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Geoffrey spoke abruptly: “Remember, we’re still married. Don’t see Gareth anymore.”

Maureen stared blankly. “What gives you the right? You’re with Andrea, yet I can’t even meet friends?”

“Because I won’t be made a cuckold!”

“What are you implying?”

“You know exactly what.”

Geoffrey’s voice carried glacial sharpness as he continued: “If just friends, how do you explain the child?”

Maureen choked.

She couldn’t admit having no relationship with Gareth–that would make Ethan’s existence harder to justify.

“The child was an accident. I’m raising him on my own. Gareth and I have nothing between us now.”

No man would tolerate his wife bearing another’s child.

Least of all Geoffrey,

Hearing Maureen call their child an accident made a taut nerve throb violently in his mind.

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“One accident? Or two? Or several?”

Getting pregnant usually takes more than one try.

Maureen understood the implication.

Her hands in front of her clenched tighter, knuckles whitening.

Facing Geoffrey’s pressing, Maureen finally spoke: “Stop the car. I’m not going to the office.”

The driver didn’t dare halt without Geoffrey’s permission.

Geoffrey ignored her words entirely.

Maureen yanked the car door open and leaped out.

The car had just started moving; she merely tumbled to the ground, scraping her hands and knees.

But suddenly, a motorcycle raced toward her from behind–too late to brake, seconds from hitting her.

charged out, pulling her into his

certain she was unharmed, did he

you out

wildly. Spotting scrapes on her hands and legs, he yanked her back into the car and ordered the

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with delayed fear. She’d acted too rashly. She still had Jacob and Ethan; she

hardened. “What’re you mad

stayed silent, her limbs

filled

hated when

to chatter constantly, especially as a

his ear.

she’d freeze

snapped impatiently, “Where were you headed?”

walk

his control.

at the city hospital entrance. Geoffrey led

Surgical clinic.

pushed the door open

what brings

familiar voice rang

sat inside wearing a white coat, his usual playboy vibe replaced by

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the question. “Why are

Maureen

avvay.

forced me to ‘experience real life.‘

never had any interest in medicine, but the old man forced him to study

old man wants him to get hands–on experience to better manage

old man’s threat: come or propose

old man saw in that Katherine, insisting he marry

Katherine and that mischievous kid

didn’t press further and told Maureen to step forward: “Treat

this, Sean looked at Maureen and noticed the scrapes on her arms and

“Come sit.”

was

Sean would hold back and not try

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she sat on the stool and

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