Chapter 294

"I'm truly sorry for dragging you into my father's troubles," Ruby said sincerely. Michael smiled gently and replied, "He’s not just your father — he’s also my father-in-law. Helping my father-in-law is the least I can do, right?" Ruby was stunned for a moment. Michael’s calm and genuine response took her by surprise. "If you see it that way," Ruby said with a soft laugh, "then I guess I have no choice but to marry you now." "Of course," Michael answered with unwavering confidence, "who else would you marry?" Ruby blinked, her smile growing deeper. Suddenly, she realized that marrying Michael might just be the best decision of her life. In fact, it felt like she had found a priceless treasure. --- Smith Residence. That night, Hazel waited anxiously for Logan, but he never came. Logan had claimed that he was away on a business trip to meet a client, leaving Hazel alone in the empty house. But the truth was that Logan hadn’t gone anywhere — he was resting comfortably in Nora’s soft embra