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.

had a favor

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

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

couldn't handle alcohol,

Daniel asked a few questions and

him the next day to

you thanking me for?"

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

not to take it to heart. "In the future, when you take on part-time jobs, be cautious.

Maisie nodded earnestly.

She was raised in a family that favored sons

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

ill and desperately needed money for medical

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

worked diligently to support herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on the most grueling jobs to get through her first two

the burden of her brother's medical expenses weighed

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

each fulfilled their own

anticipated Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her

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