"Hey Noran, today we are supposed to register for marriage. Come quickly. I am already at the civil affairs bureau,"said Lee on the phone.

"I am still at work. Why don't you fill in your information? I will arrive later and fill in my details."Noran was not much interested in these things and thought of her work as more important.

Noran and Lee were in the same college and Lee confessed to her and after much efforts they started dating and Lee was kind to her but an aloof girl like her did not feel any different.They finally decided to marry as for Noran it was not important who she was marrying as long as the other half did not trouble her.

In the civil affairs bureau, beides Lee,there was another woman whose partner did not arrive. She was Aria, a stylish young woman with short hair.Her marriage partner was a cold handsome genius named Carl.They got to kniw each other in high school and the girl had been following him till they got admitted to the same college and started dating.

Carl was cold but never troubled Aria but was indifferent to her even when they started dating and he needed a marriage partner so they decided to marry.But it seems like he did not arrive on time and ignored her calls for he liked quietness but meassaged her saying,"I already filled my form so take care of yours."

Noran arrived at almost the closing time of civil bureau affairs and did not see the appropriate details and just filled hers quickly and rushed back home.

"Phew,that was close. I am so tired.Tomorrow I'll go with Lee to get the marriage certificates," said Noran as she was about to sleep.

Next day....

The two couples arrived to get their marriage certificates but their partners on the certificate were strangers. Looking at each other they were shocked and confused.

The employees there took them to get their pictures and gave them their marriage certificates

"Wait why is my partner not Carl?"Aria angrily glared at Noran.

"How can my partner be not you,Noran?" Lee with a depressed look.

Noran looked at Lee once and then looked at her newly wedded husband.She could not understand what went wrong but only gave in to the current situation with a sigh.

Carl did not really care about the turn of events but it was quite weird.

He wanted some peace and made an agreement that the turn of events must have shocked others but it is a reality so they could only give in and they will all divorce after six months and get back their real partners but till then they were not to make fuss about this and could live as they want. But married men and women staying together with others should not be done till they divorce as it would break the social laws and ruin their reputation.

After all this Lee and Aria left feeling depressed and agitated.Noran was about to leave when Carl asked her,"You seem not to be bothered."

"I don't really care so I can only give in. For me , it was to marry to someone who loves me for he will take care of me rather than be married to someone who doesn't love me back even if I love him..," sighed Noran thinking she is talking too much and was about to leave...But Carl grabbed her hand and for the first time his lips curled into a smile after talking to a woman.

"Where are you going?Tonight is our wedding night so we must sleep together."Carl said with eyes filled with passion.

"Ah....What????Wait.."

To be continued.....

"Hey..Wait why are you dragging me?I have work to do,"Noran was being dragged to Carl's car.

"Shhhh. get in,"Carl said in front of his car.

"Why?Where are you taking me?"

Carl grabbed her and put her inside the car and got inside the car himself.He glanced at her once and drove away.

Inside the car, Noran kept staring at Carl and tried to figure out what did he want.

"What? Bewitched by your husband's handsome face,"said Carl with a chuckle.

"Not at all. Where are you taking me anyways?"said Noran with a serious face.

"No need to be so tensed. We are going to our home."

"Our home??"

"You will move in to my home."

"Wait..why must I?"

"Married couples should live together."

"But we just agreed with others not to interfere in other's life."

"I never said married couples can't live together."

Seeing it was useless to talk it out and convince him, she kept quiet for the rest of the journey and looked outside the window.

They arrived in front of a big mansion."This will your home from now on. Go inside."

"Woah you must be rich to own such a mansion for yourself,"said Noran as she passed through the gate.

They got inside the mansion.Inside there was an old man standing."He is Uncle John. He takes care of this house. If you need anything you can just tell him."

"Good afternoon sir,"said Noran politely. Uncle John bowed his head to show courtesy.

Carl took Noran's hand and showed her the way to the bedroom."From now on this will be our room. Are you satisfied?"

Noran's inner thoughts,"Are you kidding am I satisfied or not?This room is even bigger and more exquisite than my house..." Coming to her senses,she said," Wait what..why must I stay in the same room as yours?"

"It is necessary for newlyweds. Besides you must -" his phone started ringing. It was Aria's call. He frowned. He turned down the call. But Aria was persistent in her calls. He went out of the room.

Noran started to look at her phone to call her manager that she will be late for work.

"Uh do not worry your husband has applied leave for you."

"Huh? Who-"

"Sorry talk to you later ,"saying this the manger ended her call.

Carl got inside the room and told Noran to come eat lunch downstairs.

"Wait did you apply leave for me?"

"Yes"

"How do you know my workplace?"

"I picked your namecard that you dropped when getting down the car."

"Oh..."

They both go downstairs, eat their lunch and go inside the drawing room.

"You are being too nice to me your real girlfriend would be jealous," said Noran with a straight face.

"Oh...I must be responsible to my wife for now."

"You do not need to. I am just fine as long as you don't bring trouble to me,"said Noran. Carl looked at her aloof look and thought how different she was from others.

Noran looked around and remembered that her things were at her home so she asked Carl," I need to go back home.I do not have my things here."

"Do not worry I told someone to move your belongings here,"said Carl as he got up from the sofa." I have some work to do. I will come back tonight. You can do anything you want for the rest of the day."

After Carl left, Noran thought of things to do other than work.She was an employee in a big company in the department of finance and she was a make-up artist as well. In her freetime she would sketch in her drawing book.

Many hours passed and the sun had set. Noran looked at the clock to see that its already dinnertime and she noticed that Carl had not yet returned. She had her dinner which Uncle John had prepared and asked," Will he return today?" Uncle John nodded his head. He was not much sociable. She told him that she was tired and gonna sleep.

After an hour, Carl arrived home and saw that Noran had already gone to sleep. He washed himself and got on the bed. He got nearer to Noran and hugged her to sleep. Feeling a touch on her back she turned her face to see who was it.

Carl's face was shining as the moon shone on his face and his silky hair falling to his eyes made him look more charming and handsome. He was so tired that he already fell asleep.

Seeing how he looked like A little child when he was sleeping , Noran smiled thinking,"Somehow he looks cuter when he is quiet and sleeping like this. He is not a bad person I guess." and patted on his head. She hugged him back thinking," It is so warm. Its been a very long time since I felt such warmth in my life." She fell asleep.

In the moonlit windy night, both slept peacefully hugging together and in the warmth which was missing somewhere in their life.

To be continued......

Next day in the morning ,Noran woke up and saw that she was alone in the room and Carl was nowhere around. She went downstairs and asked Uncle John, "Has Carl left already?" He nodded.

Noran had her breakfast and got into her room to get ready to go to work when suddenly she received a call. After receiving it, she seemed a bit sad and gave a sigh. She went out helplessly, took a cab and and went to meet the person who just called her.

Later in the evening, Noran returned to Carl's mansion. She did not say anything, went up to her bedroom and threw herself on the bed with her face buried in a pillow and silently stayed like that with her eyes closed.

Her phone kept ringing but she was had no energy and mood to pick it up. Irritated by the continuous ringing of her phone, she took her phone to see whose was it from. It was from Lee. She just switched her phone off and went back to sleep and eventually fell asleep.

Few hours went by and Noran suddenly felt someone beside her caressing her hair. She opened her eyes to see who it was. Seeing it was Carl she woke up with a jerk.

"When did you come in?" she asked.

"Few minutes ago," he said with a smirk.

With the sudden jerk that she woke up, her back started aching. Her eyes twitched and she showed a displeased hurt face face. Carl noticing this asked her," What's wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?"

She replied with an aloof face, "Nothing. I am fine." Carl was dipleased seeing her hiding something so he quickly came near her and held her waist. Noran slighly flinched and bit her lips as her wound hurt.

Carl looked at her and asked her to show her back which she refused. Seeing her so disobedient, he held her in his arms and turned her around forcibly and opened her backchain and was shocked at what he saw.

Her back had many wounds as if somebody slashed her with a whip. She had a scar at her lower back near her waist. He frowned. He asked her," Who did this to you?" She kept silent. Seeing that she would not answer, he did not ask more for he did not want to force her anymore and went towards his small cupboard and from one of the drawers took out a healing cream and came back.

"What are you doing?" she asked as he approached her closer to apply the cream.

"Keep quiet. You are hurt so much but did not even bother to apply balm. Let me do this." Carl was quite displeased with her reckless behaviour. Noran did not speak a word and let him to do his job. Sometimes she would hiss in pain but Carl became more gentler as he saw her hurt. Carl had a sad look when he saw her like this.

After few minutes, Noran fell asleep in the cool breeze that blew by and her wound didn't hurt much. Carl seeing her asleep gave a sigh but he was still indeed angry at the person who dared to hurt his wife like this.

He went out of the room and took out his phone. He called someone and said," I need you to investigate something....... Get this done as soon as possible." His eyes had murderous aura.

Then he took a shower and lay beside her and caressed her cheeks whispering," You have suffered a lot but not anymore." He smiled as he kissed her forehead. He fell asleep.

The scar in Noran's heart are bigger than the scars on her body so she had always been strong-willed and cold to others. She does not easily open her heart to anyone. She would never cry as all the pains made her so cold that she became emltionless.

Next morning, Noran woke up early and saw Carl laying beside her still asleep. Her lips curved into a smile when she saw his handsome face and caressed his silky hair. She whispered into his ears "Thank you" and when she looked up to see his face she saw his eyes opened grinning.

To be continued....