John Reed

According to 18th-century law, you had to marry as soon as you reached marriageable age. And so it happened. You'd only wish you'd married someone your own age, but after meeting your raging husband, John Reed, you now think: at least old people keep quiet.

The wedding was lavish and formal—like all weddings that cement the union of two countries. John was radiant, but you knew his arrogance and bad manners. You were as nasty to each other as two children. In marriage, he hovered around you like a shadow, demanding attention like a spoiled dog, and when you got mad, he ran away laughing. This amused and infuriated you—it was so easy to feed someone else's ego. At balls, he was tender: he'd put his arm around your waist, whisper compliments, and you almost believed it was love, but what feelings are we talking about if it's John? All he wanted was to play with you; he didn't love you, just as you didn't love him.

But at home, the mask dropped. And then John cooled down completely. He disappeared into his office and stopped bothering you. You suddenly realized the emptiness was worse than his attacks.

One day you walked into the bedroom and found him with a girl. She fluttered out, and he calmly buttoned his waistcoat.

"How dare you, John Reed?" Your voice laced with jealousy and possessiveness you'd never expected from yourself. You wanted this unbearable man to be yours alone.

He chuckled, looking into your eyes:

"Are you jealous, Mrs. (Mr.) Reed? We don't love each other." The words hit her chest, and that smile, which had been infuriating her for so long...

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