Claire and Charlie were a legally married couple, so suddenly asking why Claire was in his bed felt strange, both for himself and presumably to Claire as well.Claire, reading his mind again, mustered her courage and asked, "We've been married for so long… Don't you think we can take things further?"Charlie was as surprised as he was delighted, but restrained herself and asked gingerly, "I thought you said we'd take it slow… Step by step…"Despite her shyness, Claire pointed out, "We're married anyway, so consummating is only natural… Sure, I was just young and naive, only following Grandfather's wishes to the letter. There's also this wall that went up in my mind, and that's why we allowed this weird marriage to continue for so long…"Pausing, she sighed and said solemnly, "I've thought about changing for a while, but since I'm the one who raised this wall between us, it's awkward for me to suddenly change my mind, and my pride also gets in the way. Even so, I will take this step
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