The marriage certificate—which bears the government’s seal—contained the names of Timothy Barker and Samantha Larsson, the bridegroom and bride respectively.

The marriage certificate was effective proof of their marriage.

Everyone was shocked, and Samantha, doubly so.

She looked at the marriage certificate on the big screen and her black pupils continued to shrink even more. When she got married, she never went to any government department and merely signed a document. As a result, she ...