Chapter 75

As the visit drew to a close, Maureen bid farewell to each child.

When she stepped out, she noticed Geoffrey had dismissed his bodyguards. He stood alone beneath a banyan tree, waiting.

The man stood tall and straight under the foliage, his chiseled profile sharp against the shadows.

Maureen walked toward him step by step.

“Mr. Sutton.”

The moment she spoke, Geoffrey stubbed out his cigarette.

Maureen paused briefly, puzzled. When had he picked up this smoking habit?

He used to despise the smell of smoke.

“Finished?”

Geoffrey’s gaze lingered on her delicate, serene face. His throat tightened, voice rough with emotion.

“Yeah.”

Maureen extended a small paper bag toward him.

Geoffrey frowned, “What’s this?”

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“A gift from the children. It’s a drawing–to thank you for funding their school.”

He didn’t take it. “You keep it.”

Such things were worthless to him.

He never needed gifts.

Maureen knew exactly what kind of man he was, so she didn’t press

further.

“Then I’ll head back.”

With nothing left to say, Maureen turned to leave.

“Hold on!”

Geoffrey stopped her.

Maureen looked puzzled: “Is there something else?”

“I’ve waited over four hours for you.”

Geoffrey enunciated each word deliberately.

“Then let me treat

“Fine.”

hadn’t expected

back to Beverly Hills Villa

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he stepped

this property was under Gareth’s

living

would people think

even house his wife–that

spike his food tonight for

selected ingredients online for

mind home

possibly make her

cooking for three years. One more time won’t

Geoffrey responded.

then headed to the kitchen to

she never knew how to cook before marriage. She’d

Geoffrey never showed gratitude,

like now.

living room, his gaze

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never tire of

the table, slipping something extra into the Sweet and Sour Fish–Geoffrey’s

facing

her like

serving spoon to

it wouldn’t

up his chopsticks

watched him, tension coiling tight in

mixed sleeping pills into the

weak, she kept spooning more fish into Geoffrey’s

onto her.

very hungry. You should

dug her nails into her palm before

dishes.

said nothing more. They finished

the slightest bit sleepy after

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Maureen was confused.

I put too

get you some

and headed

Geoffrey grabbed

been unusually

to care for

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