Chapter # 03Note: Kindly note that English is not my native language — it’s my third language. If there are any grammatical errors, I would really appreciate it if you could please ignore them. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.____Later that evening, Mr.Henry and his wife entered Olivia's room.Olivia was already sitting quietly on the edge of her bed, pretending she knew nothing.“Olivia, my child,” her mother said with unusual sweetness, “a very good proposal has come for you.”Olivia's heart twisted.“The boy is very wealthy,” she continued. “Olivia is still young, so we thought it would be better if our elder daughter married first.”Our elder daughter.The words pierced Olivia more deeply than anything else.They had never spoken to her this gently before.Never looked at her with such affection.And yet, now that she was being offered as a sacrifice, suddenly she was their daughter.She had longed for this love for years.And now that it had finally a
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