Everyone fell silent when they saw how pale she had gone.
After a long pause, Paul stepped forward and gently rubbed her hair.
"Martha, that's all in the past now, so don't upset yourself over it. Robin is the bride and is honoring the arrangement. All you need to do is stay here, live your life, and marry the man you love when the time comes."
The panic and despair on Martha's face melted instantly into gratitude and joy.
"Dad!"
She threw herself into Paul's arms, teary-eyed and overwhelmed.
She had known it. If it ever came down to a choice between her and Robin, everyone would choose her.
Robin was nothing more than a discarded daughter now, the one the Levy family had stopped wanting.
Jayden looked at the touching scene, and the hopelessness in his chest only deepened. He could
