Chapter35

If they’d been lovers for over ten years, what did her three–year marriage to Geoffrey during that time even mean?

Just then, a video call buzzed through.

Maureen glanced at the screen–it was her younger son Ethan calling.

She only answered after making sure she didn’t look like she’d been drinking. Otherwise, her son would lecture her again.

“Mommy Mwah~”

A frail, cooing voice came through the video. A boy who looked exactly like Jacob lay pale on the hospital bed, call- ing out to Maureen in a soft and sweet tone.

Maureen’s heart melted instantly.

“Ethan, mwah.”

Ethan gazed at her with melancholy eyes. “Mommy, you didn’t call me last night. Nighty night.”

Unlike her eldest son Jacob–a warm but talkative boy–her younger son was a typical clingy child craving reassurance. At least, that’s how Maureen saw it.

“Sorry, Mommy forgot. Mwah, don’t be mad, okay?”

Since Ethan had always been frail and was now diagnosed with leukemia, Maureen paid him extra attention.

He puckered his lips. “I’ll forgive you this time.”

“But no next time!”

Watching the little one playfully pout, the gloom in Maureen’s heart vanished. She nodded repeatedly.

“Where’s Grandma and your brother?”

Hearing this, Ethan pretended to sulk. “If I knew you’d ask about them, I wouldn’t have called.”

Maureen couldn’t help laughing–this kid truly had Lin Daiyu’s melancholy air.

“Alright, no more questions. It’s late–get some rest now. Nighty night.”

After hanging up, the smile vanished from Ethan’s face as he glared at his twin brother Jacob sitting in front of the laptop.

“Mom’s drinking again.”

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Jacob closed the laptop upon hearing this. “Guess I’ll head back to Karaville first to look after her.”

“Yeah.”

Ethan shut his eyes.

weren’t for his health, he’d want to return too–to see that infuriating

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no idea about her sons‘

washing up, she hugged two rabbit

unfamiliar bed or encountering Geoffrey earlier, Maureen

and

when she noticed an unread text

of Gareth’s assigned

night, I noticed a vehicle

sent the message at 3

replied: “Still

Justin: “Yeah.”

take a genius to

told Justin not

to Geoffrey anyway,

had the driver take her to

Sutton

multimillion–dollar check, lost

Five million!

she’d lived well these four

had people

reported: “Checked surveillance. Ms. Ramirez

stations–just like before. Like someone erased

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pursed his

Vanished for four years!

sudden return? No

hesitated before adding: “Her comeback’s unusual. Our men say

“Keep digging!”

Geoffrey ordered.

“Yes.”

looked up sharply: “If she slips away again, you

“Understood.”

Wayne left, Geoffrey’s mood

ached to have Maureen dragged back immediately–yet part of him

What amnesia!

didn’t buy

after Wayne’s departure, he knocked and

our tail reports Ms. Ramirez seems to be heading

throat tightened, a flicker of something unreadable passing

nothing, but Wayne understood and

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“If she slips away again, you

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