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.”

the

have to endure tonight with Mr. Howard. Call me

words, she closed the door behind her, leaving Gwendolyn alone in the eerie silence of the room, accompanied only by the incessant beeping of monitors and the faint breathing of the unfamiliar man beside her.

kit, drawing a small comfort from

her kit, her

instinctively reached up to massage

her hand.

sudden tug on the ribbon sent beads from her headdress clinking

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Chapter 2

bed, sending the wedding veil flying.

warm body, her lips accidentally brushing against

casting shadows across his face. His handsomeness was

Gwendolyn scrambled to sit up, attempting to rub away the lipstick mark on his face. In her haste, her hair became entangled with the buttons of his pajamas, creating a knot she couldn’t untie.

scalp burned and her eyes watered from the struggle.

more she squirmed, the tighter

brushed his again and again in her efforts

the Chadwick family were to witness this scene, they’d think she was brazen, not even sparing a man