“Hey handsome…”

Jacob thoughtfully handed her a tissue: “Wipe your mouth, here.”

Katherine swallowed hard.

Maureen knew her best friend well–a hopeless flirt on the surface, but secretly pining for one man.

For that guy, at twenty–seven, Katherine hadn’t married or even dated.

“Come on in. This is my friend Katherine. No one else here.”

Maureen told Justin.

Justin glanced around the room.

Roy said politely, “Uncle Justin, tomorrow’s Memorial Day Weekend. Let’s celebrate together with some Holiday Stuffed Pastries.”

Justin’s stern features softened slightly.

“No, thank you.”

Maureen knew he preferred solitude and didn’t press further. She packed some pastries and handed them to him.

“Happy early Memorial Day then.”

“Mhm, thanks.”

Justin took the pastries and walked away.

After he left, Katherine mused, “That guy doesn’t strike me as a bodyguard.”

“How so?”

“Just a feeling… hard to explain…”

Maureen also sensed something different about him.

Though Justin had protected her for years, their interactions remained minimal beyond basic exchanges.

significant contact occurred last time, when

Katherine’s phone rang abruptly.

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“What is it?”

arranged a matchmaking session at the Country Club

darkened instantly: “I won’t

sound like I’m asking?” Scott White’s voice turned icy. “Remember who funds your

a White and get out

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as Katherine stared at the shattered phone screen. Scott’s final words still vi- brated in her bones – “Stop being a White“. She traced the family crest engraved on her platinum card, its falcon em- blem suddenly feeling like a brand. Downstairs, Maureen quietly reheated

like sacrificial offerings. His calloused fingers brushed against the engraved name Evelyn Lee as rain be-

Day,” Maureen murmured, placing steaming mugs on the coffee table. “His wife’s anniversary is tomorrow.” The un- spoken question hung between

table where it

her

many things had been

call on speaker earlier, so Maureen had heard

disappointment: “But I have plans

now and had asked Maureen over was precisely be- cause she needed to find

“Mommy, could you

Katherine was stunned.

bewildered: “Me… is

grasp at this

rarely come back. Those trust fund

“But…” Maureen still hesitated.

would have each other’s information for a

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quickly cased her

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just being dragged there

bring it up either. It’s all just theater for the

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