The Wrong Woman

Sienna nodded and hummed in response.

"I'm not getting any younger, too, and I still haven't found the right woman to marry. Why don't we just settle and get married?" Daniel's hands sweated nervously as he spoke.

Sienna's expression shifted suddenly.

Not getting any younger? Settle?

Without a word, she grabbed her bag, stood up, and started walking away.

Daniel quickly caught up with Sienna and grabbed her arm, pulling her back. Urgency laced his words as he spoke, "Sienna, we're both adults now.

"We've moved beyond the awkward and shy stages of young love. Isn't blind dating and marriage all about assessing a person's compatibility?"

Sienna managed a bitter smile, sadness evident in her eyes. Each word she uttered was laden with emphasis, "Mr. Morrison, I wasn't up to your standards before, and now I'm even less deserving of you." "I didn't mean any of those things I said when we broke up. They were all insincere," Daniel explained anxiously, gripping Sienna's arm with his other hand.

explanation will be enough. Why don't we be

up in Sienna's eyes, her heart heavy with pain. "What

"If you're not interested in anyone, and now that you're at an age suitable for marriage, why not consider marrying me? "We've known each other for so long, inside and out. I can offer you a home, a comfortable life, someone to lean on, sparing

his proposal if this

spoke, her tone dripping

for you? All those heiresses and socialites, they're all

In fact, she never harbored any resentment

was only natural for him to leave her But faced with his question, she played along. "I

marry me? You can drain my finances and treat me horribly after we're wed. You can neglect my parents and refuse

I've fallen for you deeply, leave me without a second thought. Just take revenge on me

help but laugh bitterly at the cruel scheme he proposed. After pushing his hands away, she wiped her tears. "Daniel, don't joke about such