Fifty Seven

It was so unexpected and sudden that Kristen couldn't even process it properly before her mind started working overtime.

She blinked at him repeatedly hoping he was joking but the hard look in his eyes told her otherwise. She opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but she was at a loss for words.

Why would he want to marry her?

Of course, she knows, so that the Chase Empire would be within his reach.

"But he is a joker."

She thought, "Has he suddenly gone insane? He wants to add me to his collection of wives. Is my mother not enough for him or is it just that he can't think properly?"

She mused in her mind.

Stephen watched her intensively. If he is to have the Chase Empire, the faster way, he has to convince Kristen to marry him or he would take the fastest route which is to kill her.

Kristen suddenly chuckled, bringing him out of his train of thought.

"Has my stepfather gone nuts?" She asked, smirking while giving him an incredulous look. Stephen could see she