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.

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

her before moving back to his seat and putting on

of the hospital parking lot. Genevieve noticed some mints in the armrest compartment. She

had asked Steven to push all his morning schedules to the

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

slightly on the steering wheel, his gaze turning

Faulkners were a huge bunch, Harriet had always doted on Armand. She continued to favor him even as Armand suspected her knowledge of his horrid behavior. She was one of the few

was naturally a huge blow

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

knew who the culprit was, but his hands were

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

me apply for a few more days of leave.”

agreed after

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

and the air in the elevator remained

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