I always knew you didn’t like me.”

“This is not about whether I like you.”

“Yes, it is. You’re jealous because Julian has a family of his own now.”

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