Mark gently touched her hand and spoke with a hint of bitterness.

"Cecilia, for now, | can't offer you a legitimate marriage. | can't even walk with you openly on the streets. We can't keep meeting only in hotels. It's too humiliating for you. | understand what you're thinking, but I've never seen it that way... Here, you can consider this place as your home, and me as your husband. I'm all yours here."

This was the best he could provide at the moment.

Aprivate sanctuary where he would do his best to spend time with her.

When Alexis’ condition stabilized, they could be together publicly.