Playing with the Lighter, Sanford looked at the warm yellow flame and didn't say anything.

Brian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Sanford, do you still love Jaelyn?"

Sanford turned off the lighter, pondered for a moment, and confessed, “Brian, Jaelyn is my first Love. Over the past five years, my love for her was as intense as my resentment. To be honest, it's impossible for me to completely erase her from my heart.”

Letting go of a relationship that had left such a profound mark was a tough ask.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent the past five years drowning his sorrows in alcohol and reckless behavior, trying to escape the pain

“Why the rush to introduce Maggie to your parents, knowing you still have lingering feelings for your ex?" Brian inquired.

Sanford closed the lighter and said, "Maggie is a wonderful woman. I don't want to let another good woman slip away.”

Hearing this, Brian furrowed his brows and thought it was not appropriate for Sanford to do so.

He felt that Sanford was in a rush to settle down.

He loved Maggie to some extent now, but most of his actions stemmed from his sense of responsibility.

"Sanford..."

Just then, the kitchen door swung open. Maggie emerged carrying a plate of fruit, with Rosalynn trailing behind her.

Sanford interjected, “Brian, enough."

Brian swallowed his words. Seeing the two women approach, their faces lit with smiles, he decided to hold his peace.

Everyone had their own life to lead, and it was not his place to interfere.

“What were you guys discussing?" Rosalynn inquired with a smile, sitting beside Brian.

“Just casual conversation."

Brian held her soft hand and realized he was more determined than Sanford.

His past relationship had indeed become a thing of the past.

Rosalynn glanced at Sanford. Noticing his typical demeanor and the gentle gaze directed at Maggie, she remained silent.

She genuinely wished for him not to get caught in the web of his past love again.

Eventually, Rosalynn and Brian decided to head home.