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 me

“Fine.”

expected such

followed Maureen back to Beverly Hills

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moment he stepped inside,

property was under

living under another

people think

house his wife–that he was downright

to spike his food

selected ingredients online for

won’t mind home cooking,

she possibly make her move

three years. One

Geoffrey responded.

the kitchen to cook after the groceries

cook before marriage.

Geoffrey never showed gratitude, always

like now.

sat in the living room, his gaze lingering on

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never tire

brought dish after dish to the table, slipping something extra into the Sweet

facing each

hadn’t shared a meal with her like this in ages. He

used the serving spoon to heap fish into

it

up his chopsticks and slowly

tension coiling tight

time, she’d mixed sleeping pills into the

was too weak, she kept spooning more fish into

eyes locked onto her. “Why aren’t you

You should have

nervously dug her nails into her palm before picking

dishes.

They finished the meal in

the slightest bit sleepy after the meal.

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Maureen was confused.

I put too

get you

up and headed

grabbed her

unusually

to care for him

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