7.2CompletedFlash Marriage To My Best Friend's Father
After losing the Solomon family’s former position, the narrator depends on the Hydes and Anson’s protection. His engagement to her tormentor Claudine Chapman exposes her lack of support and financial autonomy. She seeks safety through Dallas Koch, her best friend’s powerful father. Her spontaneous marriage proposal meets a formal agreement, which she signs to leave a household where Anson controls her trust fund.