“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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departing car, her

but the Suttons valued

mother Noelle, she’d been forced to

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

Outside Pearl.

in a mask and hat

playing with friends, and his friend’s driver would

a taxi alone to

Mommy, check how her allergy was doing, and find out if that

settled, he turned back

taxis here–he’d have to trek a kilometer or

Staring blankly out the window, her gaze snagged on Jacob’s

a child

the

Heather’s icy expression melted into kindness the instant

brings

homes stood near

off guard, Jacob froze–no time to

Heather. I got separated from friends while

an inexplicable familiarity, dissolving

“I see.”

flicker of hope

she’d imagined her son might’ve sneak her a

What a pity…

Jacob, crouched down: “Do you remember

can take

kindness surprised

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this grandma to him, he’d already looked into it.

Gu family heiress,

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