phatman said:
Oh so they're engaged? Why do they have to get married? Because I saw her hold his pic at her home with her dad and...sister? I kind of skipped so I didn't catch whether or not that gal is her sister.
They're not officially engaged, just their father are friends and their father made a promise to let their kids get married. The wife doesn't know, and she doesn't like them because she think they are "ban nork" (Country side peoples).
Her father just told her about her being promise to someone, but she refused to listen until she saw his picture. Remember she saw him during the fighting, I think she kind of like him or has some interest, so she agree.
When they went to p'ek house, they were insulted etc. so Mali want to prove them wrong, beside p'ek is investigating some case she's interest in, so she stick around.
The other girl is her aunt Malee.
The police guy/friend Pat is also p'ek brother/younger cousin. (But he didn't tell P'ek or anyone about Mali being a police)