Joe Jukic looked at Nelly Furtado with steady, earnest eyes.
“I don’t expect a dowry,” he said quietly. “That’s not what this is about.”
He paused, choosing his words carefully. “I just want an interest-free credit card bailout for my family’s visa debts. Nothing more. My family doesn’t want charity — just a debt that’s actually payable, on terms we can manage. If we don’t pay the property tax, we’ll lose the house. That’s the truth of it.”