When I was younger, I wasn’t the most social person. I didn’t have many close friends. Sophia was one of the few I truly connected with.

Her lifelong goal was simple. She just wanted to marry an old man and become a wealthy widow. I had no reason to shatter that dream now that she was so close to making it a reality.

I could already picture her reaction if she ever found out that the rich old man she had carefully chosen ended up bankrupt. She would be ...