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Since she started college, Geoffrey had changed completely after joining Sutton Group.

He lost all his former warmth, becoming cold as ice. He no longer came looking for her when she got bullied late at night…

Maureen initially thought his worsening temper stemmed from work

stress.

But later she realized this was always his nature–she just hadn’t truly known him as a child.

“Mr. Sutton, I already treated you to dinner yesterday. I won’t see you

out now.”

Maureen said.

This was her way of kicking him out.

Geoffrey wasn’t without pride either.

“You really want me gone?”

Maureen stayed silent.

His face darkened. “I asked you a question!”

For some reason, he hated when Maureen ignored him now.

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Seeing his anger, she finally spoke: “That’s not what I meant. Shouldn’t you be heading to work? I’m not going to the office today.”

Her forced explanation only fueled his rage.

After leaving, he sat in his car for a long time, unable to get over it.

This Maureen seemed like a different person–no longer the girl who hated seeing him upset, who’d once handled him with such care.

Geoffrey opened the car’s drawer to grab a cigarette, but found it empty.

The prepared stash had all been smoked up.

He’d picked up this nasty habit since Maureen vanished.

Then came the insomnia.

five years, he rarely slept before three or

body built tolerance–higher doses,

night’s trick

might be stress, needing

meant remembering Maureen’s

sat alone in the car forever before

Today, Katherine met Maureen.

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showed all the lawsuit materials

flipped through pages–every piece of evidence

Agency managers helping Andrea steal or pirate

“Who gave you these?”

them over, said

Katherine answered.

Maureen felt guilty.

so many years, Gareth has been helping me handle

owes him

easy to bring down, but your

Katherine said.

“Yeah.”

before adding, “Andrea doesn’t know I’m Ms.

“Got it.”

know where Noelle and Adrian were,

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and Adrian would track her down

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mother Noelle’s relentless demands and

discussing the lawsuit against Andrea with

But Katherine stopped her.

to hang out, and Jacob’s still at school.

refuse

to Karaville’s largest

jerk, but you’ve got to admit he’s brilliant. These business

nationwide.”

the profits in a

can’t even fathom just how

nodded with genuine

past years, Geoffrey truly elevated Sutton Group and Corporate Giant to

it would be better if she

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with her as they

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