Genevieve’s face was inches away from Armand’s. She found his breath bitingly cold, and she shivered involuntarily in response.

Nonetheless, she did not show signs of backing away. She met Armand’s gaze and retorted, “Why, Mr. Faulkner, aren’t you aware of the messy relationship between Cooper’s father and your Aunt Samantha? Cooper was merely a pawn in Samantha’s hands. She tricked him into killing my parents.”

Armand’s gaze darkened as he demanded, “Does this mean you’re letting him off the hook?”

“Yes. He has also expressed his remorse to me.” Genevieve’s lashes quivered. “Plus, Coop and I—”

Her husband interjected curtly, “Don’t call him that.”

At the same time, he tightened his grip on the back of her head, clearly expressing his displeasure.

Genevieve took a deep breath and instantly dropped the term of endearment. “I grew up with Cooper, and he’s my ex-husband. We have a lot of history together.”

Armand’s displeasure ballooned, and he jeered, “You’re a real saint. You can even forgive the person who killed your father.”

In the past, Genevieve would have fired a scathing reply back at Armand.

back to Regality Gardens, Mr. Faulkner. Talking about serious matters in the car

glanced at her before moving back to his

hospital parking lot. Genevieve noticed some mints in the armrest compartment. She grabbed one and ripped open the wrapper. “Are you returning to the office

not.” He had asked Steven to push all his morning schedules to

with the mint wrapper. “How are you going to deal with Grandma’s death? Can I return to work at

slightly on the steering wheel, his gaze turning

as Armand suspected her knowledge of

a huge

could also clearly tell that Genevieve had treated Harriet like her biological grandmother. Plus, with her injured vocal cords back then, how could Genevieve have infuriated Harriet with her words that led to

who the culprit was,

arranged for someone to deal with the news.

help me apply for a few more days of leave.”

after a moment of

jiff. After parking the car,

and the air in the

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