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• "If you agree, I will work for you—cooking, cleaning, and preparing necessities. Basically, we'd be sharing quarters while you laze around, only needing to pay your dues with the money you have," she said, trying to persuade me when she noticed I was still unconvinced. "Since you're new in town, I'm the perfect information broker. I'll even give you the chance to wed and bed me. But don’t get carried away with your wild fantasies—owning my body doesn’t mean you own my heart. You'll have to work for that. This is for my siblings’ future."
• I raised a brow, unsure if I should laugh or be wary. Information and maid services? I couldn’t care less. I was perfectly capable of taking care of myself. Even as a former prestigious young master, I had trained myself in various survival skills—cooking, carpentry, even cleaning.
• But the bonus of only paying a thousand gold coins? Not bad. And as for the prospect of having Aria… well, who was I to refuse when I was a man of culture? Aria would be an extra bonus, I suppose.