Although Daniel was disappointed, he smiled at her and nodded before saying, "I understand."

Maisie's cheeks blushed, her heart racing as their eyes locked. She quickly lowered her head to sip her bubble tea, concealing the turmoil in her heart.

"Thanks for your understanding, Mr. Quimby," she said.

"Don't worry about it," he reassured gently. "It's my business if I like you. You don't have to be burdened by it. But I have a request..."

"What is it?" she asked.

"Please don't reject me while you take time to heal." He chuckled. "You must give me a chance to be good to you."

She shyly pursed her lips, and a sense of romance filled the air.

However, she couldn't help but wonder how to explain this man repeatedly appearing in her dreams.

"Mr. Quimby..." She finally asked, "Did we know each other in the past?"

He was taken aback.

Maisie scratched her head, troubled. "I feel a sense of familiarity with you. Maybe you didn't know I was very sick, and I forgot everything when I recovered. If you knew me, could you be honest with me? My family won't tell me about my past, and I don't know why they act like that."

Daniel felt a squeeze in his heart and forced a smile.

After a long silence, he finally said, "We didn't know each other."

watching him

wasn't much in your past that your family didn't tell you about.

be a good thing, right, Maisie? I'm willing to embark on this new life with you, and I assure you that you'll never

to his voice as

something he had been doing lately. He

a sense of security in his tall, regular attire. As she watched, she suddenly felt dizzy, her temples throbbing, and blurry images rushed into her head. She couldn't see them clearly, but

frowned, gripping the blanket, her head clouded with

casino. Graham appeared anxious as Fat Lawler's men led them in, his reluctance evident in his slow

other hand, Sophia was excited and had even picked a gift for

"Don't look so gloomy.

the VIP room, where they

with us when we have no apparent connection? Why is he interested in doing business with us, especially in

you think he's meeting us for nothing? I've put in

about the underworld? Isn't Nicholas Thompson part of it? You've been close to him since childhood. Why

"I—"

outside. The VIP room's door swung open, revealing

Graham quickly stood up, and the man's sharp gaze fixed

"Mr. Bayer?" he inquired.

nodded respectfully. "Yes,

honor to have you

and Graham, worldly as he was, was

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