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.

been this

her decision, leaning in to ask, "Maddox, do you want to kiss

Maddox's mind went blank.

roots of his neck, his intense focus solely on Willa's words and

He sincerely admitted, "Yes!"

blushed, closing her

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

"Hold on, the wedding can wait, but not right now, I... I'm

take

was time

we kiss

them a second later, "You were sitting

a lot on my mind. By

you were losing it, so I came

Maddox, "..."

his, always taking a dig

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

sat Sasha and Vivienne, even his eldest son Luke had taken a

forefront, basking in the

the sight, only

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

to Willa, his demeanor changed instantly, "Willa, try this, and this. You're too thin; you need to

couldn't bother

better get ready to shower them with

at Maddox, his sarcasm unfiltered, "Him? I'm afraid the gifts would rot in

big brother. Maddox has really stepped

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