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I tracked down Dashiell's pure love Melody, whose reputation was already in tatters by then.

No dance company or school would take her, and she had a child to look after.

I had someone advise her, saying that Dashiell could still earn over ten grand a month, so marrying him would at least spare her from chasing money.

At first, she kept insisting they were true love, until I threw out evidence of Dashiell's entanglement with Emily. Only then did she face reality.

I told her we could persuade Dashiell to go for artificial insemination.

She was smart, immediately grasping the meaning behind my words.

Word is she started with Dashiell's mom and sister, winning them over and expressing her willingness to have a baby with Dashiell through artificial insemination, to continue the Carlisle family line.

The result was her successfully marrying Dashiell.

But this was only the first step of the plan.