Proposal / Original Title: the MOON for LAVINIA (Harlequin Master Peace MP 70 BETTY NEELS Collection)

[Machine Translation] Lavinia works as a nurse in England and her dream is to live with her sister, who was taken in by her aunt after the death of their parents. She wants to get rid of her aunt, who has been hard on her and her sisters, as soon as possible. Lavinia took the plunge and moved to the Netherlands, where she could work under better conditions. She is worried about leaving her sister behind, but she will bring her back here when she gets settled. At her new workplace, she met Professor Ter Bafinck, an authority on pathology. With his handsome appearance and gentle personality, he is the object of admiration among women. Lavinia is elated when the professor invites her to dinner, but she is perplexed when he eventually asks her to marry him. But when he asks her to marry him, Lavinia is at a loss. But when he asks her to marry him, she is perplexed. What he wants is a marriage of convenience and friendship, not romance...

イギリスで看護師として働くラヴィニアの夢は、両親亡きあと伯母に引き取られた妹と、また一緒に暮らすこと。自分たち姉妹につらく当たる伯母と早く縁を切りたいのだ。ラヴィニアは思いきって、好条件で働けるオランダに渡った。妹を残してきたのは心配だけれど、落ち着いたらこちらに呼び寄せよう。新しい勤務先には、病理学の権威テル・バフィンク教授がいた。端整な容貌と優しい人柄で、女性たちの憧れの的だ。そんな教授から食事に誘われ、ラヴィニアは天にも昇る思いだったが、やがて「結婚しないか?」と言われて戸惑う。彼が望むのは、恋愛感情を交えない便宜的な友情結婚だったから...。