“I’m offering you a chance to give birth to my heir, Nastya. You want a child—so why bring it into the world from some unknown person from a test tube, if you can do it with me?”
“Are you out of your mind, Tsaritsyn?”
My traitorous heart does a somersault in my chest.
“— To be with you? No way!”
“Think, Asya. It’s a profitable deal. I know that a healthy child will be born from you, and in return I’ll provide him with a solid financial backing. Teachers earn too little—especially the ones… who will be fired soon!”—Tsaritsyn adds threateningly.
“— You wouldn’t dare! He disappeared when she was so badly needed. He crushed her feelings and forever taught her not to trust men. And now he’s back in her life again with a scandalous offer—one you really want to accept.”