In other words, this marriage has never been infused with much emotion from the beginning, so there is no such thing as betrayal or disappointment.
As long as they can calmly acknowledge this point, they won't be bound by any irrelevant emotions.
Their relationship was inherently about mutual use, and not at all about affection.
Strictly speaking, the union between Clara Bennett and William Foster was essentially a mutually beneficial cooperative agreement.
They both had clear goals and distinct interests, which is why they chose to stand together temporarily to journey through a particular phase.
Since the original intention never included emotional exchange, and even minimal trust needed to be gradually cultivated, discussions of "genuine emotional expression" are even more baseless.
In other words, no matter what twists and turns may emerge in the future, they will function within the preset framework, never easily breaking the default principles of both parties.
