Joyce had never expected that Carl would agree to the marriage.
"Why would he agree? Is he still obsessed with me? Or was he captivated by me since the last time we met? And he fell in love with me again?" she thought in a puzzle.
But she soon denied the thought. "No, no. He scolded me when we broke up. How could he still love me? Or..."
There was another assumption. "Is he trying to take revenge on me by marrying me, then torturing me hard, abandoning me without hesitation, and then humiliating me?"
While Joyce was letting her imagination run wild, Kevin gave her an answer. "Because he's sick."
Joyce nodded repeatedly. "Yes, you're right. He must be crazy, totally crazy. Otherwise, how could he agree to this marriage?"
"I didn't mean it," Clearing his throat, Kevin said with embarra
