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 than

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

what are you apologizing 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.

HL Corporation struggled, she secretly secured an

again. “He doesn’t owe

right in front of you. But you just

have dumped

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

baffled.

Chairwoman” was her mother,

his briefcase, passing them to Maia.

percent of the shares of Burgess Winery and 30 percent of Starlight

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

her grip on the documents as tears welled up