Lina felt like she should say something but did not know what to say. Every time she thought about Ziuko, her heart felt like it was being gnawed at by ants, causing unbearable pain.

However, if Ziko had not been there, she would have had a hard time dealing with it alone. Lina bit her lip, and in her mind, these words flashed like lightning—three days, marriage certificate, smashing the store.

She took a deep breath, and a bold thought emerged.

“Z-Zeke,” she tried calling his name, “Your name is Zeke, right?”

Zuko’s back stiffened, and he paused in arranging the shelves. Even though he was facing away from her, he could still sense her trembling.

“Zeke, how about… we stay together?” she asked.

“What?” Zuko’s tone changed as he turned around abruptly, his deep gaze fixed on her.

What nonsense was this girl saying!?

injustice. Was he being repaid with ingratitude?

don’t worry. I’m not saying we should

Zuko’s hand dropped to the ground with a

Lina’s head ached, and her words became incoherent. She could not explain it clearly. She just wanted to use Zeke as part of her strategy to temporarily defuse the

from constantly vandalizing the store. Since Violet wanted her to marry Zeke to humiliate her, she would go along with it! She was willing to do anything as long as she could protect

“Zeke, listen to me…

marry. I’m afraid she’ll involve my parents. They are getting older and have invested their

down, and he fell silent for a while before squeezing out a few words in a low voice. “Isn’t getting married like

even redder. “It’s

oppressive gaze, which caused her heartbeat

was about to say, “If

she persevered and analyzed everything with

Violet, so you won’t be able to stay in the

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