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“Not bad,” Freya replied succinctly.

“Not bad, yet you divorced him?” Winslow probed further, his eyebrows arching slightly.

“We just weren’t a good match,” Freya explained, her voice tinged with a hint of melancholy.

The path they walked was lined with softly swaying flowers, mirroring the ebb and flow of their conversation.

As they continued, Winslow nodded understandingly. He knew Freya well enough to understand that she never took marriage lightly. He respected her privacy and didn’t press further about her past. Instead, he shifted the conversation to a more intriguing topic.

“An old friend of mine brought something up the other day,” Winslow said as he walked beside her. “He mentioned he has a grandson who’s the right age to settle down.” His voice carried a hint of amusement. “According to him, the boy’s not only ridiculously good-looking, but also comes from an excellent family and has a bright future ahead of him.”

slightly as realization dawned—this was about a potential arranged marriage. “He wants you to meet him,” Winslow remarked, turning his head to study her reaction. “What

Freya replied, her tone

matched up by someone else—it grated

chuckle, his affection for her evident in his warm smile. “Don’t

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flicker of

I might have insisted you meet him. But over the

question she longed to ask—why he had coerced her mother into an arranged marriage all those years ago. Yet, she hesitated, knowing that

Winslow called out softly, standing by the edge of a serene pond. His voice carried a weight of age and regret. “I owe

skipping a beat as she saw the genuine remorse

I hadn’t pushed her into that marriage with your father, maybe she would still be with us,” he admitted, sorrow clear in his voice. “It was my mistake.” His words

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