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

didn’t want to feel this way, but when she learned that the Larkins had publicly

don’t owe anyone anything. Cedric is the one who has mistreated you. If only he

she secretly secured an 83 million-dollar deal to fund

doesn’t

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

Cedric might have dumped

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

baffled.

Chairwoman” was her mother, Rosa, the legendary woman

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

asked, “20 percent of the shares of Burgess Winery and

inherit all the shares of Burgess Winery, but Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in place, bequeathing her shares to Errol. The

on the documents as tears welled