The Wrong Woman

Daniel peered into the box and spotted the gifts he had given Sienna. When he met her gaze, he noticed her eyes were red and streaked with tears. As Daniel moved closer to Sienna, she instinctively retreated. In the past, whenever she met Daniel, she would readily yield to his hugs and kisses. Sienna dreaded that if Daniel kissed her again, she wouldn't find the strength to end their relationship.

"What's wrong?" Daniel's expression darkened, his voice tinged with sadness. Seeing the things she brought and the way she avoided him, he felt a tightening sensation in his chest. Sienna slowly clenched her fists as she fought to hold back tears. She tried to maintain a composed facade as she faced him. "Daniel, I'm sorry. Let's-"

"Sisi, is there something weighing on you that you can't handle?" Daniel cut her off abruptly before she could utter the words "break up".

Sienna forced a tight smile and shook her head. "No."

"Is it because of Felix's debts?"

"No. I'm taking legal action against Clement, so that's under control."

"Then..." Daniel's voice was fraught with tension.

out, Sienna blurted

seemed casual, but hidden beneath was a wave of

with tears, and her throat felt

do something wrong? Please, tell me. I'll do whatever it

and she couldn't utter a word. She simply shook her

bent down to meet her gaze. "Is it something about my

tears

choked out, "You promised from the start that if I ever mentioned breaking up, you

released Sienna's shoulders and took a step back. Tears welled in his bloodshot eyes as he gazed at the ceiling, struggling to contain

see that you're happy when you're with me. Why do you want to end things? Please, give me a

her fingers shaking. "There's no

heart felt heavy, each breath a painful reminder

was torn between