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.

favor to ask of

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

to raise her glass or

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

others, Daniel asked a few questions and had his secretary arrange

see him the next

me for?" Daniel asked

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

take it to heart. "In the future, when you take on part-time jobs, be cautious. There's no such thing

Maisie nodded

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

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

seriously ill and desperately needed money for medical

never to accept a single penny from her family did her mother reluctantly agree to support her

support herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on the most grueling jobs to get through

burden of her brother's medical expenses weighed heavily

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

each fulfilled their own

had never anticipated Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her

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