"I mean it," he said, squeezing her hands at the sight of her joy. And to think, he had been saving that surprise for their wedding day. "I have to meet with my solicitor to set up the budget for this endeavor. I'll not be using your money, just so you know and won't think to offer. I am no pauper either and what is yours is yours." He did not want her to feel that the marriage was being made for materialistic reasons.