“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 up at

at her clear

enjoying the evening

“How’s Zoe been lately?”

She just keeps telling me to bring you

“I want to return too, but Ethan’s treatment

understand.” Gareth lowered his eyes. “Don’t worry. This

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

out, Maureen and Gareth

reacted first:

“Mm.”

Gareth ruffled his hair.

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

“She’s my friend. Should.”

Gareth replied.

right! Come on

Maureen aside:

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“Heard everything.”

Katherine: “”

“The cake-”

late for cake. Let’s just

“Okay then.”

After Gareth arrived,

at

his auntie here

“Yeah. Tired.”

He faked a yawn.

“Wanna head to bed?”

“Got the room ready. You

“Thanks.”

“Anytime.”

to sleep, then pulled Maureen

arranged a huge

Maureen looked puzzled. “Us?”

of space for

nonsense.

it. Totally got it. I’m off to

darted back to

Looks like she’d be

be

you to your

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