It had becclear that Helen had only wanted Lilith to give birth to a child for the Schaffer family.
Elliot's expression darkened and Ben immediately shot a look at his mother.
"Of course, that is if the worst scenahappens. Naturally, | want Lilith and Ben to cherish one another and grow old together.
Ben, if Lilith agrees to marry you, you have to treat her well. If you dare to mistreat her, your father and | will beat ssense into
you even if Elliot doesn’t say anything!"
"I know," Ben said before looking over at Lilith. "Lilith, | know that you are way out of my league, but | promise to care for you with
all | have once we get married. The reason that I've called Elliot along today is that | want him to stand witness to my promise as
well. If | mistreat you or upset you in the future, you can punishhowever you want."
Lilith blushed.
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Despite his age, Ben was not shy to make romantic promises, and Lilith's heart leaped in joy over his words. The frustration she felt
after arguing with Elliot instantly faded.
Noticing the sheepish look on her face, Ben immediately pulled out the ring he had prepared and presented it to her while getting
on one knee. "Lilith, marry me!"
Lilith stared at the blinding, enormous diamond on the ring that symbolized Ben's determination.
She kept a leveled head earlier when she mentioned that people get married in the heat of a moment, and now, she felt herself
wavering.
There was not a woman on earth who was capable of resisting such a temptation.
After a brief moment of hesitation, she finally said, "Okay."
Ben immediately took the ring out of the box and put it on Lilith’s middle finger.
"Do you like it? | asked my colleagues’ help to pick this out. You might not like the style of it so we can pick our wedding ring later
on ourselves." Ben sat back down on his chair and whispered to Lilith.
"Oh... I like this kind of ring better. More lasting."
"Whatever you like."
After lunch, Elliot drove away. His heart wavered at the sight of Ben :c&:ULY; Lilith fawning over one another earlier.
He kept thinking back to the sweet moments he had shared with Avery. During the times when they were deeply in love with one
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In Starry River Villa, Avery went to pick flowers from the garden and placed them in a vase after lunch.
The screen on her phone lit up, and she took off her gloves to pick up her phone. She saw a photo of Lilith's hand with an
enormous diamond ring on it.
Avery immediately replied.
[Ben proposed to you?]
[Yep. He said he invited both my family and his to meet for lunch. | thought it was really just a meal, but he proposed to me.
[Congratulations! It's a beautiful diamond ring!]
[I argued with Elliot today. He toldto think it through so that | won't regret it. His words provokedand | ended up accepting
Ben's proposal.]