Maybe this marriage isn't so bad after all.
Still, as she considered his actions, she couldn't ignore the faint regret she had seen in his eyes before he turned away. She had caught it, just a flicker, but it was there. His strict code of discipline didn't excuse the slap, and it seemed he wasn't entirely at peace with it either.
Her resolve solidified. "I'll have to talk to him about this. His respect for me is clear, but I can't ignore his methods. They can't stay this way, not if we're going to make this fake marriage work."
For now, though, she allowed herself to relax and eat. The shadows of the incident remained, but so did a small, undeniable warmth from the way Chibuzor had stood up for her. Even in a fake marriage, that had to count for something.
