life, and they would
not come and witness it.
Kevin
had begged her to reconsider in light of his own experience when his fiancée
had left him literally at the altar an hour before getting married in a church
full of guests, just a few weeks prior. She had been there and held him in her
arms the entire night of that fateful December day before flying back to Sydney
for the New Year. When she asked him to be her witness, he had refused telling
her she was getting married because she had been emotionally blackmailed. He
loved her and always would, but simply could not condone this union.
Thank
God for Lily, who in spite of her significant reserves and doubts had made the
trip to support her friend.
Ultimately,
their wedding ceremony was only attended by Ethan's mother- his father having
passed on a few years prior, and he had no siblings- and a few selected family
friends. She had begged him to make it as small as possible and to forgo any
public announcement because she couldn't bear being surrounded and
congratulated by hundreds of strangers when none of her loved ones would be
there on what was supposed to be the most important day of her life.
Ethan,
at first, had wanted to make a political statement with the event, already
planning a big society splash in classic McGregor fashion; but when he found
out through his mother that his old best friend Julian McCarty would not even
be in the country to attend or witness it while his mother, Helen, would, he
caved in to Vic ’ s
wishes, and reluctantly agreed.
((~~!~~))
She should have known right there and then
that it could and would only go downhill from then on...
But
being optimistic by nature, she kept telling herself, I love him and he
loves me, everything will be fine. I'll prove them wrong with my happiness.
Life is short, look at how mama's ended.
After
3 months of marriage, she was still unemployed. Her husband had begged her to
accept his help in finding her new dream job, but she had refused, firmly
believing that her qualifications and experience would be and should be enough.
She was a talented lawyer, any firm should be happy to have her. She didn ’ t need Ethan ’ s interference in her professional life.
She
was wrong.
Clearly,
she had no idea how conservative and guarded Sydney professional firms were.
The shocked looks when she arrived for interviews were an indicator; people
asking her where she was from and somehow expecting the answer would explain
how she could have cinnamon skin, clear green eyes and an Irish name. Upon
founding out who her husband was, interviews went seemingly well until after
the 3 rd or 4 th round, when she ’ d either be asked if she was willing to
use her husband ’ s
connections in her job, or simply, she unexpectedly no longer was considered.
She
was tired of it, and started to think she had made a horrific mistake quitting
her UN job to move to a country where prejudices were so established.
Her
impression were confirmed when at a cocktail party she boldly asked a federal
judge to explain why it was so difficult for her to find employment matching
her skills in the city. He apologetically replied that while he felt for her,
she needed to realize that she would never be able to experience the level of
responsibility she once had while working at the UN. Shocked, she asked him to
elaborate, as her husband was witnessing this exchange; the judge admitted
having seen his very own son's law career being hijacked and slow-tracked
when he had the unfortunate luck to fall in love and marry a Mauritian beauty.
It had taken his son two years to realize that if he wanted better career
opportunities, he needed to move. The couple had left for London the same year
and ever since, his career was doing splendidly.
"My
dear, you lucked out when you moved here," were the final words of judge
on this topic that evening.
Ethan,
seeing the distressed look of his wife tried to reassure her with calming
words, but when
not come and witness it.
Kevin
had begged her to reconsider in light of his own experience when his fiancée
had left him literally at the altar an hour before getting married in a church
full of guests, just a few weeks prior. She had been there and held him in her
arms the entire night of that fateful December day before flying back to Sydney
for the New Year. When she asked him to be her witness, he had refused telling
her she was getting married because she had been emotionally blackmailed. He
loved her and always would, but simply could not condone this union.
Thank
God for Lily, who in spite of her significant reserves and doubts had made the
trip to support her friend.
Ultimately,
their wedding ceremony was only attended by Ethan's mother- his father having
passed on a few years prior, and he had no siblings- and a few selected family
friends. She had begged him to make it as small as possible and to forgo any
public announcement because she couldn't bear being surrounded and
congratulated by hundreds of strangers when none of her loved ones would be
there on what was supposed to be the most important day of her life.
Ethan,
at first, had wanted to make a political statement with the event, already
planning a big society splash in classic McGregor fashion; but when he found
out through his mother that his old best friend Julian McCarty would not even
be in the country to attend or witness it while his mother, Helen, would, he
caved in to Vic ’ s
wishes, and reluctantly agreed.
((~~!~~))
She should have known right there and then
that it could and would only go downhill from then on...
But
being optimistic by nature, she kept telling herself, I love him and he
loves me, everything will be fine. I'll prove them wrong with my happiness.
Life is short, look at how mama's ended.
After
3 months of marriage, she was still unemployed. Her husband had begged her to
accept his help in finding her new dream job, but she had refused, firmly
believing that her qualifications and experience would be and should be enough.
She was a talented lawyer, any firm should be happy to have her. She didn ’ t need Ethan ’ s interference in her professional life.
She
was wrong.
Clearly,
she had no idea how conservative and guarded Sydney professional firms were.
The shocked looks when she arrived for interviews were an indicator; people
asking her where she was from and somehow expecting the answer would explain
how she could have cinnamon skin, clear green eyes and an Irish name. Upon
founding out who her husband was, interviews went seemingly well until after
the 3 rd or 4 th round, when she ’ d either be asked if she was willing to
use her husband ’ s
connections in her job, or simply, she unexpectedly no longer was considered.
She
was tired of it, and started to think she had made a horrific mistake quitting
her UN job to move to a country where prejudices were so established.
Her
impression were confirmed when at a cocktail party she boldly asked a federal
judge to explain why it was so difficult for her to find employment matching
her skills in the city. He apologetically replied that while he felt for her,
she needed to realize that she would never be able to experience the level of
responsibility she once had while working at the UN. Shocked, she asked him to
elaborate, as her husband was witnessing this exchange; the judge admitted
having seen his very own son's law career being hijacked and slow-tracked
when he had the unfortunate luck to fall in love and marry a Mauritian beauty.
It had taken his son two years to realize that if he wanted better career
opportunities, he needed to move. The couple had left for London the same year
and ever since, his career was doing splendidly.
"My
dear, you lucked out when you moved here," were the final words of judge
on this topic that evening.
Ethan,
seeing the distressed look of his wife tried to reassure her with calming
words, but when
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