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 say other

when she learned that the Larkins had publicly announced her divorce from Cedric, she was overwhelmed

owe anyone anything. Cedric

secretly secured an

falling again. “He doesn’t owe me anything. I did

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

sorry for her. Cedric might have dumped her, but she was the woman of Nigel’s

clean handkerchief, offering a reassuring smile. “Stop crying, okay? I’m here to

baffled. “My

call “Mrs. Chairwoman” was her mother, Rosa, the legendary

and retrieved some documents from his briefcase, passing them to Maia. She frowned as she

choked-up voice, she asked, “20 percent of the shares of Burgess Winery and 30

Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in

on the documents as

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