All these changes were observed by the outsider, Sam Clarke, but she failed to comprehend the deeper motives behind them.
In fact, William Foster's actions were not just meant to break the surface-level unconnected state between them, but genuinely aimed at winning Clara Bennett's favor through this approach.
There's another more important reason.
That is, they privately signed a three-year cooperative marriage agreement, though the Bennett family is unaware of the truth behind it.
To make this nominal marriage more solid and lasting, it's essential to cleverly manipulate the asymmetry of information between the two sides.
William Foster understood deeply in his heart that he didn't truly hope to maintain such a nominal relationship for long.
At the same time, he was aware that if, someday, his deception towards Clara Bennett was uncovered, who knows what kind of reaction she might have?
Divorce could be one of the most straightforward outcomes.
