"Maisie..."

"I should indeed forgive myself," Maisie uttered, her gaze averted as if looking at something beyond. "And to do so,

I must confront the past."

She enunciated each word deliberately. "Daniel, I did love you. It was a love that gave everything, even risking my

life.

"I initially stayed with you because of money... I constantly reminded myself that I didn't mean anything to you and

that you would leave me sooner or later. But I couldn't control falling for you.

"After recalling those things from the past, I also hated you. But I seem to understand something these days—I

hated you because I still loved you. Yet, the opposite of love isn't hate. It's forgetting. So... I genuinely intend to

forgive myself."

Daniel stood in silence.

A breeze swept by, causing cherry blossom petals from the tree behind Maisie to drift, landing gently on her hair

and shoulders.

Although she stood right in front of him, he felt as though they were worlds apart.

wasn't just sunlight but

a smile, unsure

eyes. "And you should also forgive yourself.

start anew

to completely

lowered her head, remaining

as if a knife had been plunged

he murmured softly. "I won't disturb you anymore.

have to tell

took a deep breath, slowly revealing, "I wasn't

"What?"

forced you to terminate the

off the staircase...

those people back then, but you were in

such a state that I was busy taking care of you, so

"Maisie, trust me,

swift and decisive action against his fourth uncle, Chace Quimby, and his family at

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