air. Yet, it was his own two feet that brought him here; s

erena suggested, "Maybe yo

ed to twist Darren's feature

skulk around like a

a few words with Verena.

ng to lose anyway. Maybe, with your sway, we could

king to?" The woman from

en found himself slipp

or, intending not to

Larson, Verena's longtime confi

icate beauty, her red-rimme

ap top, laid bare the marks

rley remarked, her gaze flickering wit

th thinly veiled mocke

father's a gambler. Eric is all I have. Please, don't get engaged to him. Give him

You're quite the brazen mis

sibly understand my pain. Why must you take Eric from me

u..." Shirley's pleas

t, Eric intervened, pull

voice trembled with heartache as he

e, and you're pushing her to the brink. Making her kn

her own accord, kneeling willingly. I barel

ric, don't blame Verena. It's my doing. My love for you

the door, Eric's words cut through the air. "Verena, even if I marry you,

ven stand the

two ought to consider a career in comedy. But let's get this

t out the word before

nd the curtain, having h

t. Even if I were to dally with a hundred men, I

entarily at a