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

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

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

However, Maisie couldn't handle alcohol,

a few questions and

surprise, Maisie came to see him the next

you thanking me for?" Daniel

meet 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 me some money if I

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

nodded

was raised in a family that favored sons over daughters, and Maisie's father had passed away when

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

ill and

to university. Only after Maisie vowed never to accept a single penny from her family did her mother reluctantly agree

worked diligently to support herself, eating the cheapest food and taking on

burden of her brother's medical

eventual relationship. At the time, he had just ended a

each fulfilled their own

Daniel becoming a relentless presence in her life.

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