A Marriage of Convenience
Back then, when the arranged marriage was first proposed,
Grace had already prepared herself for it, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t fought back. She told her father flat out that she refused to marry someone she had no emotional connection with.
Surprisingly, the usually cold and pragmatic Mr. Bellavance actually softened his tone and told her,
"Among all the young men of marriageable age in our circle, none can compare to Raphael—he's mature, steady, clean in both reputation and background. The Sterlings are an old, well-respected family. If you marry him, at the very least, you won’t suffer."
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