"Yes, liberation," Emily affirmed.
"Is the current structure of one legal spouse and one partner without a name truly perfect?"
"No, it's not fair to me legally, and emotionally, isn't it also a continuous burden on you?"
"And Scoot's plan, though it turns us from having simultaneously to having sequentially in form, also makes me his wife once under the laws of the United States."
"At the same time," she looked at Lin Yu'an again, "it also gives you a chance to fulfill a complete, legally effective marriage promise to both of us."
"It separates us in form, but at the level of commitment, it allows the three of us to achieve unprecedented equality."
Emily came over, sat at the bedside, and held Aliya's hand.
She looked into Aliya's eyes and said sincerely, "Darling, I don't care about that piece of paper. Our happiness doesn't need to be defined by a legal document."
