Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

His voice sounded certain, and it was more of a statement than a question.

“Nigel…”

He smiled. “Your aunt asked me to talk to you about it, but I doubt it’ll make much of a difference. You know better than anyone that you should move on, but you still love him, don’t you?”

Maia said nothing. She stiffly picked up the cake and ate it, again tasting bitterness.

“I’m sorry for making you all worry about me. I truly am.” Maia looked up, tears rolling down her cheeks.

else could I

didn’t want to feel this way, but when she learned that the Larkins had publicly announced her divorce from Cedric, she was

for?” Nigel gently wiped the tears from her face. “You’ve done nothing wrong and don’t owe anyone anything. Cedric is the one who has mistreated you. If only he

HL Corporation struggled, she secretly secured an 83 million-dollar deal

started falling again. “He doesn’t owe me

and one is right in front of you. But you just had to fall for him. You’re such

might have dumped her, but she

clean handkerchief, offering a reassuring smile. “Stop crying, okay? I’m here to give you something Mrs. Chairwoman wanted you to

was baffled.

only person Nigel Clayton would call “Mrs. Chairwoman” was her mother, Rosa,

passing them to Maia. She frowned as she perused

shares of Burgess Winery and 30

explained, “Everyone assumed that Mr. Homer would inherit all the shares of Burgess Winery, but Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in place, bequeathing her shares

on the documents as tears welled up in her