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.

she merely blinked and shot him a small smile. “Drive us back to Regality

her before moving back to his

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

not.” He had asked Steven to push

with the mint wrapper. “How are you going to deal with Grandma’s

on the steering

doted on Armand. She continued to favor him even as Armand suspected her knowledge of his horrid behavior. She was one of the few people in the Faulkner residence who had made him

death was naturally a huge blow

with her injured vocal cords back then, how could Genevieve have infuriated Harriet with her words that led

was, but his hands

someone to deal with the news. You can

days of leave.” Genevieve lowered her gaze. “It’s Patrick’s funeral tomorrow. I want to give him a

agreed after a moment of

Gardens in a jiff. After parking the car, Armand entered the elevator together with

ascended, and the air in the elevator

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