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.

I say other than

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

“You’ve done nothing wrong and don’t owe anyone anything. Cedric is the one

secured an

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

you. But you just had to fall for him. You’re such

dumped her, but she was

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

was baffled.

was her mother, Rosa, the legendary woman who once

nodded and retrieved some documents from his briefcase, passing

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

had a will

this, Maia tightened her grip on the documents as tears welled up in her