And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

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.”

feeling the stiffness

her compliance, Marina added, “You’ll have to endure tonight with Mr. Howard. Call me

leaving Gwendolyn alone in the eerie silence of the room,

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

long as she had her kit,

reached up to massage her neck, forgetting

her hand.

the ribbon sent beads from her headdress clinking together

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Chapter 2

bed, sending the wedding veil

her lips accidentally brushing against Howard’s

face. His handsomeness was almost

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

her scalp burned

the

brushed his again and again in her efforts to free herself.

witness this scene, they’d think she was brazen, not