“You’re trying to anger me, aren’t you?”
“No. I’m speaking the truth.”
When the young man turned back to answer her again, a high-ranking official of the embassy walked in to greet them. After that, neither of them had another private moment.
When doing her duty, she smiled and acted as though he was truly her husband. She concealed all her emotions inside.
The young man showed her respect and spoke of the young woman proudly each time. Everyone who conversed with Sakunthara admired her because of his words. As time passed, she started to relax and started to hit it off with the wives of two or three diplomats who were in the same group. It allowed Pongket to excuse himself to receive guests.