"You don't have to love me." Brian, her husband, was told that on their wedding night. Brian, who has a lover, expected to be the one to declare to his wife, "I will never love you"—a common trope in popular novels. He can't hide his utter confusion.

This is the story of a married couple that began with an arranged marriage. The wife tolerates her husband's lover, while the husband, perplexed by her acceptance, finds himself growing curious about his wife.

This story was born from the thought, "Perhaps this kind of love is also valid."