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

intended to offer Maisie

extremely uncomfortable. She had never been to such an event and didn't know when to raise her glass or speak.

Maisie couldn't handle alcohol, and

asked a few questions

came to see him the

me for?"

last night. I was deceived into going.

take it to heart. "In the future, when you take

Maisie nodded earnestly. "I'll

raised in a family that favored sons over daughters, and Maisie's

abusive man, but her mother refused

her elder brother was seriously ill and

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

cheapest food and taking on the most grueling jobs to get

her 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 and was seeking

each fulfilled their own

Daniel becoming a relentless

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