The afternoon sun hung low over The Drake Residence.Nicholas had friends over, and with the snowfall taking a break, they had set up a grill under the big banyan tree. The staff kept bringing out trays of freshly skewered meat.Evelyn woke up from her nap.She slipped on a coat and stood by the window for a moment, watching the group gathered outside.The barbecue smelled incredible.She could smell it all the way upstairs.She turned around, ready to change clothes and head down, when her phone on the nightstand rang.It was Gloria.She said, Thomas and his wife had guests at noon. The Larson family. They had come to discuss a marriage alliance.Gloria said, They brought a huge bride price, maybe fifty to sixty million dollars. Judging from that, the one Thomas plans to sell off is most likely you, not Aurora. They want to marry you into the Larson family. Marry you to Yohan.Yohan, disfigured and violent, had sent every one of his past wives fleeing for their lives. Your health is
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