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.

and shot him a small smile. “Drive us back to Regality Gardens, Mr. Faulkner.

back to his seat and putting on his

some mints in the armrest

He had asked Steven to push all his morning schedules to

are you going to deal with Grandma’s death? Can I return

tightened slightly on the

Armand suspected her knowledge of his horrid behavior. She was one

a huge

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

culprit was, but his hands

news. You can

to help me apply for a few more days of leave.” Genevieve lowered her gaze. “It’s

after a

compound of Regality Gardens in a jiff. After parking the car,

and the

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