When they first met at the beach, she saved him.
He recognized her as the man she had been waiting for for twelve years, and she had no idea who he was.
He personally weaved a web of contract to keep her by his side. Gentleness is the skin, dark belly is the bones, but for her, his love is true, and his calculations are also true.
She promised to be rational: everyone gets what they need, the marriage is hidden, and they don't bother each other.
The person who interrupted later was herself.
He had waited for twelve years, and this time, she couldn't run away.