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He frowned, sharp brows knitting: “But your body…”

“Get me some ice.”

“Yes.”

Justin turned to the kitchen fridge to get ice.

A bag of ice dumped into the bathtub brought biting cold that eased Maureen’s discomfort.

Justin fetched the first–aid kit.

“Thank you.”

Maureen said sincerely.

Justin stayed silent, walking to the doorway to stand guard quietly.

He also updated Gareth that she was safe.

Earlier, Maureen had hung up on Roy Ramirez’s call, making Roy fear something was wrong, so he contacted Gareth.

When Gareth called Maureen and got no answer, he sent Justin to check on her.

An hour later.

The drug’s effects finally faded.

Maureen applied ointment, changed clothes, and stepped out of the bathroom.

Justin still waited outside.

“You’ve been a big help tonight. Go rest.”

She spoke weakly.

“Okay.”

Justin glanced at her, then turned and left.

After he left, seeing how late it was, Maureen sent a voice message to Zoe and the others to reassure them.

Meanwhile,

Back at Pearl, Geoffrey couldn’t sleep.

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stood on the balcony smoking, Maureen’s earlier actions replaying in his mind–her graceful figure vivid before

eyes.

throat went dry. Unaware, the cigarette burned down to his fingers before he snapped back

a sleepless night, Geoffrey arrived at the company

reported work to him

then suddenly asked: “Has Maureen

paused, then

heard she’s sick, so she

Sick?

Remember, absolutely don’t

Geoffrey instructed.

“Yes.”

Wayne was leaving, he bumped into Andrea, dressed in custom

can’t be allowed to run

and saw the

sleeve, her voice

through

happened to catch the

wasn’t one to meddle, so after teasing a bit, he didn’t mention Maureen’s

tactfully dropped the subject but quietly resented Wayne,

Day Weekend’s coming up. Mom wants us over

“mom” Andrea referred to was

doubt another push for them to marry and have

look

Andrea settled

free today.

The whole day?

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narrowed his eyes at her.

Andrea froze.

added coldly, “I don’t

stunned

“I’ll wait

Geoffrey gave no reply.

left the

or now, Geoffrey remained this cold and

Maureen could accept such a

Andrea noticed Sean’s office

the secretary, “Has

arranging Sean’s marriage these days, so he hasn’t shown

The secretary answered truthfully.

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