Chapter 147

He despised another man coveting his wife!

They finally arrived at Pearl.

Darkness enveloped the exterior. Geoffrey’s heart clenched as he darted out of the car, nearly sprinting toward the entrance.

Pushing open the main door, absolute darkness swallowed him whole.

Suddenly, Maureen’s words from earlier tonight echoed in his mind:

“Think carefully. If you leave now, I won’t keep my promise.”

Geoffrey’s heart seemed to stop. He fumbled for the lights and rushed toward Maureen’s

room.

!

But when he threw open the door, the space stood empty and silent. No trace of the woman

remained.

At that moment, his blood froze solid.

She’d vanished again?

How long would she disappear this time?

Geoffrey’s eyes were rimmed red as he frantically searched for her.

Room after room yielded nothing, and he nearly ordered men to intercept her at the airport.

Only when he reached the backyard and saw Maureen sitting alone on the empty bench did the tension leave his chest.

Maureen, unable to sleep, had been catching the night breeze when Geoffrey approached with uncharacteristic panic.

She hadn’t expected him back tonight.

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locked, and Geoffrey rushed to

of his bloodshot eyes or

in your room at this

voice came out raspy and

found the

be in

Geoffrey’s throat tightened.

understand why discovering Maureen’s absence had unleashed such primal

he could respond, she

cut her throat.

Geoffrey answered truthfully.

Cut her throat…

help but admire Andrea’s

they catch

Geoffrey’s expression turned

that except for one fan, the

chest. Hearing this, she

“What does that mean?”

his Adam’s apple bobbing

believe Maureen would

wouldn’t hurt Andrea

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her vision

you think I asked Gareth to

these years, she’d convinced herself she’d moved on from Geoffrey–yet this accusation

pierced Geoffrey like a needle. His lips parted: “Andrea saved my mother. I won’t

resent her, tell me directly. Don’t

shoved him away, her

I resent her?

send Gareth after

Where’s your proof?”

respond, Maureen continued, “If there’s any hatred

smile curling her lips. “What makes you think after five years, I’d still

the pitch–black night, icy winds howled against

the cold as he closed the distance between them. “Did you say you don’t love

be foolish, but

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