“I do?”

“Have you ever been in love?”

Again, Jane shook her head. All she had wanted to do was to study hard so she could leave the Harrison household — not a relationship.

A laugh escaped Ethan.

“You said you didn’t want to divorce me”, he said.

“But not out of duty — you want to be my wife because you fell for me. You like it when I kiss and hug you… and you kissed me back… that means you have feelings for me”.

“Oh”, she was stunned; he seemed to understand her better than herself. Initially, staying by his side had been a matter of responsibility and...