Maddox couldn't believe it, his face a picture of hurt.

"No way, the way you looked at me yesterday, I knew what was going through your mind. If you don't want to get hitched, just drop it. We're good as we are, being close friends is enough for me, I won't ask for more..."

"I never said I didn't want to get married!"

The air froze.

Maddox grabbed her, looking deeply into Willa's eyes, his voice rough with emotion, "Willa, you... you agree?"

Willa, overwhelmed by his intense gaze, blushed deeply, "I've been thinking about it these past few days. You've been on my case so much, I hardly had a moment to myself..."

"My fault, all my fault," Maddox quickly took the blame.

He realized he hadn't given Willa the space she needed to think.

Willa's heart melted, and the sadness in her eyes slowly surfaced. She bit her lip, "Maddox, do you really not care about my background, or that I'm the daughter of that man?" Maddox's heart broke hearing this.

His Willa was the purest, most wonderful person in the world.

If he could, he'd wish she'd never have to find out about her own background.

Those people didn't deserve to share any connection with Willa.

He looked at her with all the determination he could muster, dispelling her insecurities word by word.

"Willa, you are you, and you're the one I, Maddox, will never let go. Don't let those people get to you. You are part of the Perez family, and the Perez family will always be your home, your backbone." Willa opened her mouth, barely whispering, "Maddox..."

Maddox felt a pang of heartache, unsure how to comfort her, "Willa, please don't cry. When you cry, I'm at a total loss. How about, you take a swing at me?"

Willa couldn't help but laugh, standing on her tiptoes to meet his gaze, her fingertips gently caressing his face, both authoritative and tender, "Maddox, I'm not crying, I'm happy."

Maddox was stunned.

ever been this

his reaction, Willa felt even more convinced of her decision, leaning

Maddox's mind went blank.

intense focus solely on Willa's words and

He sincerely admitted, "Yes!"

closing

swallowed hard, his excitement palpable as he pulled her closer, about

hand to stop him, "Hold on, the wedding can wait,

nodded eagerly, "Yeah, yeah, take

agreed, was time

we kiss

eyes again, only to open them a second later, "You were sitting there earlier,

shaking his head, "I'm fine, just had a lot on my mind. By the way, Willa, how did

said you were losing it, so I came to check on

Maddox, "..."

of his, always taking a dig at

tightly around his neck, a voice tinged with warning, "Maddox, when

eldest son Luke had taken a back seat with

to his wife's connection, found himself at the forefront, basking in the Perez

sight, only to catch Maddox's

couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Maddox, you don't have to be this ecstatic just because Sasha's visiting. If you keep that mouth open any longer, you'll start drooling." Maddox turned and

back to Willa, his demeanor changed instantly, "Willa, try this, and this. You're

bother

you see Maddox is about to strike gold? You, as the big brother, better get

the gifts would rot in storage before he ever

Maddox has really stepped

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