A Deal With the Devil

"Sophia White has always been the one I've loved."A sentence and an escape from a wedding turns Elderstone's most renowned socialite, Shirley Weiss, into a joke. The only thing she's gotten in exchange for the past six years of her life is an apology.She smiles faintly. "I know he'll come back, but I don't want to wait anymore."Her father is comatose after an accident, and an enemy pushes her into a corner so she can usurp her position.To protect the company her father put his heart and soul into establishing, Shirley marries herself off to a man who is feared by everyone in Elderstone. Everyone says he's cruel and heartless, but he turns out to be clingy and defensive. He's also great at identifying fake bitches.What's the happiest thing that could happen in this world?