"what?" She turned to him

"I'll pay you" he said

"After quitting your job as my secretary, I'm sure you are low on cash because you haven't gotten another job" he said

Annoyingly, he was right. She hadn't gotten another job and she had spent quarter of her savings. She didn't know when she would have time to get another job because of her sudden pregnancy. But what was he trying to say?

"You don't have to stay shackled to this marriage for long. We'll be married for just three years until the baby is grown. It'll be a contract marriage"

Contract marriage? Luke was offering to pay her to...