Kade did not know if what he felt for Maria was love or friendship.

There were two reasons behind his return to Huntington—his career and the time for himself to analyze his feelings.

He had been friends with Maria for over two decades. They had a close relationship.

In the past, when their families had similar social status, they wished Kade and Maria could get married.

However, Kade and Maria seemed to be just friends and had no romantic feelings for each other. He had never even confessed to Maria. As Maria’s family business declined and they went bankrupt, the Butcher family’s attitude changed.

They no longer allowed Kade and Maria to hang out because they were worried about Maria’s family dragging them down.

Kade had helped the Sprearings a lot in private.

Despite having a successful career, Kade was poor. Maria’s father had borrowed all of Kade’s money to salvage his company.

If the company made a profit on the borrowed money, Kade could get his money back.

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