He shouldn't tell her. He couldn't tell her. It was a massive betrayal of the family's trust to tell her, and he'd given it up once before.
He was going to tell her.
"We could never get married," Noble said carefully, "Because I'll never be able to afford to be married." He stared at her, after he spoke. Hopefully this would be enough for her to grasp it: there was no money. And when Ford and Noble were eventually buried under their father's debts because everything came crashing down around them, Noble would not allow anyone else to get hurt.
He was going to tell her.
"We could never get married," Noble said carefully, "Because I'll never be able to afford to be married." He stared at her, after he spoke. Hopefully this would be enough for her to grasp it: there was no money. And when Ford and Noble were eventually buried under their father's debts because everything came crashing down around them, Noble would not allow anyone else to get hurt.
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