Chapter 13

The reason I fell so blindly in love with Lester wasn't because he was particularly remarkable. As the heiress and only daughter of the Green Group, I've encountered countless exceptional men—if not ten thousand, then certainly a thousand. Lester might rank among them, but he wasn't the cream of the crop. The reason I saw him differently—even fell in love with him—was simply because he once saved me. During a trip back to my homeland, I was kidnapped along with a young boy. In my panic, it was that boy who comforted me, and in the end, he bravely stepped forward to take my place as the hostage. I was eventually rescued, and my father told me the boy had been taken away by the Turner Family. Lester was the Turner Family's only son. That's precisely why, upon discovering the Turner Family's crisis back home, I didn't hesitate to invest heavily. At first, it was purely out of gratitude. But later, under Lester's persistent courtship, I gradually fell in love with him. I never doubted Lest