Daniel maintained his silence.

Linda stole a quick glance at him and couldn’t help but feel he was even more intimidating when he stayed quiet. However, his silence now carried a touch of sadness.

After a while, he spoke softly. “Is he… treating her well?”

“Whether it’s good or bad, it’s not your concern anymore,” she replied.

“It is my concern!” Daniel’s voice trembled slightly. “If he treats her well, I promise I won’t disturb her anymore. But if he mistreats her, I’ll do anything to bring her back to me.”

“Why did you act like you did in the first place, knowing all this?” Linda asked with a bitter smile. “Where were you when she wanted to be with you the most, have children with you, and live a happy life together?”

Linda’s words rendered Daniel speechless.

“Reflect on it yourself,” Linda said calmly before leaving the room. “Think about what she meant to you in the past. Did you truly see her as a woman, or did you treat her as a means to alleviate your loneliness?”

Daniel slowly rose and ventured into the courtyard. The night was draped in fog, casting a veil over the sky. He shivered, lighting a cigarette.

The history between him and Maisie was straightforward.

Daniel and Maisie met at a dinner party.

struggling student from a modest background who had been deceived into attending by

businessman had a favor to

the businessman intended to offer

such an event and didn’t know when to raise her glass or speak.

politely clinked glasses with her. However, Maisie couldn’t handle alcohol, and her eyes welled

one to force others, Daniel asked a few questions and had his secretary arrange

Maisie came to see him the next day to

you thanking me for?” Daniel

stay there last night. I was deceived into going. The boss

her not to take it to heart. “In the future, when

Maisie nodded

learned that she was truly struggling financially. She was raised in a family that favored sons

to an unemployed and abusive man, but her mother refused to allow her to divorce. Her sister-in-law

elder brother was seriously ill

vowed never to accept a

food and taking on the most grueling jobs to

of her brother’s medical

growing closeness to Daniel led to their eventual relationship. At the time, he had just ended

each fulfilled their

had never anticipated Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her

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