70: No one but me

I looked at Lucius and waited for the answer too, confused because we hadn’t talked about this.

“I want to ask for Maddy’s hand in a marriage.”

My lips fell apart. That wasn’t part of the script!

“Pardon?” Dad asked, his forehead was creased. The surprise in his expression told me that he clearly heard it but he couldn’t believe it.

“I want to ask Maddy's hand in a marriage,” Lucius said again.

“But she’s just in college! She’s not ready for that, I’m sure!” Natalia butt in as if her opinions will be honored. I raised a brow and looked at her sharply. For all she knows we’re already married.

“Do you know about this, Maddy? Have you two talked about this?” Dad looked at me.

I couldn’t answer right away. I glanced at Lucius and his eyebrow was slightly raised as if he was urging me into something. At the end, I looked at Dad and answered.

“Yes, Dad. We already talked about this and… I also want to marry him.”

Natalia’s eyes widened as if she couldn’t believe me. What? Was she expecting