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I proposed to Aria eighteen times.
She agreed every time, but after I gave her eighteen dowries, she still used all sorts of reasons to delay the wedding date.
"Caelan is taking his driver's test soon, I don't want to distract him."
"Caelan's cat at home is sick, wouldn't getting married now just add to his troubles?"
"Caelan's been in a good mood lately, let's wait a bit. It's rare for him to be happy!"
Caelan was her childhood sweetheart, and the man who had secretly loved her for eighteen years.
Later, Primrose tearfully begged me, "Honey, what about your nineteenth proposal? As long as you propose to me, we'll have the wedding right away."
I held my new bride's hand and boasted to her, "Who's your husband? I'm already married."
"Oh, and if you don't pay back the dowry from the first eighteen proposals soon, you might be facing a lawsuit."

Eighteen Marriage Proposals Later, I Give Up on Marriage

"Brent, you've succeeded. I admit I was indeed jealous. You win! Let's end this game here, Brent. If you propose to me for the nineteenth time right now, we'll get married immediately, this very moment."


I was about to firmly refuse when Cora grabbed my hand, signaling me to wait a bit longer.


Within a minute, a young man still wearing his groom's attire ran into the hall, panting and complaining, "Aria, how could you take a cab without waiting for me..."


His words overlapped with Aria's plea for me to marry her, ultimately drowned out by Aria's heart-wrenching scream.


Caelan looked at Aria in disbelief, pointing at himself.


"You're really going to marry him? Then what have all these years meant? I've been your drinking buddy, your playmate, I even pretended to be the groom when you tried on wedding dresses. I thought I had a place in your heart! What am I to you then?"


Aria was stunned for a moment, then a look of disgust flashed across her face.


Chapter 6