Chapter 1670

This feeling of affection for her had started when they first met. After a while, Maisie's soft voice pierced the night's silence. "Daniel..." Daniel was surprised, and his heart began to race. "What did you say?" Maisie bit her lip, her cheeks flushing as if she had a fever. She was about to speak when a sharp pain gripped her lower abdomen. She gasped and curled up in bed. Daniel sensed something was wrong and rushed into the bedroom. "Maisie, what's wrong?" He gently turned her and saw her pale face. "Maisie?" "I... I'm fine." Maisie forced a smile. "It's just a stomachache. I'll be okay if I rest for a while." Daniel's initial thought was that it was her time of the month. He reached for her hand, speaking softly. "I'll go make you some hot chocolate." "No need." Maisie stopped him. "It's not that..." "What is it?" "It's an old problem," she said weakly with a smile. She had been like that for the past two years, experiencing sporadic pains on both sides of her stomach. T