Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

"Sorry, I already have plans tonight."

Tinsley rejected Timothy's invitation without hesitation.

Timothy had been relentless in pursuing her. If she agreed to dinner, the paparazzi lurking in the shadows would snap photos, and by morning, her face would be plastered all over Annenburg's entertainment news.

She refused to give him that opportunity.

Timothy sounded disappointed. "Then maybe another time."

"Oh, by the way, you're attending a party in two days. Can I go with you?"

The Ormond sisters rarely attended banquets. Only the city's most influential families-those with strong ties to the Ormonds-could secure an invitation for them.

Ordinary gatherings had no chance.

Timothy had done his research. In two days, an esteemed matriarch of a wealthy Annenburg family was celebrating her 80th birthday with a grand event. The hostess had a close relationship with Ĕlora's mother, which meant the entire Ormond family would be attending.

Elora went, Tinsley

you,

him down without a second

say something, but the impatience in

quickly loaded the bouquets back into the van. With a wave of his hand, the convoy of vehicles and bodyguards moved aside, clearing

watched as she got into her car

love you! I mean

window. She just

wasted no time shutting the gates behind her. The guards who had been stationed outside,

at the office building. He

won't be able to live without me. And when that day came, he'd make

worthy of being his wife, worthy of bearing his

little by little, he would insert himself into the Ormond family's

succeeded- almost. One small problem had slipped through their grasp, a child who had managed to escape. But a mere

and obtained the owner's seal, the totem, and the other symbols of