Sidney spoke up, "Miss Powell, since you're awake now, I'll head out."

Fawn suddenly said, "Let's get married."

"What?" Sidney froze, staring at her in disbelief.

Fawn had sat up, her hands braced behind her, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes were filled with sincerity.

"I'm not joking. I'm serious. Everything I said before is true-my parents want to marry me off for business. The guy's an old man, and his son's older than me. I don't want to marry him, but my parents won't listen. They'll do whatever they can to force me into this. I need to find a way out of this mess."

She laughed bitterly as she spoke, her voice full of self-mockery. "I thought I could live a carefree life, that I was the princess in my parents' eyes. But it turns out, I'm just a tool. The moment the family ran into trouble, their first thought was to use me to trade for their benefit."

As the alcohol fueled her emotions, Fawn's large eyes filled with tears, and soon they began streaming down her cheeks.

harassing you. If we had a fake marriage, I could avoid this arranged one, and you could use it as a reason to get her off your back.

was left speechless

crazy idea-how did she even come

pause, he finally asked,

The marriage could last for a year or three years, whatever works for us. It'll be fake. Once the time is up, we'll divorce, no strings attached. I'll also compensate

feel

this

your time and think

gave him a sad smile. "I really don't want

what she couldn't bear was her parents disregarding her entirely, sending her off with no thought

her for a moment before

that, he turned and

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