The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

Vicky was an authority on that subject.

However, she was not drawn to Frank just for his looks—it was his style, attitude, and measures which left Vicky profoundly enchanted.

If she never met him, he might really have gone with the family's arrangement to marry Titus.

But now that she had Frank, she could not care less about Titus. Moreover, Titus’ accomplishment and current position was something he gained by riding his family's coattails, whereas Frank relied on himself to get where he was today.

In time, he would outclass Titus by a mile—something which Vicky held in profound conviction.

a solemn glare at Titus, she said, "I never believe in bullshit like fate—I'll take my life in my own hands, so I'll tell you this now: I'll never marry you. I love Frank and adore him, and he's the only one I'll ever marry. That engagement of ours? Hah!

in your hands! The South Sea Crow will be delighted if you refuse to marry Mr. Lionheart... before she picks us off one by

Sea Crow?" Frank frowned, somehow familiar

for some reason. She's vowing to exact revenge upon us, which is why my family has been on edge constantly. She's the reason we've been losing our people every year, and it's only our alliance with the Lionhearts and their people that she was kept in

"What, you can't just kill her and

peak Ascendant rank, and she moves around like a ghost and has an arsenal of sinister devilry at her disposal. Even Volsung Sect failed to take her down even after cornering her on several occasions. Hell, my father can't do anything either, and he's Transcendent rank. And you think you'd be able to take her down just because you say it?"

the Turnbulls would have been massacred already!" Titus laughed loudly, folding his arms before his

nodded at that point. “So the problem is the South Sea