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.

a favor to

such situations and knew the businessman intended to offer Maisie to him, Daniel couldn't help but

extremely uncomfortable. She had never been to such an event and didn't know when to raise her glass or speak. She resembled a lost rabbit in a forest, anxiously scanning her surroundings for

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

one to force others, Daniel asked a few questions

to see him the

for?" Daniel asked with

"Thank you for not letting me stay there last night. I was deceived into going. The boss said

her not to take it to heart. "In the future,

nodded earnestly. "I'll

she was truly struggling financially. She was raised in a family that favored sons over daughters, and Maisie's father

refused to allow her to divorce. Her sister-in-law shared

her elder brother was seriously ill and

after Maisie vowed never to accept a single penny from her family did

the cheapest food and taking on the most grueling jobs to get through her first two years

brother's medical

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

each fulfilled their

anticipated Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her

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