A sense of unease washed over Peter and he nodded after a moment’s hesitation.

Gracefully turning a few pages of one document, Cecilia delicately toyed with the paper using her slender fingers.

In a soft voice, she said, “Since this is merely a game between him and me, why must he shower me with such affection? I have no desire for these things.

Let him know that I won’t pester him any longer.

Having spoken her piece, it seemed as though Cecilia had expended all her strength.

For a considerable duration, she found herself in a trance…

Uncle Mark…

She had called him Uncle Mark for so long.

that they would be together forever, that he would protect her

had not unfolded as

discovered that she was nothing

to persuade her, Cecilia

Mark standing before the

a prolonged silence, Mark uttered, “I

Peter departed, Mark gazed down at the diamond

she was such an

he was trying to

never realized the extent of

fine at work, but in his free moments,

around, and even amidst socializing with Charlie and others, he would cast

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