The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 224

Madeline still had no idea how York had seen right through her disguise that night.

"Aren't you doing the exact same thing, Mr. Yates?"

"A useful wife is worth a lot more than a tasty plate of food."

Madeline didn't bother hiding her ambition or her ulterior motives.

After that, their parents enthusiastically created opportunities for them to be together.

York was naturally aloof, sometimes even downright obnoxious to her.

Their first date was at a racing track.

York dragged her into a race car, sped through several laps, and while she was still shaking in terror, he had the audacity to ask if she enjoyed the ride.

Madeline thought he was utterly classless, but she suppressed her temper and lied through her teeth.

When he dropped her off that night, York suddenly spoke up.

"Madeline, don't you find living like this exhausting?"

"Mr. Yates, what adult isn't exhausted?"

"Even you, no matter how much you hate it, still have to accept your family's arrangement."

York suddenly chuckled. He leaned in close, staring directly into her eyes, and drawled slowly.

"So Ms. Monroe actually has a terrible temper."

"I find you much more interesting right now than when we first met."

After that, they followed the typical routine of couples heading toward an arranged marriage: they dated, set a wedding date, and signed the marriage certificate.

Except, York went out of his way to take her to Iceland to see the auroras and to the desert to stargaze.

They kissed in the desert where the stars felt close enough to touch. He proposed to her there, and they held hands making wishes at thirty thousand feet in the air beneath the glowing auroras.

When York decided to invest time in someone, he was full of wildly romantic ideas.

He personally flew a private jet just to give her the auroras as a birthday present.

She would fall asleep and wake up in the heart of the desert.