zed she was in a completely unfamiliar place. The royal grandeur of the decor made Catherine aware that this was not a place for ordinary people. She fel

, I'll prepare some cold remedy fo

e a sound. Then, she approached, neatly arranging the blankets,

on. Last night, the young master brought

her throat was sore, Catherin

le. She took the glass of water and drank slowly. "I

mth and empathy. "Don't worry, just keep quiet for a while. You'v

eally lucky to have met him, but I don't remember him clearly," she sai

dded. "Everything will be

n the dim light. He walked into the room and saw Catherine sitting with W

ucius alone, but she couldn't help but feel

nd stared at the man. "Are you the young master s

tly, "If you're okay, then I'm reli

man had sent to her. She hesitated for a moment, stuttering,

therine intently. But involuntarily, she pushed him away, her eyes filled with suspicion. "Why? Are you

grily grabbed a pillow and threw it towards Lucius, her eyes flashing with anger. Luc

erine kicked hard towards Lucius's

bt and owes me a considerable amoun

words to Catherine. Catherine's brain suddenly stop

even know what

d he sold you to me. My family is pressuring me to get married, so yo

an agreement, clearly statin

fingerprints, Lucius Raven

surprise. Her heart was pounding, and

me, but things are not like this," Catherine said, trying to keep

ay, if you don't want to, we can negotiate compensation for breaking the contract. As for y

want to rush into an agreement. She couldn't let herself be th

it. It's best you let me go." Catherine said f

yes sharp, "Look behind the paper, it clearly states, whoever breaches the contract will compensat

o Lucius's proposed terms. She tried to stand her ground and said firmly, "I can earn this

an ensure that we continue this path together transparently and fairly. Furthermore, I can ensure your safety,

t dazed. Did Liam Claude really do such despicable things

t this? The relationship between me a

lot of money. Moreover,

voice couldn't contain

ctly. I'm not the smartest to catch such a small prey like you, but I'm not

suspicion about her stepfather began to rise. She recalled the strange signs from before, the times he m

mess of misunderstanding and betrayal. But

ock you, little girl. But unfortunately, there is clear evidence that there has been a negativ

t know that, truly." She said, her gaze dropping to the glass of water.

understand how you feel. I don't want to force you into anything. I just wan

wer. If you dare to defy me, it won't just be the 10 million dol

on the table and quickly left the room, but before h

u'll make a wise decision. The price of deception and compromise

the danger of the situation. But at the same time, she also felt the limit

an also help y

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