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Before hanging up, they agreed to meet at a restaurant.

Katherine sighed, looking helplessly at Jacob. “Let’s go.”

Two figures–one tall, one small–walked out of the airport.

The White Family’s driver had been waiting outside with the car.

Once inside, they headed downtown.

Jacob kept his eyes glued to the window, asking about everything he saw.

Katherine patiently answered each question: “That’s Karaville Central Plaza, owned by the Sutton Family. That shop- ping street originally belonged to the Ramirez Family, but Geoffrey acquired it later. Surprisingly, it’s thriving now…”

Mid–sentence, she caught herself: “Silly me, why am I telling a child this? You wouldn’t understand.”

She pointed sweetly at a building: “See that? It’s full of toy stores.”

To her surprise, Jacob turned with utter seriousness:

“Aunt Katherine, I’ll be four this September. I’m not a three–year–old kid anymore.”

Katherine choked.

Lost for words again.

The car rolled along, soon arriving at the restaurant entrance.

Meanwhile, at Sutton Group…

Geoffrey exited the building, Andrea following closely as they entered a black Cadillac.

En route, Geoffrey absentmindedly flipped through contracts.

Andrea sat beside him: “Geoffrey, take a break.”

“No need.”

His reply was ice.

Andrea sat in silence.

four years, he’d shown

men truly live

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Didn’t he want anything?

must find a way to get the

vibrated. Geoffrey picked it up and saw it was

Ramirez has gone out and

Geoffrey typed, “Got it.”

couldn’t help asking, “Did Auntie message

thin lips parted

but before speaking, noticed

passed Golden Moon Diner’s

figures–one tall, one small–stepped out of

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little boy. The child wore a hat and

enter

told the driver,

puzzled, “What’s

didn’t answer, pushed the car

Golden Moon Diner.

felt urgent need for a restroom, so she

barely exited when she saw Geoffrey

clammy instantly. She instinctively tried to

first, “What

escape. She prayed Katherine

here

else to attend

about to

Maureen’s heart jolted.

Geoffrey had his back to the staircase, Katherine and Jacob only saw Maureen when they came upstairs, not Geoffrey’s

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Katherine greeted

and

Jacob wore a mask, his obsidian–black eyes gave

surroundings suddenly fell

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