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.

opening: “Then let

“Fine.”

expected

followed Maureen back

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moment he stepped inside,

property was under Gareth’s

own wife, living under

people think

house his wife–that he

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

selected ingredients online for

mind home cooking, will

she possibly make her move at a

cooking for three years. One more time won’t

Geoffrey responded.

kitchen to cook after the groceries

how to cook

gratitude, always taking

like now.

room, his gaze lingering on Maureen as

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tire of watching

dish after dish to the table, slipping something

sat facing each

her like this

serving spoon to heap fish into

it

his chopsticks and slowly

watched him, tension coiling tight in

mixed sleeping pills into the

weak, she kept spooning more fish into

locked onto her.

You should have

her nails into her palm before picking

dishes.

said nothing more. They

slightest bit sleepy after the

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Maureen was confused.

I put too

you some

up and headed

grabbed her

been unusually

not to care for him

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