Once the toast of the city, now the ladies who once fawned over him gave him a wide berth, afraid to even whisper his name.

Rumor had it that the accident had robbed him of more than his consciousness.

What a pity it was!

Desperate times called for desperate measures, and the younger branch of the Chadwick. family found themselves clinging to the marriage for luck.

Gwendolyn’s vision was obscured by a veil as Marina, a Chadwick family servant, guided her into the mansion. The weight of the traditional headdress bore down on her, nearly bending her

neck.

She was ushered into a spacious bedroom and seated at the edge of the bed..

With a length of ribbon, Marina bound Gwendolyn’s right hand, wrapping it meticulously before securing the other end to the left hand of the man on the bed.

“You mustn’t untie it. That’s the rule,” Marina warned. “If you mess this up, the consequences

are on you.”

nodded slightly, feeling the stiffness

endure tonight with Mr.

in the eerie silence of the room, accompanied only by

set down her medical kit, drawing a small comfort from the faint aroma of

had her kit, her swith acupuncture was her confidence.

reached up to massage her neck, forgetting the

her hand.

tug on the ribbon sent beads from her headdress clinking together

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Chapter 2

the

body, her lips accidentally brushing against

face. His handsomeness was almost ethereal, marred only by the scarlet imprint her lips

away the lipstick mark on his face. In her haste, her hair became entangled with

pain as her scalp burned

she squirmed, the tighter

again and again in

think she was brazen, not even sparing

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