When Alexis\u2019 parents forced her to marry Robert, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Later, Alexis broke the one rule her husband gave her and entered the room he warned her about, unleashing secrets she wasn\u2019t prepared for.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t understand why my parents wanted me to get married before I found someone myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlexis,\u201d my mother said, \u201cRobert is a catch. He\u2019s a wealthy man who will take care of you.<\/p>\n
You wouldn\u2019t even have to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n
My father had made it clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou marry Robert, Alexis,\u201d he said, puffing on his cigar.<\/p>\n
\u201cOr you can figure out your own living arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a sense, Robert was my prince charming.<\/p>\n
Our family had a bakery, which was losing customers because we had no gluten-free options on the menu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to bake what we know,\u201d my father insisted. Our marriage was definitely an arranged one.<\/p>\n
Robert was cold and distant, and I never understood how my father arranged our marriage. Our wedding was an extravagant display of his wealth, with everything planned by a top wedding planner, including my custom dress. Despite the grand event, Robert and I barely spoke. A few days before the wedding, he confessed, “I\u2019m looking forward to being married, but I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m doing.”<\/p>\n
Two days after our wedding, we moved into a mansion filled with luxury\u2014golf courses, a swimming pool, and a full staff. “This house belongs to you too,” Robert said with pride. But then he added, \u201cOne rule: never go into the attic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Curiosity got the better of me, and one day, I went to the attic. What I found there\u2014old toys, photographs, and letters\u2014revealed a side of Robert I hadn\u2019t known. When he found me, he was furious, but I just wanted to understand him. He finally shared stories of his lonely childhood and the love he\u2019d never received from his stern, soldier father.<\/p>\n
In that moment, I saw him not as the cold man I married, but as a boy longing for love. Over time, Robert began to open up to me, and now, years later, our daughter April has brought healing to him. The attic is no longer a shrine to his past, but my reading nook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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