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.

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

businessman had a favor to

he was no stranger to such situations and knew the businessman intended to offer Maisie to

such an event and didn’t know when to raise

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

others, Daniel asked a few questions and had his secretary

surprise, Maisie came to see him the

you thanking me for?”

you for not letting me stay there last night. I was deceived

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

nodded earnestly. “I’ll

financially. She was raised in a family that favored sons over daughters, and

married to an unemployed and abusive man, but her mother refused

was seriously ill and desperately needed

vowed never to accept a single penny from

college, she worked diligently to support herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on the most grueling

brother’s medical expenses weighed heavily on

At the time, he

fulfilled their

never anticipated Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her

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