nishidurani
I was partially expecting them to address the awkwardness between their earlier encounter but this makes total sense. This question has been eating at Marianne from the beginning, why marry her. It was further exacerbated upon discovering that he had not obtained ownership of any of her father's stores thus begging the question even further. Though I reallllllllllly wanted them to be an official (or should I say real? true?) item, well done author. I'm mildly glad that the year/s of tension between them could be resolved before they delve deeper into their feelings for one another.