‘How could Sienna do this? How could she just toss me into a marriage for her own gain? Treating her own father like some bargaining chip?‘ he raged inwardly.

    Aiden’s chest was heaving, his eyes red with fury. “No bway/b. I’m not marrying you, so just give up on that ideab./bb” /b

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    Demi’s face fell, her eyes full of hurt and confusion. “Why, Mr. Hart? Is it because I’m not pretty enough for youb?/b”

    She knew she was ba /bcatch–guys were always falling for her, and she’d never doubted her own beauty.

    She was gorgeous, no doubt about bthat/b. bBut /bAiden just bwasn’t /binto foreign girls–he liked local women, bin /band simple.

    “Sorry, that’s not it. You’re beautiful, but we’re just riot a good match,” he said.

    bWith /bthat, Aiden turned to leave, but Demi just smirked, propping her head up with one hand and turning slightly to bface /bhim, her eyes following his every move

    “Mr. Hart, I’ve looked into you. Life in the Hart family isn’t exactly great for you–you don’t even get pocket money every month. But if byou /bstick with me, whatever you bwant/b, I’ll make it happen,” she bsaid/b, her bvoice /bsmooth and tempting.

    Aiden didn’t even flinch–he just headed out without so much as a backward nce.

    Demi kept going, her tone full of temptation. “I heard you love collecting watches–well, my family’s in the watch businessb. /bAnd you’re into racing, right? But you’ve missed out on so many events just because of money. Lucky for you, I actually own a racing club. If you want, I could just give you the whole thing“.

    Aiden’s steps slowed. ‘Damn, is she really this rich? he wondered, ba /bbit stunned

    “Once we’re married, I’ll put ten million a month straight into your ount for living expenses. And that’s just the baseline.

    “I’ll give you a supplementary ck card btoo/b–my bown/b. Maybe you don’t know, but most of my business is in oil, so trust me, money is never a problem for me.

    “Mr. bHart/b, you have three days to think it over. Let’s meet at the same ce, three days from bnow/b,” she said, her tone bcool /band full of confidence.

    Aiden had just opened the door, but when he heard her words, he stopped in his tracks.

    Demi pouted a little, her btone /bsoft and a bit yful. “Mr. Hart, I’m still young, and my husband’s already bgone/b. I can’t just spend the rest of my life alone, can I? Don’t you think so? I’ll be waiting to hear from you!

    Aiden strode out, mming the bdoor /bbehind him, his eyes dark band /bunreadable.

    Honestly, Demi’s words were really hard to resist. At the end of the day, he was just a man on his bown/b–no one waiting for him, no one to care. For a moment, Aiden couldn’t help but waver,

    At the Lecter family bce/b, Sean stared at the photo on the surveince screen–it was Winifred. I can’t believe bshe /bsaved me again, he thought, surprise shing in his eyes.

    “Mom, Dad, I bknow /bher, Sean said, cutting off Diane’s endless chatter.

    eyes went

    Diane’s

    wide with excitement as she grabbed his arm. “You know her? Who is she, son? The priest said you were fated to face a disaster, and the one who saved you is the person you’re destined to be withb!/b”

    bSean /bfrowned. “Mom, forget about bthat /bpriest–it’s all just nonsense, bYou /breally shouldn’t take those people bso /bseriously:”

    “Alright, alright, whatever you say. Now, tell me about that girl, she pressed, clearly eager for the details.

    “Her name is Winifred Hart. She’s Sienna Hart’s younger sister,” Sean bsaid/b.

    “What? She’s actually a daughter of the Hart bfamily/b? No wonder–she didn’t blook /bbordinary /bat all. She’s got this aura you just can’t overlook. She must be such a kindhearted girl,” Diane said, her eyes full of admiration.

    Sean just stayed quiet, thinking. If you knew the truth, you’d be terrifiedb. /bShe could snap a six–foot–tall bguy’s /bneck with her bare hands.”

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    “Sean, do you like her? Want me to do a little digging and find out more for you?” Diane said with a big grin.

    Just thinking about that icy, killer blook /bin Winifred’s eyes made Sean instinctively shrink back. bNo /bbdoubt /bshe’s gorgeous, but damn, she’s dangerous, he thought..

    With her around, any little scheme Ie up with would get shot down in a heartbeat,‘ he told himself, swallowing hard.

    He shook his head. “Mom, someone like me could never be good enough for her.”

    “Well, sure, but you’ve got a pretty handsome face. I think you’ve got a shot Plus, isn’t your cousin Julian dating her sister? That’s your chance right there, Diane said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.