Forced to Marry the Sickly Billionaire Novel – Forced into Marriage “Serena, can you stop being so selfish!” “Marrying Mr. Lucas Shaw is an honor for you! What right do you have to refuse?” Summers Villa. Mr. Summers slammed the bowl and chopsticks in his hand heavily on the table, sternly scolding the girl sitting opposite to him, who was silently hanging her head. The Summers Family was a third-tier prominent family in S city, which had also seen its glorious days, but later gradually declined.
Now they were on the brink of bankruptcy. Recently, word got out that the old master of the Shaw Family was arranging a marriage for his ailing grandson, Lucas Shaw, and it piqued Mr. Summers’ interest. The Shaw Family was the top financial family of Corland; if they could become in-laws with the Shaw Family, it would only be a matter of time before the Summers Family rose again! The vast dining room was silent. Serena put down her bowl and chopsticks, her clear and distinct eyes looking straight at Mr. Summers.
As if she could see through the greed and vain thoughts at the bottom of a person’s heart. “Why me? Why not Grace?” As soon as these words came out, everyone’s face around the dining table stiffened. A trace of embarrassment flashed across Mr. Summers’ face, “Your sister is not in good health, how can she marry and bring joy to someone else?” On the side, Mrs. Summers chimed in: “Grace already has a marriage arrangement with the Parker Family, and now only you can help our family.” “Sister, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. Blame me, mom and dad are doing all this for me,” Grace’s eyes suddenly filled with tears, her pitiful look drawing a wave of sympathy from Mr. and Mrs. Summers.
A bitter smile appeared on Serena’s face, and her long eyelashes trembled lightly, casting a shadow on her eyelids. Her cheek was so pale and delicate, it hardly seemed real. Grace gazed at Serena’s face, her heart filled with almost uncontrollable jealousy. Despite having lived in that filthy countryside for so many years, Serena’s skin was even more delicate and fairer than hers, which was meticulously cared for. From afar, she resembled an exquisite and perfect doll in a display window.
Perfect, without a single flaw. Suddenly, something came to her mind, and the frowned brows of Grace immediately relaxed. No matter how pretty, what difference would it make? In just a few days, she would be going to the Shaw Family to bring joy. Everyone in S city knew that Mr. Lucas Shaw was bedridden, nearly on his last breath. It was said that Lucas Shaw was cold, indifferent, and quick-tempered, and none who offended him ended well.
Once Serena married into the Shaw Family, who could say for sure how she might die. With this thought, Grace’s previously gloomy mood instantly turned cheerful, “Sister, our family is nearly bankrupt, only a marriage alliance with the Shaw Family can save us.” A hint of sarcasm flashed in Serena’s eyes, “So I should sacrifice myself to fulfill your needs?” These were the biological parents she had been yearning for nineteen years. Greedy and selfish. Willing to trade their own daughter’s lifelong happiness for benefits. Serena was lost by accident when she was one year old and was only found a month ago. During those nineteen years, she had imagined countless times what her biological parents would be like.
She thought her parents would love her like those parents who dote on their children on the news, but after returning she found… soon after she went missing, they went to the orphanage and adopted a girl. That girl was Grace. For nineteen years, Grace had completely replaced Serena’s place in the Summers Family. Parents, brothers, fiancé… Without exception. Mrs. Summers’ lips parted slightly to speak, but then she heard Serena’s clear and pleasant voice slowly rise. “I agree.” “Really?” Mr. Summers’ eyes lit up, anger on his face instantly dissipating, and the look in his eyes towards Serena became more satisfied. “It’s good that you’ve thought it through, the Shaw Family will definitely not treat you unfairly.” Mrs. Summe