Without hesitation, Leonel settled into the wheelchair and remarked to Raphael, "The weather hasn't been great lately, so my wife has Noreen taking special care of me, fearing that my old leg injury will act up again. Ah, the joys of marriage."

After a brief pause, he continued, "Mr. Jones, you should consider marrying soon. Then you'll understand the happiness I feel.”

After saying that, Leonel left feeling proud, which made Raphael even more sad.

Returning to his office, he instructed his assistant that no one was allowed to disturb him, including Sharon.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, Raphael found himself alone in the office. He should have been celebrating with his team after securing the major project and offering them words of encouragement.

However, he didn't feel like doing so.

His mind was consumed with thoughts of the baby girl and Olivia.

At that moment, he received a message on WhatsApp.

Assuming it was from Sharon, he initially ignored it. However, after a while, he couldn't resist checking the message.

It was actually a photo from Leonel.

Olivia and little Leyla were in the picture.

It appeared to have been taken shortly after Olivia gave birth. Leyla looked fragile in her pink bundle, lying quietly beside Olivia.

Olivia was asleep, her expression somewhat fatigued from giving birth to the baby.

Raphael's hand trembled as he stroked the photo, his gaze fixed on it for an extended period of time.

He remained in the office the entire night, foregoing food and rest.

Unable to enter the office, Sharon called Kiley and asked her to reach out to Raphael.

However, Raphael disconnected all communication, switched his phone to airplane mode, and remained seated in the office, silent and unmoving, until dawn.

Eventually, he opened the door and stepped outside.

Sharon, who had been waiting anxiously all night, rushed towards him, pleading, “Please, Raphael, don't do this to me. I promise I won't see other men again. Let's start over, please. Don't be so cold.”

Raphael pushed her away with indifference.

Turning abruptly before the elevator, Raphael declared, “Sharon, let's call off the engagement. I'm not marrying you."

Sharon couldn't believe her ears.

What did Raphael just say?

After a moment of shock, she pleaded, "I promise it won't happen again. Please give me another chance, Raphael."