The Wrong Woman

As the sun sank beneath the horizon, casting the sky in shades of red, Daniel stood on the balcony just off the living room, enjoying the beautiful view. He felt much better since Sienna's arrival. Nathan came down from upstairs and noticed Daniel on the balcony, looking lonely and sad. He walked over and put a hand on Daniel's shoulder.

"You've been taking more breaks lately," he said.

Daniel turned to him with a gentle smile but remained silent.

He hadn't taken a day off in the past year. He kept himself occupied with various tasks. It was to prevent his mind from wandering to Sienna and to suppress any urge to reach out to her.

Daniel even avoided learning about any news regarding her or mentioning her name, fearing he would lose control and struggle to move on.

"How's it going?" Nathan asked as he dropped his hand and leaned against the railing, looking at Daniel.

"What do you mean?" Daniel looked puzzled.

"She's here. What's your plan?"

Daniel understood the implication. He lowered his head and said with a touch of sadness in his voice, "I appreciate Wanda's intentions, but there's no future for us. She's a great person. I don't want to hurt her.

"There must be a reason, right?" Nathan probed, aware of Daniel's feelings for Sienna.

replied, his tone tinged with resignation. "She even knelt before me." Daniel was always upright and respectful. He felt it was a weighty plea to have an elder kneel

a relationship before?" Nathan's

in the small town for a few months, yet he had quickly won Sienna over, entered into a

the year, Daniel had seemed content with a straightforward life,

young women in the past year, he had kept them all at a distance. It turned out he couldn't shake

to move on. It seems Sienna may not feel the same way about you." Daniel scowled, his voice laced with sarcasm. "Did Wanda ever

sugarcoating things. She even suggested I get my

me." Nathan couldn't shake the unpleasant feeling that Daniel's words left him with. Daniel shifted

in my room, having a chat

against the railing beside Nathan, mirroring his posture and

toward the

going to

was supposed to be Sienna, but she turned

"Why?"

"No idea."

Daniel hummed in response.