{"id":17648,"date":"2026-01-23T11:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=17648"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:49:46","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-4318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-4318\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 4318"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n<p>If Feng Ruo was innocent, then wasn\u2019t Kathryn just as innocent?<\/p>\n<p>What angered Feng Yue the most wasn\u2019t just that her daughter had been switched at birth\u2014it was that the people who took her didn\u2019t even treat her well. If they had shown her daughter just a little kindness, she wouldn\u2019t have hated them so much.<\/p>\n<p>Other people\u2019s daughters grew up spoiled, surrounded by wealth and luxury, while her own daughter suffered abuse and was nearly sold off. How could any mother not be filled with hatred after learning the truth?<\/p>\n<p>Zheng Hua\u2019s voice interrupted her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh Qing, you\u2019re about to get your marriage certificate. I assume you\u2019ve already set the date. Don\u2019t let Dad hold you up\u2014just hurry up and give me the betrothal money. Once you do, I\u2019ll head back home immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t come looking for you again this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn scoffed internally.<\/p>\n<p>Once she got married and moved away from Jiangcheng, her father would have a hard time finding her. He wouldn\u2019t see her unless she wanted him to.<\/p>\n<p>She looked at him coldly. \u201cIsn\u2019t the betrothal money supposed to be for me? Traditionally, when a woman gets married, the money belongs to her. I didn\u2019t even ask my dad for a dowry, so how does he have the nerve to demand my betrothal money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zheng Hua\u2019s face darkened. \u201cBetrothal money is given to the parents. When parents are financially stable, they don\u2019t take their daughter\u2019s money\u2014they give it back to her. But I\u2019m already in my seventies. I can\u2019t work anymore, and I have no income.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive your betrothal money to your father. It will serve as my retirement fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn\u2019s expression remained cold. \u201cI\u2019ve already given Dad living expenses. I know exactly how much money he has. Not just for one year\u2014what he has now is enough to last at least three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe betrothal money Pedro gave me is mine. I\u2019m not giving it to anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t force me. If you try, I\u2019ll have someone drag you out of here.\u201d Her tone turned sharp. \u201cDad, I suggest you leave now before you make me angry again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She leaned in slightly, her voice laced with a quiet threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you still care about your three sons? Do you want them to come out of this alive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you push me too far, you\u2019ll have no one left to support you in your old age. And as for the money you\u2019ve saved\u2026 if I want it back, I have plenty of ways to make that happen. Believe it or not, I could leave you homeless and starving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zheng Hua\u2019s face turned pale. His expression shifted from anger to fear in an instant.<\/p>\n<p>Thaksin.<\/p>\n<p>This daughter of his was ruthless\u2014capable of anything.<\/p>\n<p>But after rushing over early in the morning and returning empty-handed, Zheng Hua was unwilling to give up.<\/p>\n<p>After a moment, his expression softened, and he spoke to Kathryn in a coaxing tone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh Qing, Dad isn\u2019t asking for much. Just give me another million. I promise I won\u2019t bother you again this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have much money left. I\u2019ve spent nearly everything running around for your three brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe living expenses you give me really aren\u2019t enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh Qing, your mother left you so much property. A million is nothing to you\u2014it\u2019s like a single dollar to others. Are you really unwilling to spare even one dollar for your father?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn didn\u2019t say a word. She turned, got into the car, and pulled off her bag.<\/p>\n<p>After rummaging through it for a while, she realized she didn\u2019t have a single one-dollar bill. The smallest cash she had was a five-dollar bill.<\/p>\n<p>Without hesitation, she took out the five-dollar bill and handed it to Zheng Hua.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still willing to give you a dollar, Dad. Here, you asked for one dollar, so I\u2019m giving you five. No need to give me change\u2014consider it a little extra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zheng Hua\u2019s face darkened. \u201cKathryn, I asked for a million, not a dollar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just said you wanted a dollar, didn\u2019t you?\u201d Kathryn smirked. \u201cSo I\u2019m giving you one. No\u2014five, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t want it? Then don\u2019t accuse me of being disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pulled her hand back, stuffed the money back into her wallet, and looked him straight in the eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad, don\u2019t you know who I am by now? Do you really think you can get the betrothal money from me?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Feng Ruo was innocent, then wasn\u2019t Kathryn just as innocent? 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