Chapter: 2188

“Rowan, I want to marry for love, not because we've slept together."

Time seemed to stand still as Rowland and Mia gazed intently into each other's eyes.

The silence stretched on, during which Mia began to feel a dull ache in her waist, until Rowland finally spoke.

“What should I do to make you marry me?"

“Rowan, do you love me? I mean, in a romantic sense, not just as someone you've grown up with and feel obliged to protect."