---- as well. Clara was playing with the jacket I was wearing. "It's a branded jacket! It should fetch a nice sum. Let's sell it online to cover part of the fine we need to pay. Ugh. It's all this bitch's fault. If not for her, you wouldn't have lost your fiancée!" Tom was sitting at the front of the van, and his eyes were bloodshot. As he turned around and spoke, the stench of alcohol on his breath nearly made me puke. "Oh, Cassandra. I was always so nice to you. How could you do this to me? First, you got my Mom arrested, and then, you put me out of a job. Now, even. my fiancée has run off. How can a young woman like you be so vicious?" As my stomach continued to churn, I rolled my eyes in silence. He was the vicious one who would even use his son to trick me. While the inebriated Tom continued to rant, Clara's eyes flickered in thought before a strange smile overtook her face. ---- "It's fine, Tom. That woman might've run off, but don't you have one here now?" Everyone was stunned by her words. Tom shook his head, clearing his mind a little. "What did you say, Mom?" "Well..." Clara eyed me critically before continuing, "Although she's thin as a rake and doesn't seem like she can bear children, it's fine. We already have Benjamin, so the family name won't be dying out anyway. So what if she's rich? She still needs to marry a man so that her family won't die out with her. "You'll be doing her the biggest favor by marrying her. She might even feel indebted to you. Come on. Hurry up! What are you waiting for?" Tom steadied himself, his honest expression slowly replaced by a grotesque scowl. Making his mind up, he climbed into the back of the van. Looking at me, he muttered, "Mom's right. Why ---- waste this opportunity to make you my wife? You kept frequenting my laundromat, so I'm sure it means you like me. Once I sleep with you, you're worthless. Your dad will surely give me a handsome wedding gift to get me to marry you. He won't even ask me to contribute anything to the wedding. "When the time comes, I'll have a house and a store..." Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!