There had been signs for a while, but she'd been so blinded by so-called love that she'd intentionally ignored them. It was all just waiting to erupt the moment she came to her senses.
"Of course, what really made me extremely uncomfortable was how soon after we met, they started hinting about marriage, both overtly and subtly. Eventually, they dropped the act altogether and told me straight up that it would be my 'blessing' to marry their son. They said there would be no bride price, but my dowry couldn't be a penny short. Not only would I have to provide a car worth over one hundred thousand, but I'd also have to pay for the several hundred thousand in renovation fees for their new house—for free."
