The Engagement
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Last published Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Sofia Maria Sanchez is the youngest daughter of the Sanchez family in the Philippines and an heiress to the Sanchez Family's property with her older brother, Richard. But the only problem in her way is her weak heart and frail body.
James Thompson is the only son of George Thompson, chairman of Thompson Industries in Norway. He is the CEO of the company and one of the most eligible men in Europe. Everyone wants him but he wants no one.
What if the two of them become engaged to one another?
She thinks by doing this, she is doing her duty as a daughter. He is doing this because of his father and because he doesn't want her to fall into the wrong hands.
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