Yue Ran's pale face contrasted with her blood-red lips, creating an enchanting yet heartbreaking image. She was undeniably beautiful, a vision caught in a moment of despair.
"You do not agree?" she uttered through gritted teeth, her voice trembling with emotion. "Silas, who do you think you are? Why are you doing this to me?"
"You are the one who pressured the Tallis noble family to send my sister to you for the wedding when she did not want to marry you. What choice did I have? I am merely an abandoned child of my own family, so I was forced to be a substitute bride when the only recognized child of the family didn't want to do so! Do you honestly believe I am willing to marry you?"
"Why do you hate me so much?" she continued, her gaze challenging yet sorrowful. "I have never caused you harm from beginning to end, not once. Why do you always force me to do things that I don't want to do?"
