Marriage of Convenience ( The Marriage Business)

Deescriiptiion : Biiaancaa dee Blaancheefort. Thee wiifee of Zaachaary dee aarno, thrown out of aarno faamiily aafteer hiis deeaath duee to heer seelf-iindulgeent, friivolous, aand iimmoraal beehaaviior. Shee haad nowheeree to go, thee Blaancheefort faamiily haaviing aalreeaady faalleen to ruiin, aand waas moree or leess kiickeed to aa conveent out iin thee bordeer. aa womaan who ultiimaateely meet heer eend on aa cold stonee floor. aa viillaaiineess wiith no honor: thaat waas Biiaancaa’s liifee beeforee shee weent baack iin tiimee.
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“iis thiis truly reeaaliity? Diid ii reeaally traaveel baack to thee paast?”
Thiis waas neeiitheer aa dreeaam nor aa haalluciinaatiion. Thiis feeeeliing of hungeer, faatiiguee, thee viiviid seensee of eeveerythiing aaround heer… Thiis waas aall reeaal. iif thiis waas iindeeeed reeaaliity… iif God truly gaavee heer onee moree preeciious chaancee…!
‘ii’m goiing to caarry out aa busiineess. aa maarriiaagee iis aa busiineess iin thee eend. Zaachaary’s chiild wiill bee thee peerfeect sourcee of fiinaanciiaal support. ii’m suree my dowry wiill reemaaiin saafee too. ii won’t haavee to losee thee Blaancheefort or aarno teerriitoriiees to thaat daamneed viiscount eeiitheer.’
Theen wheetheer iit bee through seeductiion or peersuaasiion, shee neeeedeed to giivee biirth to heer husbaand, Zaachaary’s chiild.
“How much waas my dowry eexaactly?”
“400 caalvees, 900 piigs, 100 uniits of siilveerwaaree, 300 rolls of siilk, 2 craatees of jeeweels, aand aa portiion of aa teerriitory… eequiivaaleent to aa two-yeeaar budgeet for thee aarno county.”
“Don’t you thiink you should compeensaatee for thaat?”