Edith nearly choked on her wine. She hurriedly covered her mouth, eyes widening in shock. A second later, warmth rushed to her cheeks, staining them a deep red.
"I—"
"I want the truth," he said calmly.
Her mind went blank. Her palms grew damp as panic set in. Zara's words from a month ago flashed through her head.
'Did she tell him everything?' she wondered.
"The thing is… I…" she stammered. "I didn't mean to upset you… I…"
Her thoughts tangled together. She was too nervous, too overwhelmed to say yes, or to deny it. She didn't even know what she was trying to explain.
"Will you marry me?" Liam asked without the slightest hesitation.
Edith sucked in a sharp breath, her ears ringing. For a moment, she thought she had misheard him. "You… want to marry me?"
He nodded without wavering. "Yes. Do you want to spend your life with me?"
A rush of emotions crashed into her all at once. This was everything she had ever wished for, yet she had never truly believed it would happen.
