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ace. This meant there was still a small chance of salvation fo

a bad

the college expenses piling up, but the hospital bill was also growing larger, and my father's health had significan

. Who still needs something

er with finding a real wife. Or simply an ugly man. A million things crossed my mind while I waited

e of adversity, it was the only solution I could see. With no romantic expectations or personal interests, everything boiled do

had to be someone with a lot of money and influence because even

tract marriage or become a prostitute. Not that there was much differe

one. But of the two evils, the l

pride and suffocated me. However, the feeling of helplessness and the urgency to

thin curtains contrasting with the rich environment. I sat in one of the ch

is eyes assessing me carefully while

ter," I replied, trying to co

ou are here out of a pressing need, Miss Foster." I raised an eyebrow at him.

comply with if you accept the final proposal. However, the marriage we are considering is not a trivial decision. My grands

ifficulties on both sides. I am here because I see no other way out of my family's financial

t will be a solution that benefits both parties. This is not an ordinary con

ssion, his blue eyes taking on that dark tone that made my spine shiver. "If this goes forward, remember, Miss Foster, that everything we do her

ssed?" I shook my he

child," Mr.

waist, not too short. It was the only thing that would do for the occasion. My soon-to-be husband entered the small anteroom where the wedding would

cing back and forth. The loud yells echoing in my ears m

t me for the first time. I shrank my body into the corner of t

lnerable in this situation. The tension hung heavy in the air, as if our fates had

trying to break the discomfort b

lm the whirlwind of emotions that seemed to consume us at that moment. I could barely breathe. He g

he growled, looking away while th

arriage. His words were a mere murmur, lost amid the emotional chaos surrounding us. As he spoke about u

family, and then we went home. There was no party or

ave us as a wedding present, and silence

that the formalities are over, we need to be clear about how this will work. I don't wan

ous that neither of us was willing to turn this marriage o

no questions, no expectations," I repl

an listing the conditions of our agreement. "No emotional involvement. No questions abo

rriage would be anything but conventional. It was a pragmatic

memorizing the rules while trying to di

" he said, extending a black card toward me.

nt of me, took the card in my fingers, and watched him leave