Eudora stared at Ryan, her eyes full of doubt. She couldn't hold back any longer and finally asked the question that had been lingering in her mind.
“Why are you so determined to marry me?”
“Because I'm terrified of losing you again,” Ryan replied, his voice laced with sincerity and desperation. His gaze held a plea that almost swayed Eudora.
She pressed further, her voice tinged with skepticism, “Be honest with me, Ryan. What do you really want from me? I know you love Donna, and you want her to have a complete family. But you don't have to sacrifice your own happiness by marrying someone you don't love.”
Eudora's doubts cut through Ryan like a sharp blade, each word a painful reminder of his past mistakes. He deserved this, he knew, but the pain was unbearable.
“Eudora, I underst
