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.

else could I

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

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. If only he

she secretly secured an 83

again. “He doesn’t

of you. But you just had to fall for him.

sorry for her. Cedric might have dumped her, but she was the woman

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

baffled. “My

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

retrieved some documents from his briefcase, passing them to Maia.

percent of the shares of Burgess Winery

inherit all the shares of Burgess Winery, but Mrs. Chairwoman had a will in place, bequeathing her shares to Errol. The 30 percent shares of Starlight Entertainment are

her grip on the