s P
e days were u
ed, and Henrietta had quieted down. Only the ma
s because in my father's eyes, I was now a valuable commodity "worth two hundred thousand gol
vering faster than the doctor had expected. Although the internal
my room with an unfamiliar middle-aged man. The man carried a leather
clearly didn't want to witness what sh
sed a stack of documents and a string of ke
ate for two hundred thousand gold dragons. Count them." Hi
Instead, I looked at the document in the
the lawyer handed me
lly, word by word. I had to
ouse Hays is likewise absolved of all responsibility for her. Upon the signing of this agreement, the relationship between the two parties is terminated, and they s
ouncil's sea
be registered and notarized by the Elder Council. It's the law of the kingdom! The lawy
sues with the document before picking
st prosperous areas of the capital, worth a fortune. The bank cert
m away and said to
ded me a quill
name, "Alys Hays," on the document
invisible shackle break from my soul.
is expression a complex mix of anger, un
y understood. It was the sorro
t, even faster than I had, as if anoth
ies of the document, bowed respe
left with me and
y not regret this? Without House Hays, you will struggle
in twenty years he had spoken t
found it
decided to make me the substitute bride, I have alr
hudder, his face in
d the blanket over myself and lay dow
a long time before finally lea
k out the deeds and the certificate from under my pillow. In the dim light, the f
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