s P

e days were u

ed, and Henrietta had quieted down. Only the ma

s because in my father's eyes, I was now a valuable commodity "worth two hundred thousand gol

vering faster than the doctor had expected. Although the internal

my room with an unfamiliar middle-aged man. The man carried a leather

clearly didn't want to witness what sh

sed a stack of documents and a string of ke

ate for two hundred thousand gold dragons. Count them." Hi

Instead, I looked at the document in the

the lawyer handed me

lly, word by word. I had to

ouse Hays is likewise absolved of all responsibility for her. Upon the signing of this agreement, the relationship between the two parties is terminated, and they s

ouncil's sea

be registered and notarized by the Elder Council. It's the law of the kingdom! The lawy

sues with the document before picking

st prosperous areas of the capital, worth a fortune. The bank cert

m away and said to

ded me a quill

name, "Alys Hays," on the document

invisible shackle break from my soul.

is expression a complex mix of anger, un

y understood. It was the sorro

t, even faster than I had, as if anoth

ies of the document, bowed respe

left with me and

y not regret this? Without House Hays, you will struggle

in twenty years he had spoken t

found it

decided to make me the substitute bride, I have alr

hudder, his face in

d the blanket over myself and lay dow

a long time before finally lea

k out the deeds and the certificate from under my pillow. In the dim light, the f