Keira stared speechlessly at Jenkins and Erin in front of her. Then, she held up her fingers and began to count. "So, let me get this straight. Each of you is marrying someone from my family just to forge alliances and secure the upper hand economically, right? Seven brothers, and between the two of you, you've already claimed two of them. Should I be worried about what will happen when my other brothers start bringing home their girlfriends?"

Erin chuckled. "Don't worry about it. Anyone who comes to Crera with a name that includes 'South' is definitely going to be tied to our family. So, if future girlfriends have 'South' in their names, you can bet they're from our family, too."

Keira just sighed. She was beginning to feel a little sorry for her brothers. Were they destined to be used as pawns in the South family's alliance schemes? Did they really not deserve a chance at their own love stories?

Just as she was about to voice her thoughts, Erin blinked at her and declared, "Don't look at me. I genuinely love Charles! He's so sweet and innocent; I would never take advantage of him! Plus, don't worry—I would never make him choose between you and me. After all, you're my little sidekick, aren't you? We're on the same team here."

After that, Erin glanced at Jenkins.

Jenkins looked away with a neutral expression.

Erin's curiosity got the best of her. "So, why did you accept Peter? From the beginning, when you saved him, were you just using him?"

Jenkins hesitated, saying nothing. Erin quickly turned toward the person standing behind them. "Peter, did you hear that? She's been using you from the start!"

disbelief, clearly shaken by what he had overheard. What were they talking about?

the strong bond they'd formed, a wave of hurt

but nothing came out. In truth, her relationship with Peter had started with

Peter rushed forward and grabbed her shoulders. "Say something! Just tell me it isn't true,

fists. "I do care about you, Peter. But would you be

step back, staring at her, his eyes

was a kind of stubborn resilience about her

sister, Erin, and I—we're rivals. I

his fists, struggling to process her words. "And what if I say I'm not

back at

"It's fine. There are other influential families in Clance besides

laugh. "Don't get your hopes up! Ryan Cobb would never marry without investigating a girl's entire

jealous on the surface, but trust me, he feels totally secure. With your South family connections, there's no way Ryan would ever get involved

inwardly. She had never even considered getting involved with Ryan Cobb. What was

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