When…when did my mother say that?

“We cannot afford her getting married to an unknown man.

And, I need a way to control her, to watch her. So, getting married to you is the only way. If she marries you, she would be completely under our control, we will not need to worry about an outsider trying to take the properties.

And even if she later discovers that her mother gave me the property papers and everything in the Harnes name still belonged to her, it would be too late because she would already be married to you at that time. Meaning everything belongs to her and you. You should...