Chapter 46
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That afternoon.
“So let me get this straight.”
Julian crossed his legs and shot Zahid a piercing glare.
“You’re the brat from the Dyfenril family?”
“Julian.”
“I’m telling you nicely—call off the engagement with our little one. What kind of eleven-year-old gets engaged, huh?”
Zahid didn’t even reach Julian’s chest, yet Julian was fuming all by himself. I slammed the table and declared,
“Julian, I blackmailed him into this engagement, barely pulled it off. The plan is to keep him around and slide into marriage. If you mess that up, I won’t let it slide.”
“Rosie, you’re twelve. And what? You’re gonna marry this cat-faced brat?”
“What, were you expecting me to say I’m gonna marry you when I grow up?”
“......”