“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.

wait before going in?”

throat tightened at her

stood outside, enjoying

“How’s Zoe been lately?”

keeps telling me to bring you back

to return

lowered his eyes.

She nodded.

gift he’d brought, the door swung open behind them.

clumsy! How’d you drop

the floor too slippery. Now we gotta go buy another

Maureen and Gareth were already waiting by

reacted first: “Uncle

“Mm.”

Gareth ruffled his hair.

“Mr.

“She’s my friend. Should.”

Gareth replied.

flushed: “Right, right!

Maureen aside: “Reenie,

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“Heard everything.”

Katherine: “”

“The cake-”

late for cake. Let’s

“Okay then.”

After Gareth arrived,

winked meaningfully at Jacob: “Roy,

his

“Yeah. Tired.”

He faked a yawn.

“Wanna head to bed?”

“Got the room ready.

“Thanks.”

“Anytime.”

Jacob to

arranged a huge room

Maureen looked puzzled. “Us?”

ten–foot–wide bed. Plenty of space for

talking nonsense. We’re

Totally got it. I’m off to

to her

sighed resignedly. Looks like she’d be

you must be exhausted

me show you to

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