But he dared not do that.
He was afraid Samuel Johnson would crumble.
If he really discovered who the person he loved was, then it would be a disaster for everyone involved.
Everyone knew that person would not come back.
It would be better to let Samuel Johnson deceive himself. Once everything settled down, even if he did come to his senses, he would already have a wife and children, and his life would have a fixed framework. It would not be so easy for him to break free.
Thinking this, Tim Morrison felt increasingly gloomy.
He knew all too well the pain of loving someone without being loved in return, a pain more acute than anyone else could understand. The thought of Samuel heading down the same path made him feel uncomfortable. He was much luckier than Samuel; even if he could never gain Grace Murdock's heart, at least she was still by his side. But for Samuel, by the time he realized his feelings, that person might already be married with children.
