“No idea, but I bet she was the one who sold us out.”

Elspeth didn’t know what to feel. “She didn’t seem that bad. How could she do this?”

“Hey, can’t judge a book by its cover, you know.” Gilbert lay on his bed and stared at the sculpted ceiling. “I’ll try to find a hole in their defenses and bust you out.”

“No. Even if you can run, you can’t bust me out. That old git won’t let me.” Her room was tightly guarded, and nobody could come in or go out without permission.

“I wonder whom he’s going to marry you off to. Why isn’t he satisfied with Callum?”

Gilbert was surprised. The Winthrop Family was one of the top families in Damoria and second to the Jonesons. Yet Callum, with all his genius, raised his family to become one of the top ten in the nation in just two years. He has a great future, so why did Michael do this?

“Because of what happened a long time ago.” Elspeth sighed and told him about the past.

Gilbert’s jaw dropped, and he almost fell from his bed. “Whoa, that’s a dark past. No wonder he won’t let you marry Callum. Even I think that’s unacceptable.”

“All right, go to sleep. I need to tell Harper to make some preparations to bust me out during the wedding. I’m also going to find out whom I’m going to marry.” Elspeth shot him a glare through the ring.

Interested, Gilbert said, “The only families on par with the Jonesons are the Winthrops, the Carrs, and mine.” Unless this guy is from abroad.

abruptly. Yeah, so who is going to marry me? She wanted to say some more, but Gilbert had fallen asleep. That was fast. Elspeth teared up a little, then

Harper. “I’ve

hesitating? “Who is

It’s someone

went wide with

going to marry Callum soon. Did Irving go cuckoo? “Is it Elias?” But Elias never said he liked me, and he has his own fiancée too. Who is it, then?

“Edmund.”

shatter, and her smile faltered. “That

down, Elsie. He’s probably doing this to spite Callum,

Moreover, Edmund isn’t part of the Winthrops anymore. He doesn’t have to fight with Callum.” Elspeth couldn’t understand this. Does he have

he said, “Perhaps he

the Winthrop brothers, aside from Arthur, Edmund hates me the most.” She could still remember how he dissed her. No way he likes me. She was having

of your wedding. It shall be held ten days later, and he claims that you agreed to the marriage

She wanted to know what Callum

ticket to Blaydal lately,

complicates stuff. “I get it. Just assemble a team and bust me out

y—” He never got to finish

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