SWNOVELS Chapter 2
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As Skye heard the news, it felt like a bolt from the blue.
But all she could do was comfort Max with a hoarse voice, “Don’t worry. I’ll transfer twenty thousand to you right away. Arrange the treatment for Grandma first, and I’ll figure out how to cover the remaining surgery costs.”
After hanging up the phone, Skye immediately began cashing out her credit cards. Once she finished, she promptly
transferred the money to Max.
Anna Hurley had raised them, Skye and Max, on her own, enduring hardships throughout the years. Now that she had been diagnosed with cancer, Skye was determined to save Anna, no matter what.
But how could she come up with such a large sum of money? Even if she wanted to sell the house immediately, it would take some time to get the money.
She thought of borrowing money.
Skye started making phone calls, reaching out to high school and college fellows.
However, she could only gather less than ten thousand, and
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some didn’t even answer their phones.
Just when she felt helpless, an online matrimonial advertisement caught her attention.
The ad was straightforward.
The man was a company employee, willing to offer one hundred thousand dollars as a spousal gift and seeking a young and caring woman to be his companion. The only condition was that she would need to take care of the elderly in his family for six months.
Seeing the amount, Skye knew what she should do.
She couldn’t care less about whether it might be a scam.
She immediately dialed the phone number in the advertisement.
The line was busy for a while, and Skye grew anxious, fearing that someone else might snatch the money.
Finally, the call went through.
But the other side remained silent.
Skye thought it was indeed a scam and hung up the phone.
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Marino Grant, seeing his grandson remaining silent, grew so impatient that he hit him with his walking stick.
Marino ordered the young man to redial immediately.
Skye hesitated for a moment but decided to answer the call.
This time, the other person spoke.
It was a deep and magnetic voice.
“Sorry, the signal was bad earlier.”
“It’s OK.”
“Let me explain my situation first. My name is Dawn Grant. I’m 28 years old and working in the IT department at a technology company. My monthly salary is six thousand, excluding year–end bonuses. I own a fully paid house and a car for commuting, and I have no vices or bad habits.
“It’s important to note that I have a sick grandfather to take care of, so we would have to live together with him for the first six months of our marriage. And I hope that you can be a housewife. I will give you all of my salary to manage. Of course, you will have the right to work as well, but it should not affect the care of my grandfather.
“Can you fulfill these conditions?”
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Skye fell silent for a moment. Apart from giving up her job to take care of the elderly, which posed some difficulties, the other conditions seemed reasonable.
Moreover, the man didn’t insist on her being a housewife. He just wanted her to balance her responsibilities effectively.
From that perspective, the man appeared to be quite reasonable.
After considering it, Skye agreed to his conditions.
“Besides the money gift, do you have any additional requirements?”
“No,” Skye responded decisively.
Perhaps she was too decisive. It raised suspicion for Dawn. “Are you sure? Don’t you want me to share my property or…”
“No need. Pre–marital assets remain separate,” Skye answered firmly.
A moment of silence followed on the other side of the line.
Just when Skye thought there might be a signal issue, suddenly, Dawn’s deep voice came through.
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“Meet me at the City Hall entrance tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, and bring your ID.” After saying this, Dawn hung up the phone.
City Hall?
But Skye hadn’t even had a chance to ask about when she would receive the money.
Early the next morning, Skye stepped out of the door with heavy dark circles under her eyes.
She had spent the whole night without sleep because Max called again to inform her that Anna Hurley’s surgery costs would require at least two hundred thousand dollars.
She had been on the verge of making herself sick with worry throughout the entire night.
Skye even went to the hospital specifically to confirm if Max had been scammed, but seeing the surgical notice confirmed everything.
At exactly nine o’clock, Skye arrived at the entrance of City Hall.
As the holiday had just concluded, a considerable number of people had gathered at the entrance of City Hall, some getting married and others getting divorced.
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However, among the crowd, Skye immediately spotted a man. He wore a well–pressed deep blue suit that fit him perfectly, exuding an air of elegance. The collar of his shirt was slightly open, revealing a hint of his Adam’s apple. Other than a wristwatch, he wore no additional accessories. His overall appearance was simple, clean, and stylish.
His fine, slightly tousled hair curled gently, displaying an amber color in the morning light. His long and dense eyelashes partially concealed his emotions, hiding away everything he felt.
As Skye hesitated, holding the photo to confirm whether that man, who looked even better and more refined than in the picture, was her future partner, the man had already begun walking toward her.
After exchanging polite greetings, they entered City Hall together.
They sat on chairs and waited in line.
After hesitating for a while, Skye finally spoke up, “Mr. Grant, I’m sorry, but before obtaining the marriage license, may I make a small request?”
Dawn nodded. “Go ahead.”
“I would like to borrow an additional one hundred thousand dollars besides the spousal gift. Is that possible?”
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Dawn turned his head, showing some displeasure.
Recalling the scene of Marino screening the profiles, memories flashed through his mind.
“This girl has studied nursing, comes from a modest background, and has a pretty and delicate appearance. Just by looking at her face, I can tell she is someone with pure intentions…”
Pure intentions?
Skye quickly explained, “We can sign the loan agreement, and as soon as I sell the house, I can repay you. If necessary, I can also pay you interest.”
“Why didn’t you mention this on the phone yesterday?” Dawn felt like he was being tricked and started walking toward the
exit.
At the entrance, Dawn received a call from Marino.
“Did you get the marriage license?”
At that moment, Skye rushed out and showed Dawn the loan agreement, assuring him that she was really in a difficult situation and not a scammer.
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Listening to Marino’s hopeful voice, Dawn eventually relented.
Marino didn’t have much time left, and his only wish before passing away was to see Dawn married and with children…
After hanging up the phone, Dawn looked at Skye seriously and said, “First, this is not a small sum of money. I promise to do my best to help you gather it. Second, once you have the money, you must immediately repay me. Third, I don’t want there to be a next time.”
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“I promise. As soon as I sell the house, I will repay you immediately, and I won’t borrow money from you again.”
Dawn didn’t say anything more, returning to City Hall.
Soon, it was Skye and Dawn’s turn to complete the procedures. Throughout the process, Dawn was constantly sending messages, busy with something unknown.
After completing the procedures, Dawn said he had to return. to the company and asked Skye to go home and pack up. She would have to move into his house.
Then Dawn hailed a taxi and left.
Skye felt like maybe she had gone too far, taking one hundred thousand dollars as a spousal gift and borrowing another one hundred thousand dollars.
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But now, she had no better option.
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Dawn took a taxi and got out at an intersection, heading toward a black Bentley parked by the roadside.
As he walked, he made a phone call, instructing his butler to immediately remove all the valuable furniture and decorations from his grandfather’s house and replace them with common old furniture found in the market.
He also told the butler to buy a second–hand car for less than twenty thousand dollars.
Sitting in the car, he took off the diamond watch worth over two million on his wrist.
He double–checked and realized that apart from his suit and phone, he didn’t have anything particularly valuable on him.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Skye had no idea that she had just obtained a marriage license with a billionaire.
She went to the real estate agency, posted the house for sale online, and quickly went to her company.
As soon as she entered the office, she saw Rainie gossiping with the company receptionist.