When Maisie noticed him, she was both surprised and delighted. She hesitated for a moment before she dashed

toward him like a joyful little bird.

"How did you come here? You..."

"I invited him." Lily walked over, raising an eyebrow at Daniel.

Daniel gave her a wry smile. "So, you two already know each other. It turns out... the person Maisie said was so

impressed with her is you."

"I wouldn't miss out on a potential author."

Maisie looked at Daniel, then at Lily, appearing somewhat surprised.

"You two..."

"Now, let me introduce myself properly." Lily smiled gracefully. "I'm the owner of SL Publishing, a literary agent, and

the ex-wife of Mr. Quimby here."

"What?" Maisie widened her eyes, feeling her heart drop.

For a moment, her mind was a whirlwind, and she didn't know what to say. She had known that Daniel had been

usually mentioned his ex-wife in passing, almost dismissively.

this "ex-wife" as an imaginary

had even imagined meeting this "ex-wife." She had thought that when

that she had Daniel now and claim her stake with an indifferent

bit jealous of this "ex-wife" because she had known Daniel earlier

for a longer

she had not expected that she would meet this "ex-wife" under these circumstances.

like a deer

sorry," Lily said with a somewhat embarrassed smile. "I

why I didn't reveal my identity when we

Quimby and I were once married..." She looked into Maisie's eyes and spoke earnestly. "We were

We got married for the sake of our families'

concern yourself with

hadn't expected her to be so frank and felt a bit insecure in the

candid.

said sincerely, "Now

but I genuinely want to sign a contract with you! Besides, given our future investments, do you think

company won't grow?"

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