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

I’ll hang up now.

ended the call, his

strenuous movement at all costs. Once back in Karaville, proceed with caution–any strain

“Got it.”

fingers tightening around an exquisite little box. Never had he

pondered how

“Just text him. You’re

“True.”

simply text Maureen without consulting

message and

Corporate Headquarters.

Main conference room.

Geoffrey’s phone buzzed mid–meeting.

He opened Maureen’s text:

with friends tonight. Not coming

instantly frosted over

tremble with fear,

“Carry on!”

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rose and strode from the

Everyone was taken aback.

had never left a meeting

gazes, Wayne

“Boss.”

signaled him to be silent, then picked up

hovered over

would make it seem like he cared

Forget it.

powered off

him

skipped dinner and had his driver take him

was met with eerie silence in the

Darkness enveloped him instantly.

lights, collapsing onto the sofa

kept checking his phone, unsure what he was

he

like ages, his screen finally lit

snatched the phone–a text

home. Seems headed

His pupils contracted.

screamed she

for four

outside without even grabbing

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