Chapter 127

"The issue with Demi is a separate matter. Listen here, Shelmaine. I won't let you embarrass me anymore. Shut down your studio and return home. You need to get married." Shelmaine thought she had misheard him at first, and then she let out a bitter laugh. "I must have been slapped into a hallucination. That's hilarious." Yasmin jumped in, elaborating, "Shel, don't say that. Andrew wants what's best for you. I've already vetted someone for you—he's the son of one of Andrew's friends. He has a master's degree and works at the local Water Resources Department. "He has a stable job, and he's a good man. Most importantly, he doesn't mind that you've been divorced and had a pregnancy before." The way Yasmin said this, with such a deliberately grating tone, was meant to provoke Shelmaine. Shelmaine hadn't interacted with Yasmin much before, so she hadn't realized what kind of person the other woman truly was. It was only now that she understood. She laughed coldly, suggesting, "How abo