"And I am not asking you to be," she said, and then she sighed, "I have to choose between being destitute for a time and marrying to receive money, what is this?" She sounded panicked at the moment. Amelia looked at him and swallowed heavily, "Does she say why I have to marry?"

The simple answer was no, but it was probably a loophole she had to jump through to appease the family she'd be inheriting the money over. She took a deep breath and let it go.