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.

the opening: “Then let me treat you

“Fine.”

expected such instant

back to Beverly Hills Villa

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he stepped

property was under

living

people think

Geoffrey couldn’t even house his wife–that he was downright

of his thoughts, Maureen planned to spike his food tonight for a

ingredients

you won’t mind home

possibly make her

for three

Geoffrey responded.

headed to the kitchen to

she never knew how to cook

gratitude, always taking it

like now.

sat in the living room, his gaze lingering on Maureen as

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never tire

dish after dish to the table, slipping something extra into the Sweet and Sour

facing

meal with her like this

spoon to

it

up his chopsticks and

coiling tight in

she’d mixed sleeping pills

weak, she kept spooning more fish into

eyes locked onto her. “Why aren’t you

hungry. You should have

nervously dug her nails into her palm before

dishes.

said nothing more. They finished the meal

feel the slightest bit sleepy after

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Maureen was confused.

I put too

you

up and headed toward

Geoffrey grabbed her

unusually

not to

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