Don't Force Us to Get Married!
Asking Reasons

Sora felt a little awkward sitting together like now with her in-laws on the back garden bench where she was.

"Sora."

"Yes, ma" the woman replied.

"Mom can I ask you something?"

"Can. What does my mom want to ask about? That sounds serious."

Merry's face does look very serious, Sora so deg-degan, what he really wants to ask.

"You married Dimas at your parents' request. Did your parents give you a reason why they forced you to marry Dimas?"

Sora scrunched his forehead feeling astonished.

Why did his mother Dimas ask the reason behind my marriage to his son? He should have known better about this.

Sora shook his head. "I don't know and I'm not being told why. Shouldn't my mom know better about this? The reason my parents forced me to marry Dimas should be the same as the reason why you forced Dimas to marry me."

"It wasn't mom who forced Dimas, it was her dad. I asked because my mom didn't know. Mama thought your parents were explaining why they married you to Dimas."

Sora was silent for a while. If it's true that Dimas' mother doesn't know about this, it means that his marriage to Dimas was an agreement between Asberto and his father. He had to find out why this marriage happened.

"Dimas didn't tell you why, ma?" sora asked after a long silence.

Merry's mom shook her head. Sora was curious.

"Although Mama didn't know you before, but I think you're a good daughter-in-law. And you know, even though you were forced to marry Dimas, but you didn't forget to do your duty as a wife. So that's your hand getting hurt because you want to cook for Dimas, right?"

"Not to be disinclined. You're free to do anything, but for housework, leave everything to the waiter here. You just sit sweet."

"That's exactly what makes me even worse, I'm just a daughter-in-law in this house. I can't just keep quiet."

"Sora, it's because you're the daughter-in-law in this house. So we're not gonna let you work like you're a waitress in this house. So let the housework be done by the waiter. Ok!?"

Want not to want Sora to nod.

"Yes, ma."

"Ah yes, Dimas has told you what are the rules in this house?" ask the middle-aged woman then.

"Little bit" Sora replied.

"Mom knows you won't be comfortable with the rules here. But mama warned you to obey the rules. The rules were made by his father Dimas. Whoever dares to violate it, will be punished."

"Including eating at times other than those specified?"

"That only happens at the dinner table. If you feel hungry before mealtime, then you can eat in the kitchen" Merry explained.

Sora swallowed his saliva raw. Life is easy, why should this family make things difficult? The matter of eating alone should have its rules and penalties. Complicated.

"Yes, ma. I see," answered Sora, but in his heart he grumbled.

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