Publishedat 8th of October 2019 09:50:12 AMChapter 140
After a long day at work, Chamberlain returned home to accompany his wife as he should or coerced into carrying out his duties as a married man .
Lena had just taken a warm bath when he returned . Her hair was held high in a bun, and the towel clung to her moist skin .
The first thing he saw when he entered his room was his wife drying her face with a towel . She had another towel wrapped around her, it wasn"t long enough so her long legs were in view .
"I"m sorry, I didn"t know you were… . " He quickly turned around wanting to leave the room .
She glanced at him before speaking, "We"re married it doesn"t matter . "
Though she sounded casual, like she did not mind her thumping heart and red face said otherwise .
Chamberlain was stomped for words, "Are all women like this?" He wondered .
As a married couple, they were still strangers . It did not matter the story the media concocted with the backing of his father . The truth remains that they did not interact much .
A few years prior, he a.s.sumed it was a joke and did not take it seriously nonetheless, he has been tied down by this joke .
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All of a sudden he learns they were childhood sweethearts . In what universe?
He has interacted more with Carl than his said wife and proclaimed childhood sweetheart .
He was sure the media did not know she called him brother . He had never seen her as nothing more than his sister too .
It"s not like they can actually do anything if they knew except with the backing of their enemies of course .
Chamberlain could not help but be stiff around her . He hurriedly left the bedroom .
What could he say in reply? He found it ridiculous but he was not going to start any fight with her or even ask for divorce because it was a crucial time for his family .
Besides, did he really care? He has grown accustomed to seeing arranged marriage, to him the concept of love and romance was a silly dream for the naive and common man .
However, his mother told him that love was commitment not just feelings . May be if he went along with it, those feelings might eventually grow?
Otherwise… well, whatever the case, it does not matter . He is married and divorce is not an option .
Statistically speaking, divorce rate was extremely low . It is highly abhorred in the country especially in high society . And divorcees hardly ever got remarried . It was especially bad for the women .
No parent wants his child married to a man who could not commit to the wedding vows . It did not matter the reason for the divorce .
As for the women, they were seen as "spent" .
No man wants a spent woman .
Was it high moral thinking? He was not sure . He had previously heard about a man who found out his girlfriend was a divorcee, he asked her if she was a virgin . She asked why did that matter and his reply was he could not introduce a spent woman to his parents .
Divorce has with it, it"s own baggage . The red tape made it even more difficult to successfully get a divorce .
You would have to spend one year to get the whole process done .
The main reason why divorce rate was low is that the Civil Affairs Bureau would give you rules to live by in a period of six months to rekindle your love . If it fails, then the main process for divorce begins and it takes another six months .
The only exception would be domestic violence . Where proven, within a month, the marriage will be dissolved .
After a while, he returned to the room . Lena was sitting with a book in hand . As he entered the room, she raised her head .
She was unsure of what to expect, however she felt expectant for some reason .
Her mother had previously educated her on the duties of the wife . Now they were actually married everything felt surreal to her .
The first problem though was that she did not know how to act or communicate with him . They were so close yet far apart .
"Brother . . . . " She stuttered . Because she was nervous, she had called him brother again .
Hearing her say brother made him feel guilty that was why he asked her not to call him that anymore . He wasn"t even sure why he felt guilty . They were not blood related .
It wasn"t even his fault why they were in stuck in this fiasco called marriage .
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Chamberlain sighed, "I hope you don"t actually call me brother in public . "
She lowered her head, "Sorry… I was just nervous . "
"Nervous about what? We"ve been sharing a room for over a week now and you"re nervous . "
Her face heated, she lowered her head even further to hide her embarra.s.sment . "We weren"t married then . " She replied as be she steepled her fingers .
Chamberlain felt like he was talking to a child . She was an adult, yet her head was lowered and she was playing with her fingers as she spoke to him .
He ruffled his hair then he sighed, "Calm down, I won"t do anything to you . "
For some reason, she felt both disappointed and relieved .
She wasn"t ready to do anything untoward but her friends also said that men are beast and they only think about s.e.x . Most of the time they"re insatiable but that was their own way of showing they were interested in you .
Did that mean her husband was not interested in her? Was she lacking?