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

no stranger to such situations and knew the businessman intended to offer Maisie to

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

with her. However, Maisie couldn't handle alcohol, and her eyes welled

questions and had his secretary arrange for

surprise, Maisie came to see him the next day

you thanking me for?" Daniel

there last night. I was deceived into going. The boss said he would

chuckled and waved it off, advising her not to take it to heart. "In the future, when you take on part-time jobs, be cautious. There's

nodded earnestly. "I'll

in a family that favored sons over

man, but her mother refused to allow her to divorce. Her sister-in-law shared her mother's domineering and

ill and

sending her to university. Only after Maisie vowed never to accept a single penny

herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on the

brother's medical expenses weighed heavily on

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

fulfilled their own

had never anticipated Daniel becoming a

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