Fiora looked shocked and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
Emrys, however, remained expressionless, answering unhurriedly, "Marry me, and I'll help you pay off that debt from the red-light district."
As he spoke, his cold, heavy gaze fell on Petra. "I'll also arrange proper care for your mother. She won't have to sell fish in a place like The Flats anymore."
Fiora was so shocked that it was as if a thunderclap had exploded overhead.
She froze for a moment, her eyes widening, standing rigidly as if turned to stone.
When she regained her senses, Fiora staggered slightly but still pressed on, "Why?"
Emrys's eyelids flickered, and he imperceptibly averted his gaze from her.
Emrys didn't answer, but Fiora was no fool.
She cut straight to the heart of the matter. "Is it because of tha
