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“Would you like something to drink?” Richard asked, waiting for Amber’s response as he watched her
settle on the sofa in the living room.
He could tell that she was restless, but he didn’t know if it was because she was at his ce for the first
time or if there was some other reason why she seemed so ufortable.
“Would you give me alcohol if I asked you to?” Amber replied, suddenly feeling like she needed alcohol
to get herself together.
When she first entered Richard’s living room, the first thing she felt was the feeling of being dirt poor.
Just entering the ce alone made her realize that she was about to marry someone whose wealth
she might never be able toprehend.
She had wanted to ask him questions on how rich he was and how he was so far above Kayden
despite the fact that theirpanies were neck and neck, ording to her research. But when she
thought about it for a second time, she realized how stupid her question would sound.
“What makes you think that I wouldn’t?” Richard asked, his voice snapping her out of her thoughts.
“I don’t know. You might not want to give alcohol to someone who you witnessed break down, just in
case I end up getting drunk and start to misbehave,” she replied, wanting to hear how he’d respond to
the possibility of her being drunk.
“Now that you mentioned you, I believe drinking habits should also be a part of the rules because if
there is one thing I can’t stand, it’s a bad drunk,” he responded.
I scoffed, not exactly impressed with his response. “Oh, please, Richard, are you trying to tell me
that you’ve never experienced being so drunk, to the point where you actpletely out of character
and misbehave in a way youter regret?” she asked, not wanting to believe that he was that
responsible.
He already seemed almost perfect to her, but it would definitely make her feel at ease if he admitted
that he had been dead drunk before, so she wouldn’t be the only one with multiple ws.
“I never knew it was mandatory to experience being drunk enough to misbehave, Miss Grey. But if you
feel it’s normal, then I’m guessing you’re quite experienced with getting drunk and misbehaving.
Unfortunately, or should I say, fortunately, I can’t rte to such a terrible experience because, first, I’m
very aware of my limits, and I don’t tend to drink to get drunk,” he answered, earning an
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“Oh, what a model citizen!” she retorted, making it obvious that she was being sarcastic. “Well, for
someone who was born with everything, I’m guessing you’ve never had any reason to want to drink to
stupor. Try living my life for one day, and I promise you, dear, you’ll be an alcoholic in the blink of
an eye.”
On hearing her mention that he seemed to be born with everything. Richard would simply chuckle to
himself. He wasn’t surprised to hear her say that, because most people around him usually say the
same thing, and he was already so ustomed to people associating his wealthy background with
having a perfect life.
“So, now that we’ve established that you’re an alcoholic, is there anything else you’d like to tell me? I
mean, do you perhaps have any habits that I would need to look out for?” he asked, suddenly curious
to know everything that there was to know about her.
Amber would squint her eyes in his direction, staring at him with an amused look on her face. When
Richard noticed how she was staring at him, he would be slightly nervous, wondering if she was
having any weird thoughts in her head.
He had already started to wrap his head around the fact that Amber wasn’t exactly a normal person, so
he made a mental note to himself to watch out for anything unusual, just so she wouldn’t catch him off
guard.
“Richard, you’ve never been married before, right?” Amber questioned.
She couldn’t exactly pinpoint why her thoughts suddenly redirected to this question, but her
instincts were telling her that Richard had most likely never lived with a woman before.
“Of course not! Why would I willingly set myself up for failure? I’m a businessman, and I strongly
believe that marriage is a waste of one’s precious life and energy. Of course, with exceptions like our
business arrangement,” he replied, and Amber shook her head in disbelief.
“I mean, I partly agree with the fact that marriage can be a life–sucker, but for someone like you
who hasn’t even experienced what it is like to get married, you sure sound a little too hateful.”
Richard rolled his eyes. “And your point is?”
“My point is, you sound like a virgin,” she responded, and Richard’s face immediately contorted into
a frown.
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“W…what? Excuse me? H…how did youe to such a ridiculous conclusion, Amber?” he asked,
unab hide his shock.
In his thirty–three years on earth, he had never heard anyone refer to him as a virgin, simply because
he thought of marriage as a draining activity.
Amber let out a soft chuckle, amused by how triggered Richard looked simply because she had
referred to him as a virgin. She couldn’t deny the fact that she had found his reaction quite adorable,
and it made her feel the urge to keep teasing him.
“Have you ever lived with a woman before? I mean, a girlfriend since you’ve never been married?”
“And why would I live with a girlfriend? That’s crossing the line,” Richard responded, much to Amber’s
surprise.
“Do you mean what you just said, or are you just trying to joke around?” she inquired.
She started to wonder if Richard perhaps had a few loose screws and wasn’t as wless as she
thought, because why else would he think living with his girlfriend would be crossing the line?
Richard sighed, realizing that their unnecessary conversation had dragged on for too long. “It may
seem as though you and I have very different viewpoints, and as much as it should matter, we’re going
to have to make this our first rule,” he stated.
“And what would that be?” Amber asked.
“It’s simple. Rule number one: neither party A, which is me, nor party B, which represents you, is
allowed to impose their opinions on the other person. Even though we’re legally going to be married,
you have no right to try to change my opinions on things, should our opinions differ, and I have no right
to do the same,” he exined clearly.
She shrugged. “I highly doubt that I would waste my time trying to force an old man like you to
understand my opinion. Clearly, you’re a lost cause, and I’m not interested in helping you,” she
responded nonchntly, and two things stuck in Richard’s mind as he stared back at her in
disbelief.
The first thing was that she had referred to him as an old man, and the second was that she just
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