She had seen a lot of partnership, as well as, separation in this world.
Some people would fall in love and get married to each other eventually. However, they would divorce after ten or twenty years. After the divorce, they would stop contacting each other again.
Marriage was as fragile as paper. Most of the time, the best way to maintain a marriage was to have children.
Children were something that held actual weight, which was more useful than marriage certificates.
Besides, despite how much he loved Eli, it was a fact that they had a child together.
He had seen too much sorrow, joy, separation and reunion, and also the weakness of the relationships between family, friends, and lovers.
Sean Yaleman was willing to take the risk of losing his reputation to keep Eli Wayne by his side. Although he was rather overbearing, at least Eli could still be her true self in front of him. In other words, it meant that he really doted on Eli.