novelraw Chapter 436 - 437: I Will Only Marry You
Chapter 436 - 437: I Will Only Marry You
Chapter 436: Chapter 437: I Will Only Marry You
"It’s you, it’s you! Lucas Robertson, those people went so far as to dig up Sienna’s father’s grave! How could you not help?"
"..."
"You’ve forgotten, if it weren’t for Sienna saving you back then, you would have been dead by now! I never thought you would be such an ungrateful person. Lucas Robertson, I really misjudged you!"
"’I’ve already...’ Lucas Robertson began, but then his mind raced. He understood Sienna’s intention and abruptly changed tack. ’Yes, I am ungrateful. Anyway, I’m not a good person in your eyes! You can leave.’"
Kiki was dumbfounded. "You’re telling me to leave?"
"Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me?"
Kiki, with teary eyes, lowered her head and said, "You... really won’t help?"
"Whether I help or not depends on you."
"What do you mean?"
"You know."
"I don’t know!" Kiki twisted away, unwilling to even glance at Lucas Robertson. "Lucas Robertson, you’re ungrateful! You’ve forgotten that Sienna saved you."
"She did save my life, but I’ve helped her too. If it weren’t for my help, she would never have escaped from Abyanabad back then. If Miss hadn’t escaped from Abyanabad, she would just be one of Adrian Desmond’s junior wives now."
"..."
"I’ve settled my scores with Sienna Johnson!"
"How can you be like this..." Kiki repeated this over and over. Lucas Robertson naturally had a cold expression, and now, deliberately putting on a stern face, he seemed even more heartless and unfeeling.
"However, it’s not impossible for me to help her..." Lucas relented.
Kiki eagerly asked, "What will it take for you to help her?"
"Marry me!"
Kiki lowered her head, silent.
Lucas knew how soft-hearted this woman was. Sienna had saved her life once, and Kiki had dedicated her entire life to Sienna. Now that Sienna was in trouble, how could Kiki possibly stand idly by?
"I have other things to do. You can think about it and let me know when you’ve decided."
Lucas still had to help Sienna investigate matters. He needed to get things done for her as quickly as possible and ensure she was satisfied; only then would that cunning woman agree to help him.
Anyway, he was completely out of ideas for dealing with this stubborn woman, Kiki.
It couldn’t be that the child was born, but they still hadn’t gotten married, right? If they couldn’t get married, wouldn’t his son become illegitimate?
"I agree!"
Lucas stared at her face and said firmly, "Think it through. We’re both from Abyanabad. In Abyanabad, even if a man divorces his wife, he won’t allow her to remarry."
"I’ve thought it through."
What was this? When he pursued her, he’d used so many tactics, yet she’d adamantly refused. In the end, a few casual words from Sienna had made her change his mind. Lucas didn’t want to admit he was jealous.
"You’re so good to Sienna; you’d even sell yourself for her," Lucas said sourly.
Kiki said with a serious expression, "I’m an orphan. I was able to grow up thanks to the help of many kind-hearted people.
I just know that without the help of those kind people, I absolutely wouldn’t have grown up.
Those kind people not only donated money to raise me but also donated money for my schooling. That’s how I was able to finish college, graduate, find a job, and support myself.
I only know that if Sienna hadn’t saved me back then, I would have been tortured to death by a three-hundred-pound older man. Even if I hadn’t died, I would have been humiliated to death by other men...
I am grateful to those kind people, and I am grateful to Sienna."
"..."
"Don’t think that by helping Sienna take care of Curly, I’ve repaid her kindness. Sienna has always been very good to me. She gave me a home and a stable life. I’m very happy now.
In the past, I wouldn’t have dared to even dream of the life I have now."
"You would be living well on your own too," Lucas retorted, unconvinced.
Kiki touched her face and smiled bitterly. "...This face of mine causes trouble too easily. If Sienna weren’t protecting me, I don’t know if I’d be abducted by human traffickers again or taken advantage of by lecherous men..."
"..."
"Lucas Robertson, we’re already like this, so let’s just get married. But you have to work for Sienna for the rest of your life!" Kiki stated her conditions.
These words were incredibly grating to Lucas’s ears. So, she was marrying him for Sienna!
"..."
"This is my demand. If you agree, we’ll get married. If not, you can leave the Johnson Family! The Johnson Family doesn’t support freeloaders who just eat without working!"
He was being treated with contempt.
"Also, if we get married, I’ll still live at the Johnson Family residence! I can’t leave Curly, and I can’t leave Sienna!"
"..."
"I’m leaving now."
"Don’t go!" Lucas grabbed her, pulling her tightly into his embrace. "I promise you. I’ll promise you anything."
"I’ll go cook for you. After you eat, go help Sienna find out who dug up Mr. Johnson’s grave. Those people are truly despicable. How could they disturb the deceased?"
"I’ll go now."
"Okay, then I’ll prepare a late-night snack for you."
He leaned down happily and pecked her on the lips. This sneak attack was surprisingly innocent, which caught Kiki off guard.
Lucas’s kisses were always domineering. He wouldn’t let her go until she was dizzy.
When Lucas leaned down, she had braced herself for a deep kiss, but he didn’t do that.
It was just like a bird pecking at food—a light peck at the corner of her mouth. Then he immediately stood up without any further pause. He was so quick that if it weren’t for the lingering warmth on her lips, she might have thought the fleeting kiss was just an illusion.
"Kiki, I’m so happy."
"What’s there to be happy about?"
"Because you said you’d prepare a late-night snack for me."
"..."
He looked at her, his voice tender enough to melt one’s heart. "From now on, no matter how late I come back, I’ll have a wife waiting for me. Thank you for giving me a home! Kiki, thank you..."
"..."
"Kiki, I will take care of you and the child. I won’t let anyone hurt you!"
"’Mm,’ Kiki replied. She also wanted a home."
He held her in his arms and said, "I will also protect the people you care about..."
Kiki’s heart leaped with joy. This time, she reached out, wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her head against his chest. "...Lucas Robertson, it’s monogamy here. I also think monogamy is right. So, you need to think carefully. If you marry me, you can’t marry other women."
Having lived in Sileria City for many years, Kiki had assimilated into the lifestyle here. Seeing monogamous families, she felt envious.
"I will only marry you!" Lucas Robertson promised.
Although men in Abyanabad practiced polygamy, he was just an ordinary person and had never thought of taking multiple wives. Only someone as powerful and influential as Adrian Desmond would concern himself with marrying multiple wives to carry on the family line.
"What about your Mina?"