Liberty caught the implication and asked with delight, “So you're planning to register your marriage with Mr. Fletcher ahead of schedule? Weren’t you going to date and fall in love properly before getting married?”

That was what Caroline had originally said—to date Darren first, experience the sweetness of love, and only then consider marriage. After all, no matter how good a marriage was, it could never match the sweetness of courtship.

How many couples started out deeply in love, only to have their feelings gradually worn away by the burdens of life and the trivialities of daily living after marriage?

Caroline replied, “We've been together for so long now, our feelings are already deep enough.

“Dating and romance can still happen after marriage. Look at your sister Serenity. Didn’t she fall in love after getting married? Now, who would dare say she isn’t happily married to Zachary?”

“At least Darren and I have real feelings for each other. It’s not some impulsive decision. I bel