"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?

with that. Not to mention that they wouldn't just accept the insult—their powerful families would have already taken

the initial shock,

he had expected. He thought Maisie would be emotionally overwhelmed and might even slap him a

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

my fault. I'm the villain here. I was the one

it felt as if her heart had fallen into place as if she had been waiting for this result all along. With the

work as usual the next day,

morning's classes. During the lunch break, she went

it true that Ms. Squire got dumped by her

the child of that woman Mr. Bayer is seeing outside! That woman deliberately

arrogant as the

rather marry a woman who has been married before and has a child than

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