“Why did you come alone?

Where’s Justin?”

He worried about her safety traveling alone so late.

“Justin watches me during the day. I sent him to the hotel tonight–he can’t keep sleeping in the car.”

Maureen replied.

“I’ll assign more guards…”

Gareth’s offer was cut off by Maureen’s refusal.

“No need. That’d feel suffocating.”

She eyed the row of bodyguards behind him with discomfort.

“Alright then. At least I’m back now.”

Gareth’s eyes crinkled with a smile.

“Okay, let’s go. Katherine and Jacob are dying to see you.

When I left, they were dead tired but insisted on staying awake to greet you first.”

Maureen chatted and laughed with him as they walked.

Geoffrey watched everything unfold, his face dark as coal.

So she’d skipped coming home tonight… to welcome Gareth?

Over half an hour later.

Maureen and Gareth finally arrived at Katherine’s villa.

Before she could open the door, voices drifted from inside.

“Slow down! We’re surprising Mommy later–put the cake here, right here…”

Maureen couldn’t help smiling. These two had lied about being too sleepy to pick her up from the air-

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port.

They’d secretly planned a birthday celebration.

“Guess they’ll be disappointed,” Gareth remarked beside her.

going in?” Maureen looked

throat tightened at her clear

stood outside, enjoying

“How’s Zoe been lately?”

just keeps telling me to

to return too, but Ethan’s

Gareth lowered his eyes. “Don’t worry.

She nodded.

for the gift he’d brought, the door swung

you’re so clumsy!

fault! You mopped the floor too slippery. Now we gotta go

and Gareth were

first: “Uncle

“Mm.”

Gareth ruffled his hair.

before stammering: “Mr.

“She’s my friend. Should.”

Gareth replied.

flushed: “Right, right! Come

aside: “Reenie,

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“Heard everything.”

Katherine: “”

“The cake-”

for cake.

“Okay then.”

After Gareth arrived,

at

his auntie here too

“Yeah. Tired.”

He faked a yawn.

“Wanna head to bed?”

ready. You two

“Thanks.”

“Anytime.”

to sleep, then

a huge

Maureen looked puzzled. “Us?”

a ten–foot–wide bed. Plenty of space for

talking nonsense.

it. I’m

back to

Looks like she’d be sleeping on the couch

must be exhausted

you to

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