Whitney walked cautiously to Maisie's room and coincidentally encountered Daniel, who had just exited.

"How is she?" she asked. Her eyes filled with concern, but there was nothing she could do.

Daniel pulled her aside and whispered, "The doctor mentioned her depression came back."

She was stunned. "What depression?"

"Well..." He hesitated, not wanting to revisit the past, but with Maisie deteriorating, he had to confront it.

"Got it." Whitney nodded, frowning. "I always thought there was more to you two. I thought she only dated you for your money. She's a loyal girl, just like her mom in a relationship!"

"I didn't protect her back then."

"The past is the past. You can't turn back time." She sighed. "But no matter what you do now, give your best to help her through this!"

"I know."

Daniel to the study, retrieved a box from the drawer, and handed it to him. "You're my nephew, as close as a son to me. Now that you've found someone you want to spend your life with,

paused before opening the box, revealing a diamond

clear diamonds sparkled under

instantly as the Kinglakes'

"Aunt, I..."

always treated you as a Kinglake!" She smiled. "You're the

Maisie to get better. Your uncle and I will host a grand wedding for you, a fanfare for her to marry into the family, to grow old with

and nodded, looking

-

Maisie's nightstand and gently

her calm down. After

couldn't shake the image of her navigating life cautiously. It was as if she had been tiptoeing on eggshells during the

cruelty of destiny, despite her memory loss, overwhelmed him. Tears welled up in his

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