Why did he suddenly get married? Did he love her?

Marriage and children are paths that everyone eventually walks. Two years ago, Madam Foster had urged him to settle down, though he hadn’t intended to marry. Yet, after endless badgering, he recalled this long-standing engagement. When he proposed, offering to honor the arrangement, it wasn’t his first time meeting Lilith.

He had done his research beforehand. Lilith was well-behaved, obedient to her parents, even ...