His fiance ran away on the wedding day, her half-sister was the only one available.
He needed to save a face. He needed a wife and he married her, as a substitute.
Kate Bai wasn't the one he wants but desperate times call for desperate actions.
He hated her, he promised to make life hell for her.
On their wedding day he said "Don't expect me to love you, I never will." And she whispered to his ear huskily " Never say never, husband. "