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

when she learned that the Larkins had publicly

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

HL Corporation struggled, she secretly secured an 83 million-dollar deal to fund

again. “He doesn’t owe me anything. I

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

might have dumped her,

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

baffled. “My

only person Nigel Clayton would call “Mrs. Chairwoman” was her mother, Rosa, the legendary woman who once

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

shares

but Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in place, bequeathing her shares

the