My Husband's Double Identity
drove Carsten off to the shopping mal
ine initially planned to buy him designer threads
ten to the bustling night market,
awked their wares, from sizzling noodles to succulent f
sphere for Carsten, whose routine dicta
of red wine, a delve into the intricacies of finance
usly out of place, making him rue the agreement to marry
iar terrain as he contemplated his father's
ials and chose two sets of spor
od bargain by
"This stall is the last refuge for cloth
inful look, asked, "You
frained from admonishing his p
to make a fool o
all, deeply inve
conomy is challenging, but given your current financial
icky, and acknowledging her gesture,
tled the bill, telling the vendor, "Madam, t
rties, gazed intently at Carsten a
n your husband? He's
of night market peddling, had never b
e actors adorned in
in front of her
njoyed looking at him, he felt uneasy when t
clothes and seized Nadine
sion to prying eyes,
d walked away did
elt a man's touch w
and the intrusion into her per
hand, conveying a hint of anger. "I don't appreciate
rejection, questioned himself sil
o welcome his closene
y tone, he said,
ave work tomorrow
everal alleys to a modes
hen at her, Carsten couldn't hide hi
n, like his earlier aversion
nt, the reality of his financial downtur
had seized both his vehicle an
e had no right
o reproach him, Nadine mainta
wned endowed with lush surroundings, vigilant sec
e more th
e of servants, from drivers, private nutriti
tensible bankruptcy, he op
s may not be optimal, at least you have shelter. I doubt you'd choose this if alternatives were available
hospitality," Carsten said,
s father and committed t
dom, he had
ment was too s
, and a living room, the entire space was dwarfed
n, he masked his di
m, he gallantly offe
m, and Carsten endured the
ine stirred, her thoughts
e one hundred thousa
her with a deposit, but lending it all
money to decorate her
. She'd always hoped to provide herself with a nice ap
ive him the money int
eally know Carsten. Wa
uggle made her w
ready up, preparing a sim
commotion, joined her at t
a small amount of vegetables and the other w
heir physical exertion, Nadine ga
ut adhering to yesterday's conversation, refrained from any
retorted, savoring her noo
observ
s while eating
some less-than-ele
rance in front of him
't have to make a
nting themselves to him ex
ed to Nadine's di
rled his fork, lifting noodles and ignoring the less-than-m
e, Nadine posed a direct question. "Mr.
Carsten was
e one hundred thous
ed a lie. "My company faced closure, and I mus
d, "Provide your account details.
rsten put down his fork and looked at her. "Financially
d throughout the night, h
but her decision to marry Carsten
r yearning for companionship, a shared
human, a
or her to support and go with him
ttle child. They saw her as a burden an
left her when she was
endured the cruelest abandonments imag
f Carsten coul
their dismissal. Find a new job, and start afresh
oiced his concern, "Are
what?" She
n away with
re else could you possibly go?"