Lila's gaze remained calm as she silently considered Xyla's words.

She didn't respond right away, so Xyla continued, "You seem close to Ms. Joyce. I was wondering if I could ask-why didn't the arranged marriage between their families go through? Would you mind sitting down for a bit at that cafe over there?"

Lila met Xyla's eyes. Aside from curiosity, there wasn't much emotion in them.

But she didn't nod.

Instead, she simply said, "I don't know much about it, so don't overthink things, Ms. Zimmerman. The two of them probably didn't move forward with it because their personalities and values were not aligning."

Xyla frowned slightly. "Personalities and values?"

Lila wasn't about to go into too much detail, so she kept her answer vague. "You've spent time with Vince, so you should know he's easygoing, polite, and respectful.

"He treats people with kindness and carries a strong sense of responsibility. As for Ame... she's always been free-spirited and used to doing things her way.

"Marriage was never something she wanted. One values stability and the other craves freedom. Naturally, their ideals didn't match."

Xyla listened, deep in thought.

It made sense.

But to Xyla, it all felt a little too surface-level. Was it that simple?

Still, Lila had made her stance clear.

After a brief pause, Xyla asked, "So, it was Ms. Joyce who didn't want the engagement?"

"I don't know the details of their

it. Thank you for

said

her friend in the

think she was telling the truth? Amelia is her close friend, so could she have left something

But whether she was holding something back...

"Vince is a responsible person. If we got married, even if he didn't love me, he'd still treat me well, at least out

"But a marriage based on

car. Neither of them had

shop not far from the office. On a whim, she decided to stop

picked out a few sunflowers, pairing them with delicate complementary

bet.

approached the parking area, a

"Matthew."

around. He was wearing a black baseball cap and a face

a coincidence." Noticing the flowers in

I got them

a soft smile, like the brightest star in the night

seemed so...

memories of marriage were nothing

always taken their anger out on each other, and when

his childhood had been filled with bruises,

meeting Lila

that marriage didn't have to be

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