Secret Marriage With Her Friend

Eliana Reed and I had been dating for eight years. I proposed to her countless times, but she never said yes.

She claimed my family was too wealthy. She was terrified people would think she was a social climber or that she was only after my money.

Whenever I brought it up too often, she would get angry. "How do you think people will look at me if I marry you now? Do I not have any pride? If someone wants to be a trophy wife, let them, but it won't be me!" she would snap.

So, I focused on bein