Chapter 144 I See You

• The announcement hit Holly with the brute force of a blow to her stomach, knocking her breath out of her.
• "I don't understand," she murmured when she'd found her voice again. "You held a gun to Veronika's head, for God's sake! How can your father still expect you to marry her? How is she okay with all of this?"
• "She wants this marriage," Andrei replied simply. "She wants me. I am her payment, and it's time to collect."