Margot POV
I politely agreed.
Actually, I couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed.
The legendary figure I’d imagined suddenly seemed much more ordinary.
Grandpa motioned to the nurse behind him.
“This is a little wedding gift. Build a good life together.”
The nurse handed me a gift.
“Thank you.”
Grandpa was exhausted soon afterward, and the nurse wheeled him back to his room to rest.
The rest of the family scattered.
Some watched television. Some played cards. Others talked or made phone calls.
Rhett was pulled away by some older relatives to play cards.
I took my phone and went into an empty sitting room to video call Ellen.
The room’s design was so polished and neutral that it could easily have passed for a luxury hotel somewhere overseas.
Ellen asked me many questions
