Marry into Money by Accident novel Chapter 1

Chapter 1
As a city located in the Southern region, the heat in Rosewood was excruciating in the summer.

Lianne Simpson asked her superior for the afternoon off and grabbed her handbag with her driver’s license before hailing a cab to City Hall in Emerald Heights.

Her grandmother, Marianne, had not gotten over the incident three years ago. The old lady believed she could have done a better job at keeping Lianne from harm. At least, Lianne would not have to live with a ruined reputation and be left without a home.

Marianne was concerned she was getting too old to watch over Lianne, so she asked Sally, a friend of hers in Rosewood, to set Lianne up with a potential partner. Sally happened to have an older grandson who was single and available.

The older generation believed it was ideal for women to be married. It did not matter who they married, so long as they could walk down the aisle.

Lianne had no expectations for marriage after what happened three years ago. Plus, she had witnessed too many cases of marriages ending in divorce.

Hence, Lianne was open to it when the right person came along. Otherwise, she did not see a problem staying single for life.

Still, Lianne agreed to tie the knot with Sally’s grandson to give her grandmother peace of mind.

It did not take Lianne long to arrive at the destination. She got out of the cab and spotted a towering figure standing at the entrance of City Hall.

Despite adorning a simple white shirt and black pants, the man was a ravishing sight to behold. The passing women could not help but steal glances at him.

The man was on the phone, not paying attention to anybody around him.

Lianne took out her phone and pulled out the photo her grandmother sent her. The man must be the person in the picture. Only, he looked better in person.

She made her way toward the man. As she was approaching, the man put away his phone and turned his attention to her. “Lianne Simpson?”

Not only was he good-looking, but he had a pleasant voice too.

Lianne nodded her head. “Are you Caleb Hill?”

Caleb gave a nod before turning on his heel to proceed to City Hall.

Since Caleb took long and quick strides, Lianne had to run to keep up with him. “Um… Do you want to reconsider the whole thing?”

Stopping in his tracks, Caleb lifted his arm to glance at his watch. “Do you have any concerns?”

Lianne was curious whether Caleb knew anything about her or her past.

Nevertheless, on second thought, Lianne believed that like her, Caleb was only getting married to please the senior members of his family. Since love did not bring them together, there was no point in getting to know each other.

The only information Lianne got about the man was that he was the grandson of her grandmother’s friend. She had no idea what he did for a living.

Lianne shook her head. “Let’s go.”

As there were not a lot of people getting married today, the pair soon got their marriage license.

While Lianne stared at her marriage license in a daze, Caleb handed her a bank card.

“I’ve been busy with work lately, so I won’t have time for you. Here’s a debit card. The password is six sixes. Feel free to spend on whatever you fancy.”

Lianne was taken aback. Before she knew it, Caleb got into the MPV on the side of the road and took off.

She glanced at the bank card in her hand as apprehension washed over her.

Since Lianne took up employment at a branch of the Atlas Group and owned a comic studio with her best friends, she enjoyed a sizable income. She could live a comfortable life without needing handouts from a man.

Lianne was only seeking a loveless marriage to appease her senior family member, so ideally, she would prefer if they lived their separate lives despite being married.

Still, Lianne would put effort into making the marriage work if Caleb was willing to spend his life with her.

Once she came to terms with the idea, Lianne snapped a photo of her marriage license and sent it to her grandmother. “Granny, we got married.”

Marianna was quick to reply to her voice message. “Alright. May you have a happy marriage filled with bundles of joy on this wonderful journey.”

“Sure,” Lianne wrote back before putting her phone away with a heavy heart.