CHAPTER 150
It was a quiet Monday afternoon, and Robert was buried deep in his work at the office, the soft hum of the air conditioner the only sound in the room.

Suddenly, the sharp trill of his phone broke through the silence. Without hesitation, he picked it up on the first ring, pressing it to his ear.

“Hello, Robert speaking,” he said briskly.

A tremor in the voice from the other end instantly grabbed his attention. “It’s Lily,” came the shaky reply. Her voice was unsteady, filled with a raw emotion that sent a chill down Robert’s spine. He straightened up in his chair, his heart pounding.

“Lily? What’s wrong?” Robert asked, his voice tight with concern as he bombarded her with questions. “Are you okay? What happened?”

For a moment, all he could hear was her shaky breathing, and then Lily broke down in tears. “It’s my family, Robert… they’re threatening to disown me if I don’t marry Jonathan,” she sobbed, her voice cracking under the weight of her fear and pain.

Robert’s heart sank. He sig
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