Harry Hall suddenly made this request, leaving Helen Melendy utterly stunned once again.
"If I take care of you, Elly Campbell can spend more time on herself and her family. This way, wouldn't you be relieving her of a burden?"
He tried to persuade Helen Melendy from Elly Campbell's perspective, though he himself wasn't holding much hope that Helen would actually agree to marry him.
Originally, he had stopped mentioning the engagement between them out of fear that pushing her would drive her further away.
But now, with Elly suddenly in trouble, she would surely blame herself, feeling like she's been a burden. Could he perhaps "seize the opportunity"?
Harry felt that his thinking was somewhat wrong, yet he also thought this was a great chance.
After all, no matter whom she eventually marries, it does not bring him peace unless she marries him.
Seeing her in a daze and silent, Harry had no choice but to suppress his eagerness and continue persuading patiently:
