Chapter 22: Don't Bully the Poor Youth

"Carlos Yale, I'm grateful you saved me. I won't deny you moved me. But I can't lie to you-I can't control my marriage." Emery Quinny faced him with a solemn look. "To be blunt, my grandfather has been planning a son-in-law selection. On his birthday in a few days, he'll choose a suitable groom for me. I'm sorry. I lied to you." As she said it, helplessness tugged at her. What girl didn't hope to find someone she truly liked? And Carlos was the only man she had met who made her heart flutter in...