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

and her brother Adrian ran the company poorly and had to auction off all the valuable things in

country this time, Maureen has been trying to find her father’s belongings,

years old, sitting on the balcony in a

by step, looking at the painting, and

painting her,

out and gently touched the painting, her voice choked up: “I thought I’d never find

was painted by her father, it

Geoffrey

Geoffrey knew

can take all these things back to

Pearl,

just wanted to make Maureen reluctant to

Geoffrey, her eyes full

anymore in the future, whatever you

Geoffrey said.

The noise…

slightly as

a black card, holding it out

this however

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he’d always had Wayne handle her

did he discover

stared at the offered card

need. I

hung in midair. After a silent beat,

is my salary

husbands were supposed to do

this month, they’d owe each

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