Rosie was oblivious to Hannah's inner turmoil and just kept going, "Normally, Steven seems so dominant, I didn't expect him to back down on this."
Hannah asked, "Is it possible that Steven doesn't want to go public with our relationship?"
Rosie replied, "Why would he hide it? Why wouldn't he make your relationship public?"
"I'm just his option of last resort. Even though I'm his wife, he's never really treated me like one." Hannah wanted to voice these thoughts but held back. She still wanted to keep some dignity and not expose her most painful side to her friend.
But Rosie, being pampered all her life, had a simpler mindset and couldn't comprehend all of this, "Steven seems really dependent on you. Wherever you go, he follows. When you're filming, he visits you. I feel like he can't live without you. I don't think he'd hide your relationship."
"He approaches me just to satisfy his physical needs." Hannah wanted to say this but held back. She settled on, "Maybe he just likes the thrill and mystery."
Rosie replied, "I really can't figure out Steven's thoughts. If I didn't want to go public about being married, Lucas would definitely oppose it."
Hannah responded, "Lucas really loves you. He wants the whole world to know you're his wife. So, you should cherish him even more."
Rosie replied, "Didn't we agree to discuss Cornelia and Marcus? Why are we talking about us?"
Cornelia said, "This just proves that you're really happy. You subconsciously think of Lucas. Just be with him for the rest of your life and don't overthink."
Rosie replied, "I get what you're saying. Enough about me. I want to know about you and Marcus. Tell us everything, the more details the better."
Cornelia said, "Marcus has always been good to me."
Rosie replied, "We know he's good. You need to tell us how good. Give us some details we don't know."
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