Chapter 97
Author: Sunshine
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“Marry you?” Alex’s eyebrow arched sharply, his frown deepening.

The number of women wanting to marry him could fill a line so long, it’d make the biggest encyclopedia look tiny in comparison.

“Do you even love me?” Alex asked, his tone flat.

“I love money—and especially your money,” Lyra replied, straight-faced.

“You know, in the end, women always have to make a choice: marry the man they love or marry the man who loves them and learn to love him later.”

Lyra shrugged, her expression unapologetic.

“I can let you stay around me, love me, and pamper me. Just like you did with Sophia. Your love is so... unattached. I’d even give you the honor of loving me.”

“Has anyone ever told you that you have an unbelievably thick face?” Alex said, his tone laced with incredulity.

‘This woman is sometimes fugitive, deceptive, sharp, ravenous, fierce, and cruel; she also possesses a great spirit.’

Lyra’s lips curled into a teasing smile, her gaze unflinching.

“With all the layers of makeup I wear, I’
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