raging in her chest. Her breath came in shallo

gainst time with chai

tightly, as if it could offer her th

still echoed in her ears: "The

steady herself. Once she felt a

w much time are

next three days. The rest can be settled on the date you proposed yesterday," the

ment before finally whispering, "

y, then headed toward th

motionless, her soul feeling like it wa

reached the ICU-where her father lay-

r father, her ga

es this feel s

o his frail body stabbed at he

walked slowly toward the hospital garden. There, she pu

the payroll data. She would use her own re

f it drained every last dollar sh

-

a plan to pay her father's employees, elsewhere

had just returned from a business trip and

?" Jonathan Caython's deep voice broke

na and her life. Of course he had access to it. Narima had deliberately placed it on his

im a small sm

ronger reason now," Jonatha

" Narima raised an

e we should help her. Especially because..." he tapped his finger on a photograph tucked inside the file.

es lit up a

ollege friend named Albert?" Jonath

er you were fired from your first company, right?

ings from his part-time jobs to pay for my mother's surgery.

n softened. "Is he

dded. "Yes,

more reason to arrange this marriage. That st

ant just that-helping her, not pushing her into a forced marriage. But seeing how hopefu

In her eyes, he had made a terrible choice with his current girlfriend.

meone she truly believed in..

voice laced with excitement as the sound of

ith a gleam in her eye, just as he

day?" Narima beamed, looping he

other hadn't acted this warm in years. Not since three years ago-more p

tone laced with suspicion. Just yesterday she w

e I've lost my mind?" Narima

er called from the

es. The tamer's back," he muttered under his breath, th

mother and I nee

sing that something

going

s voice firm. "Your mother and I have decided to arr

ad

gripped his arm tightly. He clenched his jaw, strug

uldn't they understand how he felt? He only

d sternly. "We gave you time to leave that girl. But

y do you hate Natasha so much?

ny times. She's not the kind

ow me if she's so bad!" Elvano's gl

ma did have proof. But they weren't r

And they knew that if he saw the tr

sion during middle school after losing his childhood frien

ear. They were waiting-for the right time, an

onathan continued. "But you're no

d I'm sure she wouldn't want to marry some g

yes locked on her son's face. Her lips curled into a faint, unreadable

second, his thoughts flashed back

e," Jonathan said, handing hi

s eyes scanning the front

breathed i

" Narima asked with a single raised br

mn

o manipulate my pa

s jaw t

onathan added, voice unyielding. "B

ithout reading any further, he snapp

ng for his parents

rossed

rying to decide for hi

hen pack your things and leave this house. You're no long

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