“Reenie, you’ve been married to Geoff for over three years without giving him a child.

Do you know how people judge him?

Consider others‘ feelings–don’t be so selfish.”

Selfish..

Maureen laughed bitterly inside. Who was truly selfish?

When she’d been childless before, why hadn’t this woman questioned her own son?

“I’ve said it–take this up with Geoffrey. It’s not that I refuse to leave.”

Heather hadn’t expected such defiance. She marched toward Maureen. “Is this how you speak to your elders?”

Her palm shot toward Maureen’s face-

But Maureen seized her wrist mid–air.

“Compose yourself, Ms. Gu.”

Maureen flung her hand away.

Heather staggered backward. Long after leaving, she couldn’t reconcile this steel–willed woman with the meek daugh-

ter–in–law she’d once known.

After stepping outside, she picked up her phone and called her private secretary.

“Find out what Geoff has been doing lately.”

Though Heather was Geoffrey’s mother, she couldn’t fathom his thoughts.

He claimed not to love Maureen, yet kept her at Pearl.

What was wrong with him?

Lately, she noticed Geoffrey often seemed distracted.

If this continued, other Sutton Family branches would exploit the weakness.

After hanging up, Heather anxiously called Wayne and Geoffrey’s secretaries, fishing for information about him, but learned nothing useful.

Inside the villa.

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to the departing car,

didn’t care about children, but the Suttons

Heather and her mother Noelle, she’d been forced to swallow countless

knew how desperately Heather wanted a grandson, praying Geoffrey wouldn’t tell

Outside Pearl.

small figure in a mask and hat watched

and his friend’s

he took a taxi alone

see Mommy, check how her allergy was doing, and

back

to

past just then. Staring blankly out the window, her

child

she signaled the driver to

Heather’s icy expression melted into kindness the instant she

brings you

other homes

guard, Jacob froze–no

Heather. I got separated from friends

deep–set eyes held an inexplicable familiarity, dissolving her

“I see.”

of hope faded within

before recognizing him, she’d imagined her son might’ve sneak her

What a pity…

the child, came up to Jacob, crouched

take

surprised Jacob

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to him, he’d already

family heiress, was an

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