One evening, when Laura was drunk and her eyes were bloodshot, she confided in me, “I knew he was unreliable. I had only arranged for him to meet the Foster family’s daughter, but he abandoned you. Now I see the truth clearly.”

She continued, “I thought I’d never encounter Liam again in my life, but I never imagined he would use matchmaking to deceive me.”

I recalled an incident that had happened recently. While shopping after work, I saw Liam in deep conversation with a new employee from the company. Their exchange struck me as peculiar.

“You need to work harder to win her over,” Liam advised the employee. “If...