At Samuel Peary's words, the entire living room of the old mansion fell silent. Everyone held their breath and began to question their own hearing.
What on earth had Samuel Peary let slip?
He proposed?
And was rejected by Silvia Waterborne?
Why!?
Every eye turned to Silvia Waterborne, including Maxwell Peary's.
Silvia Waterborne clenched her fists tightly, her unblemished and wrinkle-free face serious and resolute.
"Why should two people without feelings for each other be tied together?"
This was the response Silvia Waterborne gave, the same answer she had given Samuel Peary all those years ago.
"At that time, Evelyn Peary had just been born. Your refusal then was irresponsible toward the child. What right do you, as a mother, have to involve yourself in this matter?"
Silvia Waterborne clenched her fists, uncomfortable with the sudden attention she was receiving, despite usually being the center of it.
"Enough of this! I said I won't marry, and I won't!"
