One hour later, when Clara went out of the registry office with the certificate, she still felt it was unreal.
She could never see that she got married with a man in their first meeting.
Clara looked at the certificate. Their names were on it.
It was so ridiculous that she got to know her husband's name from the certificate.
Horace. It matched with him.
When she was immersed in her thought, Horace stretched out his hand and handed her a card.
"Miss Selman, I know girls all dream of wedding, rings and stuff. I'm sorry I don't have time to deal with it. You can go pick one for yourself。"
"It's OK. I don't need them."
She was too old for romance. More importantly, though Horace was her nominal husband, she didn't want to owe him.
"A ring is necessary." Horace said and pressed the card in her palm.
"Alright." Since they were "newlyweds", she didn't want to upset him on this trivial matter. Clara took the card.
"I have a meeting this afternoon. I can't get you home." Horace said coldly.
"OK." Clara never expected that he would treat her like his wife, so she wasn't disappointed.
"By the way, I'll send my address to you later. You can move there whenever it's appropriate for you." Horace added.
"I'm not hurried."
Clara said nervously.
She was not prepared to live together with a strange man.
Maybe it was because she seemed too averse, Horace looked at her but didn't say anything. He pressed a button on the wheel chair. The chair turned. "I'm about to leave."
"OK."
Clara felt relieved when she saw Horace off in a black car.
She immediately called the HR and made sure that the company would help her and her mother register for local healthcare. Clara was finally at ease.
Though the marriage was too hasty, she settled the problem that had long vexed her. Her mother's medical fee was finally covered.
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Clara worked at the GLAM magazine. Before she went to the office, she used Horace's card to buy a pair of rings at the nearby mall.
Clara planned to read the material for the afternoon interview after she arrived at the office. But her colleague came and asked, "Clara, where did you get this ring?"
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