"I'm sorry, Maisie. I... I didn't want to hurt you," Graham said.

"You can't hurt me," Maisie stated, gazing into his eyes. "Because I've realized today that my feelings for you aren't that deep."

Graham was taken aback, his head snapping up.

"I just can't understand one thing." Maisie spoke softly. "Since you were already in love with someone else, why did you date me?"

Graham's throat tightened. He licked his lips and hoarsely replied, "Because Aunt Linda introduced you, and my parents were quite satisfied with you...

"Plus, you're beautiful, without a strong background, and easy to control. Even if I had other women after we got married, you wouldn't do anything to me, nor would your family would be able to do anything to me."

Maisie's eyes widened. So, he wanted to marry her because she was easy to bully and had no family to back her up?

would never put up with that. Not to mention that they wouldn't just accept the insult—their powerful families would have already taken

initial shock,

This was not as he had expected. He thought Maisie would be emotionally overwhelmed

cry or create a scene. Instead, she remained remarkably calm, making Graham feel

if she had been waiting for this result all along. With the outcome now, her heart

usual the next

the lunch break, she went to the pantry, overhearing a few

that Ms. Squire got

James is the child of that woman Mr. Bayer is seeing outside! That woman deliberately put her son in

this arrogant as

would rather marry a woman who has been married before and has a child than marry Ms. Squire... Do you

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