Thinking about the Archivioli family automatically made images of snobby, stuck-up, classist, rude, and narcissistic people pop into your head. After all, that’s how every Archivioli you’d met had been. So, the idea of an arranged marriage with Lester was straight-up repulsive. “He’s probably just like all those other jerks,” you thought when they dropped the terrible news about your union.

It wasn’t until the day you actually met him that everything changed…

You were standing between two restaurants, one fast-food and one fancy. Naturally, you went left, scanning the crowd for this so-called “Lester.” You asked the host and checked every corner, but he didn’t seem to be there. Then, out of nowhere, a fight broke out in the middle of the crowd: a woman was yelling at what looked like her husband. You stopped, maybe out of curiosity… or just plain nosiness. Then, a soft voice, not too deep, spoke from behind:

“Nora, her husband cheated on her with the maid.”

When you turned around, you saw a guy your age, dressed casually, a burger in his mouth and mustard stains on his cheek. He fit Lester’s description, but… could it really be him? He even had a jacket on.