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 about serious matters in the car

back to his seat and putting on

Genevieve noticed some mints in the armrest compartment. She

push all his morning schedules to the

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

tightened slightly on the steering wheel, his

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

a

that Genevieve had treated Harriet like her biological grandmother. Plus, with her injured vocal cords back then, how could Genevieve have

who the culprit was, but

arranged for someone to deal with the news. You can return to work tomorrow if you

case, please ask Steven to help me apply for a few more days of leave.” Genevieve lowered her gaze. “It’s Patrick’s funeral tomorrow. I want

agreed after a moment of

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

slowly ascended, and the air in

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