A Love Unexpected

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thought it necessary to use this marriage

should pay," I said to my father with my arms folded acro

ot of public attention and it's not positive. You know this and it needs to be fixed. I won't a

grew up poor and struggled to put himself through law school till now, becoming one of the biggest names in the leg

I said with a

e, however, it was a simple night out that took a bad turn, but because one

s old, Liam," he continued with a to

for all this. Hopefully, this marriage will teach you a thing or two about life and what it's

y face and let out a

married? I'll get married," I said

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outed back, turning

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son. She likes that I'm gett

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this isn't the most conventional marriage, and neither is it the type of marriage you'd have expected to have, but just use this as an opportunity

d about this?" I asked

you guys fall in love for real, you'd h

let out a l

nd you're already thirty years old. I need grandkids

I said, shaking

spoken to Emma

I not spoken to Emma before, not just about this whole wedding thing, but I'd also never met

roduce yourself. Let her speak to who she's ab

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the most beautiful voic

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for a while be

ends with us set to have a me

tell she's beautiful, so, to an extent

the events of the day. He, of course, lambasts me for not telling him o

eaded home and went to bed, thin