Chapter 144
“You seem familiar with this place?”
she asked.
Geoffrey paused, glancing sideways at her. “Because I knew you’d come back.”
Maureen had no idea that during her absence, Geoffrey would often drive to this place alone, hoping to find her waiting.
Over time, he arranged for staff to clean and maintain it regularly.
Maureen stared at his stern profile: “Why?
What if I really died?”
Geoffrey pursed his thin lips tightly, answering only after a long pause:
“You said you couldn’t accept defeat.
How could you bear to die?”
How could you bear to die?
Maureen inwardly scoffed bitterly, stepping forward as she murmured aloud.
“You’re truly overconfident.”
She realized her past submissiveness had given Geoffrey the illusion she’d never leave him.
He’d certainly believed that initially, but now his certainty wavered–hence bringing her here.
“Let me show you something.”
Geoffrey led her toward a bedroom, pushing the door open at the threshold.
When the room’s contents came into view, Maureen teared up instantly.
Rooted in place, she stood frozen in disbelief.
The bedroom was surprisingly packed with Juan’s belongings from his lifetime, including a
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had done
then, Noelle and her brother Adrian ran the company poorly and had to auction off all the
returning to the country this time, Maureen has been trying to find her father’s belongings, especially
ten years old, sitting on the balcony
at the painting, and thought of her father with
was painting
painting, her voice choked up: “I thought
was painted by her father,
Geoffrey could
now, Geoffrey knew
“You can take all these things
to Pearl,
to make Maureen reluctant to
composed herself, turned to look at Geoffrey,
future, whatever you want, I’ll give it
Geoffrey said.
The noise…
slightly as she
card, holding it out
this however
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before, he’d always had Wayne
she left did he discover
at the offered card without
need. I
silent beat,
is my salary
sure if husbands were supposed to do
this month, they’d owe each other
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