Daniel entered her bedroom - he knew that was where she would be - going straight from his talk with Eward. After closing the door behind him he took a few moments to savour the sight of Daphne: Daphne his dearest, loving, faithful, intelligent woman, soon-to-be-wife. That thought made his insides leap about with joy but today they did it ten fold. He was so glad his relationship with her was in better health than Eward's and Katherine's. And yet...
"I have been foolish," he said simply, looking at her with an apologetic gaze. "I have been devoting my time to a man who needs me but does not want me, when I should have been devoting my time to you."