Chapter 925

Terence took Maryanne's phone and read the message Marika had sent. The more he read, the deeper his frown became. Marika clearly hadn't given up on arranging a marriage alliance for Maryanne. "What do you think about this?" Terence asked. "You'll have to get married eventually. Maybe there's someone decent among the men Mom picked. Would you consider—" "Consider my foot!" Maryanne exploded. "Are you even my brother? Is our family going bankrupt? Why are you acting like we have to arrange a marriage alliance?" Terence didn't respond. There were times he truly wished the family was going bankrupt—it would be simpler than the situation they were actually in. "Mary, calm down," Lily said gently. She had never heard Maryanne shout at Terence before. Clearly, being pushed into marriage had driven her to the edge. Maryanne buried her face in the couch cushions and wailed. "You all promised I wouldn't have to go through a marriage alliance, even if the family went bankrupt! You said yo