Eliz took a deep breath and said, "Please, save my father first. Is that possible?" Eliz projected her soft side as she begged for her father's immediate need. Her sweet and meek look touched Pierce and caused him to think twice.
Pierce's calm eyes exhibited an unspoken roguish grin, his thin lips twitched, and he said coldly, "No."
'He refused!' Eliz's sweet face changed in an instant. Her stomach twisted, and her eyes widened at his sharp refusal and sudden change of mind. Eliz had expected that he would not agree. She just felt helpless about her father's horrible situation.
She thought, 'He is right. If I don't accept his proposal, why would he help me?' Hot tears fell down her delicate face, and hopelessness swept inside her.
Unsure if she was doing the right thing, she as
