Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

"Maisie..."

"I should indeed forgive myself," Maisie uttered, her gaze averted as if looking at something beyond. "And to do so, I must confront the past."

She enunciated each word deliberately. "Daniel, I did love you. It was a love that gave everything, even risking my life.

"I initially stayed with you because of money... I constantly reminded myself that I didn't mean anything to you and that you would leave me sooner or later. But I couldn't control falling for you.

"After recalling those things from the past, I also hated you. But I seem to understand something these days—I hated you because I still loved you. Yet, the opposite of love isn't hate. It's forgetting. So... I genuinely intend to forgive myself."

Daniel stood in silence.

A breeze swept by, causing cherry blossom petals from the tree behind Maisie to drift, landing gently on her hair and shoulders.

Although she stood right in front of him, he felt as though they were worlds apart.

spring, he realized there wasn't just sunlight but also a

unsure of what

into his eyes. "And you should also forgive yourself. Let's both forgive each other and start anew

planning to completely forget

lowered her head,

heart twisted, feeling as if a knife had been

can start your new life. But before that, I have to tell

a deep breath, slowly revealing, "I wasn't the one who

"What?"

thought I sent someone to find you, forced you

do that. I investigated those people back then, but you were in a critical condition in the hospital. After you were discharged, you were

found out everything now." His gaze was resolute. "Maisie, trust

family at the Quimby Group's board meeting.

children were involved in various commercial cases,