“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.

in?”

throat tightened at her clear gaze.

enjoying

“How’s Zoe been lately?”

She just keeps telling me to

to return too, but

his eyes. “Don’t

She nodded.

reached for the gift he’d brought,

clumsy! How’d you drop the

my fault! You mopped the floor too slippery. Now

out, Maureen and Gareth were already waiting by

reacted first:

“Mm.”

Gareth ruffled his hair.

blankly at the man before stammering: “Mr. Burke,

“She’s my friend. Should.”

Gareth replied.

“Right, right! Come on

tugged Maureen aside: “Reenie, sorry

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“Heard everything.”

Katherine: “”

“The cake-”

late for cake. Let’s just

“Okay then.”

After Gareth arrived,

meaningfully at Jacob:

found his auntie here too

“Yeah. Tired.”

He faked a yawn.

“Wanna head to bed?”

Gareth and Maureen: “Got the room ready. You two chat. Roy and

“Thanks.”

“Anytime.”

to sleep, then pulled

a huge room for

Maureen looked puzzled. “Us?”

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

nonsense.

Totally got it. I’m

to

sighed resignedly. Looks like she’d be sleeping

be

me show you to

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