Daniel maintained his silence.

Linda stole a quick glance at him and couldn't help but feel he was even more intimidating when he stayed quiet. However, his silence now carried a touch of sadness.

After a while, he spoke softly. "Is he... treating her well?"

"Whether it's good or bad, it's not your concern anymore," she replied.

"It is my concern!" Daniel's voice trembled slightly. "If he treats her well, I promise I won't disturb her anymore. But if he mistreats her, I'll do anything to bring her back to me."

"Why did you act like you did in the first place, knowing all this?" Linda asked with a bitter smile. "Where were you when she wanted to be with you the most, have children with you, and live a happy life together?"

Linda's words rendered Daniel speechless.

"Reflect on it yourself," Linda said calmly before leaving the room. "Think about what she meant to you in the past. Did you truly see her as a woman, or did you treat her as a means to alleviate your loneliness?"

Daniel slowly rose and ventured into the courtyard. The night was draped in fog, casting a veil over the sky. He shivered, lighting a cigarette.

The history between him and Maisie was straightforward. -

Daniel and Maisie met at a dinner party.

Maisie was a struggling student from a modest background who had been deceived into attending by a certain businessman.

businessman had a favor to

knew the businessman intended to offer Maisie to him,

didn't know when to raise her glass or speak. She resembled a lost

clinked glasses with her. However, Maisie couldn't handle alcohol,

one to force others, Daniel asked a few questions and had his

see him the next

are you thanking me for?"

to meet his gaze, Maisie confessed, "Thank you for not letting me stay there last night. I was deceived into going. The boss

to heart. "In the future,

nodded earnestly.

learned that she was truly struggling financially. She was raised in a family that favored

elder sister was married to an unemployed and abusive man, but her mother refused

was seriously ill and desperately needed money for

to university. Only after Maisie vowed never to accept a single penny from her family did her mother reluctantly agree to

she worked diligently to support herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on the

brother's medical expenses weighed heavily on

growing closeness to Daniel led to their eventual relationship. At the time, he had just ended a superficial marriage

each fulfilled their own

a relentless presence in

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