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

I’ll hang up now.

the call, his

boarded the private jet as the doctor examined his wound: “Avoid strenuous movement at all costs. Once back in Karaville, proceed with caution–any

“Got it.”

clouds outside, fingers tightening around an exquisite little

pondered how

him. You’re

“True.”

simply text Maureen without consulting

the message and sent

Corporate Headquarters.

Main conference room.

Geoffrey’s phone buzzed mid–meeting.

He opened Maureen’s text:

tonight.

instantly frosted over Geoffrey’s

icy demeanor made executives tremble with fear, each suspecting they’d

“Carry on!”

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strode from

Everyone was taken aback.

had never left a meeting halfway

gazes,

“Boss.”

be silent, then picked up

finger hovered over

it seem like he cared too

Forget it.

off

plagued him

fell, he skipped dinner and

met

Darkness enveloped him instantly.

lights, collapsing onto the sofa

unsure

by as he sat there

ages, his screen finally

phone–a

left home. Seems headed toward the

His pupils contracted.

screamed she was

thought of her vanishing for four or five

outside without even grabbing his coat, car keys in

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