Chapter 470

Eric explained Sage's situation, "Her family's initial plan was for her to get married and for her to request a betrothal gift to pay for her mother's medical bills. While Sage wanted her mother to get better, she didn't want to sacrifice herself. "Somehow, she heard we were hiring people to be sent abroad for training. She heard about the high salary, so she volunteered." In the beginning, Eric didn't have the opportunity to tell us all this. When Sage was in the room, he thought it was inappropriate to discuss these things in front of her, so he waited until now to fill us in on the details. Eric continued, "As for the allowance, we've already sent it to her. She used that money to pay her mother's medical bills and lied that it was a betrothal gift from her husband, but on the condition that she move in to live with him. "Sage had said that to assess her family's attitudes, but they all told her to move in with her husband and be careful not to cross him. From that, she saw tha