pte

my w

rs. The colour drained from her

he was testing her or playing with her. Sh

I don't think I heard

u d

ice came out soft

e my r

I deserve to know

an answer

eyes. She opened her mouth to

or not?" h

him. "Is there

N

grabbed the chair in front of her,

d come when marriage would be use

meone she didn't know

ed to a better hospital. Her rent needed to

slipped dow

yes and looked her o

st outfit. One look at her and anyo

marrying him? He knew thousands of girls w

ing, or was she

r four months

rom her eyes, a small sp

g to say... it's... it's

elp you out of your mess, and you help

after

our sepa

t of her mother lying still on the white hospital sheets, and of the

id, a faint smile spre

an. It was fair. Her mom's bills and her o

hey do what

... em..." She tried to say it, b

n's brows dr

.. no

" He reached for his phone on the table an

.

y, a man in a black three-piece suit

urner phone and

ngs, the cal

ugh, one so distorted it was hard to

ll's Company,"

aughed. "I never thought that w

s a su

intervene when necessar

.

, t

o-ahead from inside, he opened it with a

to draft is ready," h

it and

cuments on the table

uties." Bryan's voice s

't need to ask questions. Behaviour like

he woman she had clashed with downs

hrough it," B

ms and conditions were stated: no romantic entanglements, same

eadable flash

ome changes to this con

hy

aying in the same residence

g moment, his gaze steady o

n't want to marry me for a lifetime, and now you

setting bo

lic marriage are almost

For a public marriage, it would be ver

enly dry. "In that case, we'll

not come around." The corner

ied couple's home and spend

ced that our

gh gritted teeth. "Can we

und that surprised her. "Alrea

he said wi

e where you'll sign." He lean

brushed over hers. A fleeting to

gned. Bryan signed too, then handed her the

e kept with Celine an

give me the mon

go. I'll

ted, and h

will go back on his words?

deep down she knew it. "I don't know how you'll do it, but please be

our number," Bryan

d it on t

landed on a pap

brow. "Seems you aren't vigilant enou

.

to her chest. In the elevator, she stared at her reflection in t

round floor, she walked out of Be

pushed through the gla

her eyes shining brightly, something

was about to open it, she heard her aunt's voi

s in a dire situation," Mara sighed. "No! She was persi

Mara spoke again, her voice heavy.

d the door a

want to di