Chapter 1867

It was just that Levi's care for Maeve felt different from the past. Levi leaned back in his office chair and said, "I don't want her to see me just as a brother. Do you get me?" Kieran looked at him in surprise. Over the years, everyone had grown used to the idea of Maeve and Levi getting married. It was no secret that once Maeve graduated, she would marry him. Even Maeve herself knew it. No one had questioned this fact for as long as anyone could remember. Everyone had simply waited for the day it would happen. In fact, their wedding was fast approaching. Yet now, Levi was saying something entirely unexpected. "Mr. Hackett, Ms. Scott has always depended on you," Kieran said. "Yes, but as you pointed out, it's dependence," Levi replied. He wasn't going to force Maeve into anything—least of all, forcing her to fall in love with him. "I'll give her the time she needs to think it over. If she doesn't like the idea of this marriage... I'll respect her choice." Kieran looked