Chapter 85 Talk About Marriage

• The old man slammed his fist on the table, his voice rising with anger: "I've already given in—what more do you want from me?"
• Emerald's face remained impassive as she spoke, each word deliberate: "Sir, I have my boundaries. Even if it means facing life alone, I would rather die than live like that! I won't bear a child for you or be your mistress. It would break my heart."
• She and Eula were inseparable, and she would never walk down that path. She wouldn't let her child be born and labeled as a bastard or an illegitimate child. She had already endured enough hardship.