A crack finally appeared on Oliver's calm face.
He clasped his hands together, long fingers pressing against the back of his hand, and suddenly stood up.
"Ms. Ives, you might have misunderstood. I care about her only because her mother and my mother were good friends," Oliver said, his handsome eyes narrowing slightly. "Ms. Ives, I have other matters to attend to, so I must take my leave."
Watching him leave in a hurry, Anna was even more convinced that he had feelings for Daisy.
Once outside the villa, Oliver's rigid posture relaxed slightly. It wasn't just that he was thinking about Daisy; he couldn't be with her.
If Daisy ever found out that her father, had died because of the Summers family, it would only deepen her pain.
Three years ago, after learning the truth, Oliver agreed to an arranged marriage with Isabella from the Elliot family to make Daisy give up on him, just as his Father had wished.
When Daisy found out, she caused quite a scene.
