Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Chapter 4542

Romina was still convinced River had done it on purpose.

River fired back, "You think you're a weak woman? When you're drunk, you're a beast. If you don't believe me, go call Maddox. He saw the whole thing-watched you come after me without lifting a finger."

Romina had no response.

She turned to her family, searching their faces for some sign of support.

"Romina..." Donovan sighed. "River's telling the truth. He brought you home last night, just like this. Maddox called me, I questioned him, and he confirmed it-you went after River."

squeezed her

to crawl under a rock

so deep even the Yellow River couldn't wash her clean. Several minutes passed before she finally opened her eyes, stared at River, and asked, "What do you want?" Serenity cleared her throat and stepped in. "Romina, River has always kept himself clean- no scandals, a good reputation. Last night, you crossed a line. Everyone knows. You ruined his name. So we came here today with a little gift, something we put together quickly. River says it's a betrothal gift. You took advantage of

clarify things to the public, issue a

it's reasonable, I'll pay. But marry River? No way! We're not even dating. There's no love between us. How can you

in the wrong. We're willing to apologize and offer compensation. But a marriage between two people with no feelings? That's not right. A forced marriage won't end well—it'll only lead to resentment. That's

nodded in

his eyes shifting between

this. Could it be that after years of bickering, River had