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.

could I say other

way, but when she learned that the Larkins had publicly announced her divorce from

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 knew you’ve secretly helped his business

she secretly secured an

“He doesn’t owe me

anyone, and one is right in front of you. But

sorry for her. Cedric might have dumped her, but

smile. “Stop crying, okay? I’m here to give you something Mrs. Chairwoman wanted

was baffled.

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

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

percent of the shares of

Homer would inherit all the shares of Burgess Winery, but Mrs. Chairwoman had

on the documents as tears