For the first time, Gladys Newman married Dave Flavin out of great love. How else? But soon her husband cheated on her with another woman. This was not just betrayal, but a real betrayal, after which Gladys could not even imagine that she would remain Dave’s wife. Three years later, the director of a private school, Mike Lemon, proposed to her. She liked Mike—really, really. And although “to like” does not mean “to love” at all, Gladys was satisfied with this word. She no longer believed in love - it caused too much grief. But is it possible to find happiness in a marriage without love?

Note 2021: Published under the pseudonym Lina Barclay, but authored by Emma Darcy.