His hands are so big, and her hands are so small.

"Shawn, before me... have you ever loved someone else?"

"Never."

Gale looked up at him. "Have you never experienced love?"

"Gale, my parents divorced when I was young, and my father married Paula. My mother left Sea City and never showed up again nor contacted anyone," Shawn replied.

This was from the bottom of Shawn's heart.

About love, about family.

"No one taught me how to love, and no one told me what love is." He stroked the back of her hand with his fingertips. "What I study every day is a lot of homework, the etiquette rules of wealthy families, and interpersonal communication. It's a game."

"Love, for the Wood family, was on the lowest on the priority list. Marriage is just a means of joining forces to achieve higher interests."

"After I met you, I realized that love is such a wonderful experience in life."

Lucas taught him that only success would bring him happiness.

Shawn had always felt the same way.

However, he