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She hadn’t been back long, yet this was her fifth hospital visit already.

His phone rang. Wayne’s voice came through: “Boss, the driver who hit her has been taken by James’s people.”

Geoffrey’s eyes turned cold. “Got it.”

“And those bodyguards assigned to Maureen? They’re useless now.”

He hung up.

Earlier today, before the accident, he’d returned to Pearl only to find Maureen missing. The bodyguards tracking her gave a delayed response–that’s when he learned about the crash.

When Geoffrey arrived at the scene, the woman was covered in blood. His heart nearly stopped.

Thankfully, Maureen only had external injuries. She’d fainted from blood loss, nothing life–threatening.

He’d just pulled her through the shattered windshield when James showed up as well.

Geoffrey never figured out how James learned about the accident. At the hospital, while Maureen was in the ER, he discovered the emergency device in her hearing aid.

Her first call after the crash had been to James!

In the hospital bed, Maureen tossed in restless sleep, aching all over.

She dreamed of her father, long–deceased.

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Father gently patted her shoulder and said, “My little Reenie has been through so much…”

But this fleeting warmth didn’t last. Father suddenly dissolved into pinpricks of starlight, vanishing before her eyes.

“Dad…” she murmured in her sleep.

Geoffrey didn’t catch her words, thinking she’d woken, and moved closer.

Maureen fumbled and seized

go… don’t leave me

eyes, seeped into the pillow

Geoffrey stood frozen

wake her, he didn’t pull away. He remained standing

Maureen finally

near dawn,

jacket lay draped over the snow–white duvet, its sleeve still gripped tightly in

while to come to her senses, noticing bandages wrapped around her forehead, hands, and

early hours, the

in her hospital room remained on. She tilted her head and saw someone slumped beside her in

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“Gareth…”

lips

slept lightly and woke instantly at

“Awake?

Anywhere still hurting?”

doctor said her injuries weren’t severe since

seat.

her

Got

Gareth replied.

then asked Gareth

out.

account, he’d arrived with people shortly after she

caught Frank

too. He’s the one who got you

hide

car. Nor did he mention Geoffrey stayed the whole night, leaving only half an hour before Reenie

always knew Geoffrey had bodyguards

so learning about the accident came

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