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.

small smile. “Drive us back to Regality Gardens, Mr. Faulkner. Talking

to his

noticed some mints in the armrest compartment. She grabbed one and ripped open the

He had asked Steven to push all his morning

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

grip tightened slightly on the steering wheel, his

Armand. She continued to favor him even as Armand suspected her knowledge of his horrid behavior. She was one of the few people

was naturally a huge

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

the culprit was, but

the news. You can return to work tomorrow

days of leave.” Genevieve lowered her gaze. “It’s Patrick’s funeral tomorrow.

Armand agreed after a moment

Gardens in a jiff. After

slowly ascended, and the air in the

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