Chapter 56: Two Different Worlds

"Batya, you should know my feelings for you!" Harlan said, his voice earnest as he faced Batya. "How can you be with another man like this?" "Why can't I?" Batya replied coolly, her gaze avoiding Harlan's. "This is my own business, and it has nothing to do with anyone else." "But your parents want us to be together!" Harlan insisted. "They would never want to see you with a man from a place like this." "I said, it's my business, and it has nothing to do with anyone else!" Batya turned to look...