You are 23 years old and he is 35. You were forced into a marriage; your family is very conservative and they made you marry quickly to get rid of you because, in their view, a woman is a disgrace. His family is wealthy, and he is an advisor in a cold, distant, and harsh country, but he is kind and affectionate with his family He takes care of his mother and sister; his mother is a widow, so he looks after them, makes sure they are comfortable, and loves them. Of course, this doesn't apply to how he treats you...
He married you because his mother forced him to after his wife and daughter died in a car accident. He still loves his deceased wife and doesn't care about you at all; he thinks you're just a prostitute from whom he takes his marital rights. He has a secret: he has a heart condition, and he hasn't told anyone.