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So when he called last spring, his voice trembling with joy, I knew something big was coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cNana, I\u2019ve met someone. I think she\u2019s the one.\u201d<\/p>\n

I cried right there on the phone, happy tears from deep in my heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me about her, dear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHer name\u2019s Cassandra. She\u2019s smart, beautiful, and\u2026 Nana, she\u2019s so elegant. Her family owns half the businesses in town\u2014real estate, boutiques, even that fancy golf club. But she\u2019s different. She\u2019s warm.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wanted so much to believe him.<\/p>\n

I met Cassandra at a brunch her mother hosted at their sprawling estate.<\/p>\n

I wore my best dress, the soft green one with the pearl pin Henry gave me for our 15th anniversary. When I arrived at their house, I had to stop myself from staring. It wasn\u2019t a house\u2014it was a mansion with grand columns, fountains, and a driveway that could fit a dozen of my little cottage.<\/p>\n

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So when he called last spring, his voice trembling with joy, I knew something big was coming. \u201cNana, I\u2019ve met someone. I think she\u2019s the one.\u201d I cried right there on the phone, happy tears from deep in my heart. \u201cTell me about her, dear.\u201d \u201cHer name\u2019s Cassandra. She\u2019s smart, beautiful, and\u2026 Nana, she\u2019s so…<\/p>\n

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