"Hmph!"
Ruth Hale chuckled dismissively, "His family paid my parents a bride price, and we held a wedding banquet back home."
Back then, they lived in a rural area, where transportation to town was inconvenient. Plus, the family was busy, so they didn't go to the civil affairs bureau to collect the certificate.
Shortly after Zoe was born, Joel Quinn went out to work.
Later, unable to stay idle at home, she took Zoe to work and found that mentioning she had a child caused many opportunities to slip away, so she kept her married status off her resume.
She never thought she would meet Claire Sullivan.
At that time, she was indeed very grateful for Claire Sullivan's help.
When Joel Quinn suddenly lost his job, she thought of Claire Sullivan, hoping Claire would give Joel a bite to eat.
Before long, Joel became Claire Sullivan's driver, and with Claire's help, her career slowly picked up.
She thought soon their family could have a good life.
