[Ellie's P.O.V.]
"There was a middle-aged man who came to our village for business. I didn't expect him to want to marry me as soon as he saw me. He told the village chief about this and promised to give him a large sum of money as a gift and I didn't expect the village chief to agree without asking for my opinion."
As I listened to Chloe's story, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I didn't expect her to go through so many twists and turns. She had already gone through so much, but I didn't expect that there would be even more painful things waiting for her.
I looked at her with a sad expression and said indignantly, "This is your marriage. How can he decide on your behalf? What does he want so much money for?"
Chloe shook her head. "I don't know. When he sold Arya River, the strange man gave him a large sum of money. But until now, I don't know what the village chief is using it for."
