“If I’m dating Julian, we can still move out after marriage and maintain some distance from the in-laws, right?”

After a moment of silence, Zoey said, “Even if you don’t live together, it will be easy for Mrs. Bucham to find faults with you and try to ruin your marital relationship if she doesn’t accept you. She’s his mother, and he can’t just cut ties with her for you, right?”

Quinn remained silent.

After a while, Quinn sighed and said, “Mom, are you suggesting that I shouldn’t accept Julian