However, the only thing Edmund could see in his wife's face was a pair of honest, glowing eyes.
"You are a good husband!" Primrose said enthusiastically. "I can confidently say you're twice—no, ten times better than most married men in my homeland!"
There were plenty of romantic men where she came from. But sadly, many of them were also the type who clung tightly to old-fashioned ideas about marriage.
Some even believed their wives were nothing more than property, someone who had to obey them at all times, stay quiet, and always look beautiful just to be displayed like a decoration in their homes.
Sure, most women enjoyed taking care of themselves. But when it became a demand, constant expectation, something they once loved slowly turned into something they resented.
Worse, those men knew how to pretend. They could act sweet, say all the right words, just long enough to win a woman over and lock her into a marriage without love.
