Mark then made a call to a doctor.

All this time, Cecilia observed with a detached gaze.

Once Mark finished the call, she questioned him calmly, "Mark, do you plan to look after them forever? It's not your duty, and that child is not yours."

Approaching her, Mark's hand brushed Cecilia's hair tenderly.

He hushed his voice, saying, “However, that child belongs to Paul.

Due to my self-centered desires back then..."

Cecilia's eyes grew wide.

“Mark, you shouldn't let personal feelings interfere with business!"

Mark implored Cecilia to stay composed.

Cecilia inhaled deeply and remarked, "You're the one who can't stay composed. Mark, who is it that weighs on your conscience? Paul, the child, or Cathy? Are you merely using that child as an excuse to let

Cathy stay in Czanch, and what's your plan? Will you use the visits to the child to establish an ambiguous relationship with Cathy and create a separate family outside of our marriage?"

Cecilia's unkind words left Mark somewhat irritated.

"I have never considered such a thing."

"Fine. I believe you."

Cecilia continued softly, "Could you refrain from getting involved in

Cathy's affairs from now on? Mark, I'm not as remarkable as Rena, who can wait for someone for so many years and endure so much pain.

Mark, I'm impatient, and I don't want to wait. If you can't manage it, then we... We're done.”

The words pained Cecilia deeply as she spoke them.

Mark was the one Cecilia had given her heart to for so many years.

ALL she asked was simple, yet if he couldn't meet this request, she would let him go.