“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, her

didn’t care about children, but the Suttons

and her mother Noelle, she’d

knew how desperately Heather wanted a grandson, praying Geoffrey

Outside Pearl.

figure in a mask and hat

driver he was playing with friends, and his friend’s driver would take him

took a

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

he turned back

taxis here–he’d have to trek a

car glided past just then. Staring blankly out

a child doing

signaled the

Heather’s icy expression melted into kindness the instant

brings you

other homes stood near

off guard, Jacob froze–no time

Heather. I got separated from friends while

striking, deep–set eyes held an inexplicable

“I see.”

hope

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

What a pity…

Jacob, crouched down: “Do

take

kindness surprised Jacob

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never mentioned this grandma to him, he’d already looked into

family heiress, was an iron

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