Katherine knew what she was worried about.

Just as Maureen was about to discuss next steps with her, the phone rang.

She checked her phone and saw it was Gareth calling.

His magnetic voice came through: “Reenie, I’m boarding now. I’ll land in Karaville at 11 tonight.”

“Okay.”

Eleven at night…

Maureen didn’t know if she could go pick him up.

On the other end, Gareth gripped his phone tightly, gazing at the clear blue sky.

“Tomorrow’s your birthday, right?”

Maureen froze.

She’d almost forgotten her own birthday.

Because her birthday was a calamity for her mother Noelle. After returning to Karaville and living with her parents, she never celebrated it again.

Later, after marrying Geoffrey, every birthday was spent alone.

Over time, she simply stopped observing it.

“Yeah.”

“I’ll spend tonight with you.”

Gareth said,

Maureen thought for a moment: “Yeah, I’ll pick you up tonight. I’m staying at a friend’s place today,”

Hearing this, Gareth asked: “Won’t it bother your friend?”

Maureen glanced at Katherine eavesdropping nearby, who shook her head repeatedly: “No bother, tell

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him to come.”

Over these four years, Katherine had only seen Gareth from afar a few times.

She thought him devastatingly handsome–like a male fox spirit, if she had to describe him.

says it’s fine, come

hang up now.

the call, his lips

jet as the doctor examined his wound: “Avoid strenuous movement at all costs. Once back in Karaville, proceed with caution–any strain could reopen the wound and cause

“Got it.”

outside, fingers tightening around an exquisite

pondered how

shrugged: “Just text him.

“True.”

when Geoffrey traveled, he’d simply text Maureen

the message

Corporate Headquarters.

Main conference room.

Geoffrey’s phone buzzed mid–meeting.

He opened Maureen’s text:

tonight. Not

frosted

executives tremble with fear, each

“Carry on!”

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strode

Everyone was taken aback.

had never left a meeting halfway

group’s pleading gazes, Wayne reluctantly followed him

“Boss.”

be silent, then picked up his phone

finger hovered over

her outright would make it seem like he cared

Forget it.

off

plagued him all

skipped dinner and had his

door open, he was met with eerie silence in the

Darkness enveloped him instantly.

turn on the lights, collapsing onto the sofa in

his phone, unsure what he was waiting

as he sat there in the

like ages, his screen finally

snatched the phone–a

Ramirez left home. Seems

His pupils contracted.

she was

vanishing for

bolted outside without even grabbing his coat,

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