The village men grew even more hesitant.
'She can't have kids?'
'What's the difference between her and a hen that can't lay eggs?'
'Two hundred thousand for a wife like that? Are we supposed to marry her and just put her on a pedestal?'
"Shut the hell up!"
Kai, afraid the deal would fall through, sealed Faye Vaughn's mouth again.
Faye Vaughn cried so heartbrokenly, her sorrow looking completely genuine.
Even though she couldn't speak, her eyes alone were enough to convince anyone that what she had just said was the truth—
A naive young woman, ignorant of the world's cruelty, abandoned by her boyfriend because she couldn't conceive.
"We'll talk about this outside!"
Kai knew that with her acting like this, he'd never get his price. Annoyed, he pushed the other men aside and led the way out.
Once everyone was gone, the storage room fell silent.
Faye Vaughn, having bought herself a little time, began desperately sawing at the ropes.
