“Let’s be honest here,” Yan said dryly. “The dowry’s not that impressive. Addler could care less about some measly free carpentry service.”
Xia made a face, thinking about the home Addler wanted built on the barrier. He’d need carpentry services for that.
Then again, he could easily afford them without the assistance of her dowry.
“Why didn’t he approach me earlier, then?” she asked her brother.
Squinting, Yan scratched his chin. “Honestly, I don’t think he knew you existed until you were displayed before the entire village as officially on the market. Think about it. He’s my age, but I never went to primary or secondary with him, so his burgomaster father must’ve gotten him tutors and nannies and kept him all pampered and secluded down there in their fancy burgomaster manor by the sea
