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"What do you need?" Zade asked, turning to catch a glimpse of her.
"I know my step sister, Penelope. She's definitely going to run home and blab about the fact that I got married me . And my stepmother—she'll never let it go. Poppi is smart and cunning. She'll dig into the man I married and confirm that he is actually poor and ugly.
But you... you're none of those things," Daisy said, her voice low but sharp with worry. "Poppi has resources and connections— even more than my dad. It would be a piece of cake for her to dig up details on my husband."
Zade's brow furrowed, but he stayed silent, letting her continue.
