Chapter 14
The Bernards
Aline and Charles Bernard were one of the most successful couples in the world.
They knew each other since they were children, and their parents knew each other as well. They're marriage had been arranged since they were born and so they were told that they were the only people they would be marrying in the future.
The children didn't understand much of it, they just knew that this person was really important to them and their family. And so with the urging of their respective families, they spent most of their time with each other.
As they grew up, they grew even closer. And it was around those ages they finally understood what their parents had told them.
They were going to get married once they would be of age.
They didn't have many complaints. They really did love each other. They only had each other when both their parents prioritized work and appearances instead of them. They thought that was how a family should be since it's how both their families were.
So they strived to be successful.
Charles created Bernard Co.
Aline created the fashion magazine, Neutré.
And everyone would envy such a couple, successful and in love.
They would envy even more when they had a beautiful ger as a son who grew up popular and successful.
Throughout the years of their marriage, their love simmered down a little.
They're love was no longer of a husband and wife, but of respect and care of the partner who accompanied them throughout their lives.
So they stayed together, being the perfect couple as their parents would've wanted them.
But then the next step would be to arrange a partner for their son.
They would've arranged him with marriage when he was younger too, but the boy was so antisocial that they hesitated on picking a partner for him who may disagree because of his personality.
And that's when they heard of Cheng Chenyi, a man who almost never interacted with anyone in public aside from work.
This kind of man who prioritized work would do well with their antisocial son.
They reached out to him and told them of their plans.
Cheng Chenyi gets an heir, and they get wealth and connections. It was a perfect plan, the Bernards thought.
So they agreed.
Ian would be married to Chenyi for a year before having a child, then after four years they would divorce whenever Chenyi wanted to but must not remain married so Ian can return to the family and working for Neutré.
What they didn't understand was why these plans had changed.
Chenyi seemed to love Ian, and somehow the Ian they knew who always distanced himself from people also loved Chenyi. And the two loved Wenduo as well.
Chenyi wants Ian to stay with him and their family.
This wasn't the perfect plan they had.
It was all ruined.
This Author wants to say something:
...Do not be like the Bernards— I REPEAT, DO NOT BE LIKE THE BERNARDS—
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