Jorge had been studying Mirabel after he had told of his brief encounter with Collin. After she asked her question, he remained unfazed. Yes, he had married an ex-convict, but that was his sole decision, and he decided to take a different approach in answering the question.
"You are right! I am on the losing end by marrying you,"
Mirabel's eyes narrowed slightly as she wondered what he was driving at.
"Mirabel Trimshaw, what benefit do I get out of this contract? As you rightly pointed out, I married an ex-convict," Mirabel was dumbfounded. How was she supposed to answer this question? She wanted to reply that she had not asked him to marry her, so why should she care about that? However, something about the man in front of her told her not to.
"I'll break it down for you," he chipped in, and that had her giving him her full attention even though she was a little nervous.
