Daniel's swift reaction startled Maisie, freezing her in place as she gazed at him.

"Sir? Are you..."

"Are you okay? Does it hurt?" Daniel grabbed a tissue from the nearby table and gently wiped away the blood. "Do you have any band-aids in your office?"

Maisie shook her head.

"I'll go buy some."

"No need." Maisie stopped him. "It's just a small cut. I used to prick my hand often during crafts."

Daniel furrowed his brows. "No!"

It wasn't just a minor cut to him—she was bleeding. It was a significant concern. The needle might not have been sterilized, and there could be germs on it. What if she got an infection?

Daniel's typically calm and rational mind was now filled with vivid imagination.

"It's really not a big deal," Maisie said, feeling a bit embarrassed. "How could I trouble you? Uh... Are you here to pick up Persephone? She hasn't finished her class yet."

"Oh..." Daniel replied casually, realizing he might have overreacted earlier.

Maisie noticed he was still holding her hand and blushed, awkwardly pulling it away.

The two of them stood face to face, the atmosphere growing increasingly awkward.

Daniel decided to break the silence. "I'm sorry for scaring you just now."

"It's alright!"

"I'm here to pick up Sephy," he said with a smile. "I heard she hasn't finished her class yet, so I thought I'd wait in the office. I didn't expect to startle you and make you cut your hand."

"It's nothing."

him with a

her gaze was unfamiliar. He looked

and continued to shake her

and noticed

grove of plane trees. The weather on the day of

one

fist behind his back, trying to

photo looks beautiful," he

a bit embarrassed. "That's

tell he's a

too kind. He's actually

Daniel could see that she

also a

bell rang, and

bouncing out of the piano room, and her piano teacher personally handed her

he looked back

unhappy again?" Persephone tugged

smile. "No,

you see the

Daniel didn't say anything.

twisting a knife in

you home

see the prince

"What?" Daniel was surprised.

to propose to Aunt Arya this weekend. The prince and

wore a dress she had chosen for the evening banquet as she sat gracefully on the living room sofa.

aqua-blue color beautifully complemented her skin and added to

tell at a glance that the fabric was expensive, and the patterns were expertly embroidered. He chuckled and jokingly said, "Linda, this dress probably costs more than the profit of a

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