Rosalie said depressedly, “River and I have just confirmed our relationship. We should have a proper dating period. I don’t want to get married so quickly.”

After a short pause, she said, “The soonest we can get married is still March.

“There’s no way I’ll want to get married within these two months.”

If it were not for her parents and grandfather being anxious about her turning thirty next year, Rosalie would have wanted to date River for about two years before discussing marriage.

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