03-24-2022, 02:39 PM
"W-wait..." she said, even as the baffled servants left the room but for the housekeeper, who was keeping a protective eye on the girl. "I am not asking you to help with my marriage, which may not happen, but that is a lot of money and property she bequeathed me and I... I have never had money like this before, how is this supposed to work? I marry a man I don't know before the 90 days are up and then what?"