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.

they would be together forever,

reality had not unfolded as

was nothing

Peter’s persistent efforts to persuade her, Cecilia

report, Peter found Mark standing before the French window in the hotel, his back

a prolonged silence, Mark uttered,

down at the diamond ring

was such an

she accept whatever he was trying

extent of his love for

in his free moments,

crowded places, he would unconsciously look around, and even amidst socializing with Charlie and others, he would cast a glance at the bronze gate, as though expecting his little girl

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