The Price of Innocence

as in ecst

led her Mama Elsie. She quickly rushed to the window and peeped through the flimsy curtain spread to watch Damian's sleek car disappear down the

what that means? That is, it means Damian Cole is interested in you! A billionaire! Thi

imed, "Mama, I don't see it. He's just a kind man who's

no, no. You can't see it yet, but I can. This man is not only kin

y while her heart throbbed in her chest. "Mama, I don

just about you. This is about our family. Do you know what it means to marry a man like Damian? It means

part, she had trusted her mother, but this was not something she

pulation

sie to their small, dimly lit kitchen. It was stuffy with the usual smell of evening meals but on this occasi

ut it is not all that is required. You have to use that beauty wisely to secure your future. Damian Cole is special-because

. "But Mama, I don't think I am in love with him. I ha

sie. In the real world, it is power and wealth that count. Do you think I loved your father when I was marrying him? N

obediently trained to think that one did live according to one's own thoughts without ever having such thoughts. But t

do this, Elsie said in a whis

ill! It is your golden ticket, Elsie. Can't you see? Marrying Damian means you will not have to worry for anything a

what else she could do. Her mother's words were an incantation, weav

Elsie

s seated at the wooden table in the kitchen, with an open notebook before her. The wavering flames of the kerosene

t be grand, the most extravagant the village has ever seen. For his precious Elsie, Damian will

will have total access to Damian's accounts. She will need education on how to supervise his wealth,

tments, jewelry - everything in Elsie's name – as a security should somet

hair. This was the moment. This was the opportunity to redeem the family from p

Elsie, my child, it's today. The day Damian will come for you again, and be ready! Wear y

expectation. Well, she wasn't sure about this, but it was not as if she had a ch