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.

I

she learned that the Larkins had publicly announced her

her face. “You’ve done nothing wrong and don’t owe anyone anything.

she secretly secured an 83

again. “He doesn’t owe me anything. I

of you. But you just had to

her. Cedric might have dumped her, but she was

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

was baffled.

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

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

of the shares of Burgess Winery and 30

of Burgess Winery, but Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in place, bequeathing her shares to Errol. The 30 percent

Maia tightened her grip on the documents as tears welled up

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