That was the payoff of years spent nurturing his health deep in the mountains.Cyrus's sudden question left Anna a little stunned.She hadn't spent much time with her father growing up, so their bond had never run especially deep; if anything, they related more like coworkers than family. Cyrus was something of an eccentric, always absorbed in his own world, never one to pry into other people's private affairs, not even his own daughter's."Dad, no... and why are you even asking?" Anna answered only after a few seconds' pause, her face turning to the side without meaning to, her cheeks flushing faintly.Cyrus pushed up his old, worn glasses. "I think the two of you look good together. If you like him, why don't I have a word with him and get you married off?""Dad! Don't talk nonsense!" Anna froze, then immediately cut him off. "Mr. Hunt has a wife, and the two of them love each other very much...""I know." Cyrus cleared his throat, pulled out his phone, and swiped through a few
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