"I'm too busy working to even think about marriage."
"Don't you know that old woman? She thinks our life is for the family. You don't have that much time left to live freely, you know."
Her face showed she was thoroughly enjoying teasing him. Elara simply continued to finish her cigarette. She threw the butt outside the window and started the engine.
The gentle vibration made Melina straighten up from leaning her body against the car.
As she threw her cigarette on the ground and crushed it with her shoe, she casually remarked, "You're not avoiding marriage because you're seeing someone now, are you?"
"I told you, there's no such person in my life."
"Good then. And even if there was, you still need to get married."
"Why?"
"Think about how much they've fed and housed you all this time, Elara. You need to fulfill your role as the Holloway properly." She paused, watching Elara outside the window.
"Or are you trying to get pregnant with two alpha children?"
