The Ninth Bride (Samantha and Finley) novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Do You Want To Stay?
Samantha met Finley's inquisitive gaze and suddenly had a realization. She didn't know what to say because even though she hadn't accepted the money from John Dean, her wicked stepmother and good sister had.

In a way, she had indirectly received John's money as well.

However, she was determined to make both her wicked stepmother and Amy return the money to John.

Samantha held Finley tightly and said, "I understand that you won't believe me no matter what I say now, but I will prove it to you with actions. I married you willingly without any coercion. Finley, can I stay?"

Finley had lived for over twenty years and had never experienced such treatment before, let alone being embraced by a woman. Every woman who saw his true face would be scared away by him.

Now, the woman in his arms expressed her desire to stay. He smiled coldly in his heart and suddenly grabbed her wrist before speaking in a cold tone, "Do you truly want to stay?"

Samantha nodded vigorously. "Yes."

"Remove the mask from my face, then."

Samantha knew that Finley wanted her to remove the mask from his face to discourage her, but she wasn't afraid. To her, the terrifying thing was not an unattractive appearance but rather human nature.

In her past life, if she had understood this earlier, she wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state. Fortunately, she had been given a chance to start over.

She raised her hand slowly and placed it on his face. Then, she removed the mask, revealed a decayed face in front of her eyes, and fearlessly met his gaze. He hoped to find a look of fear in her eyes, but there was none.

On the contrary, she even touched his decaying face gently.

Finley suddenly grabbed Samantha's hand. "Aren't you afraid?"