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    Felipe blinked.


    He thought he must’ve misheard. “Did you just say… a marriage of convenience?”


    “Yes.”


    “For the sake of having a kid?”


    Kristian never cared much about children. If his future partner wanted one, he’d go along with it. If not, that was fine too.


    “If I ever reach a point where I have no other option, I’ll choose a marriage of convenience,” Kristian said calmly, his tone resolute. He hade to terms with how the world worked.


    In their circle, money ruled everything. Hardly anyone married for love. Most unions were rooted in strategic gain.


    “If the dayes where that is my only path, I’ll take it—but I’ll be honest. I’ll tell the woman I marry that someone else still lives in my heart. If she can ept that, we’ll move forward. If not, I’ll leave it to fate.”


    Felipe studied him closely. “Are you sure about this?”


    “Yes.”


    “Really sure?”


    “Yes.”


    “Alright then,” Felipe said, deciding not to press further. In their world, arrangements like that weren’t rare.


    The next morning, Kristian made his way to Jeucwell. Isaac and Melinda were waiting at home, aware that he had attended Freya and Ellis’s wedding. The truth was, they were worried about him.


    “Kristian,” Liam greeted him with concern the moment Kristian stepped in. Lionel, Isaac, and Melinda all turned to look at him. The moment reminded Kristian of the past. It eerily mirrored the day he had brought Freya home.


    “What’s going on?” he asked, his voiceposed as ever, stepping further inside.


    Lionel looked noticeably older, the lines on his face etched deeper with worry.


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    “Did you see Freya?”


    “I did.”


    “Did you speak to her?”


    “Yes.” Kristian kept his emotions well under wraps. “I’ve already moved on.”


    Liam looked unconvinced. “Really?”


    “Yes.”


    “You didn’t stir up trouble, did you?” Isaac asked bluntly.


    Kristian gave him a pointed look. ssic Isaac. Always the first to pour salt into an open wound.


    “What kind of question is that?” Lionel snapped at him. Over the past few months, he had treated Kristian with a rare kind of gentleness. “You think Kristian would pull something like that? Just because it’s something you’d do doesn’t mean you should assume the worst of him.”<fn36a0> This update is avable on f?ndnovel</fn36a0>


    “I didn’t mean that, Dad.” Isaac sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.


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