A sudden realization dawned on the Donovan family. So, the "brother and sister" weren't related by blood at all but were just using those titles. No wonder they'd never suspected a thing.
Then again, they had lived a sheltered life. Who would have thought that in this day and age, such a feudal remnant as a child bride could still exist? It was a truly eye-opening, worldview-shattering revelation!
The Croft family's scheme had paid off. Willow Croft was only three years older than Julian Croft, and the two had grown up together as childhood sweethearts with a deep bond.
As they grew up, they naturally became a couple, and she had even borne Julian Croft's first child quite early on.
The year after their child was born, neither of them had yet reached the legal age of marriage. They merely held a wedding banquet in their village to announce their union to friends and relatives but never obtained a marriage certificate.
