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

it. Thank you for your time

lightly, then said goodbye and

the passenger seat, having overheard

truth? Amelia is

be reliable. But whether she was holding

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

thought. "But a marriage

the car. Neither of them had

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

delicate complementary blooms, and waited

bet.

area, a familiar figure

"Matthew."

wearing a black baseball cap and a

the flowers in her arms, he

I got them for

smile, like the brightest star in the night sky.

marriage seemed so...

memories of marriage were

out on each other, and when that wasn't enough, they

been filled with bruises, leaving him deeply skeptical about love

meeting Lila and

how effortlessly harmonious their relationship was, he realized that marriage didn't have to be a

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