h Geoffrey nowhere in sight, Maureen grew restless alone in her room.

Strangely, Jessica hadn’t appeared since their return.

Didn’t she complain to Nicholas?

In the eastern wing’s traditional–style house,

Nicholas sat at the head sipping tea, steward Jonathan standing beside him. Geoffrey occupied the right seat.

Opposite sat Willie with his parents–Geoffrey’s cousin Edward Sutton and Edward’s wife Kathleen Wright.

Grandpa, Kathleen and I rushed back from overseas right after finishing our business deal.

I heard Geoff hired an outsider as CEO.

Edward got straight to the point, “I believe family businesses should be managed by family.”

“If Geoff’s too busy, Kathleen and I can help.”

How shameless.

The Sutton Group had been built from scratch by Geoffrey alone, while these two had long secured loss–free companies from Nicholas for their own gain.

Geoffrey listened silently, his lips curled into a cold sneer, waiting to see how far their greed would stretch.

Nicholas, ever the old fox, saw right through them: “Since you offered to help Geoff, you should ask him directly,”

Edward choked, flushing with embarrassment.

Kathleen, knowing Nicholas wouldn’t yield easily, shot their son Willie a meaningful glance.

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Willie instantly understood, widening his eyes imploringly at his great–grandpa: “Please help Mom and Dad, Great–grandpa! Uncle listens to you most.

Nicholas’s weak spot was this child. Seeing Willie’s plea, his resolve softened, and he turned to speak to Geoffrey.

Geoffrey’s face hardened

be an executive at a multinational

my cousin and his wife have brought

such family members be even

hadn’t been there, Geoffrey could’ve

Kathleen came out of the old master’s

with shame.

that Geoffrey think he is,

I’m his elder!”

gripped Willie’s hand,

you any dignity, humiliating us right in front of Willie and

smirk twisting her lips. “He probably still doesn’t realize who the real

“What do

“Haven’t you heard? He brought that deaf girl

“So what?”

Maureen–stunning but cursed with hearing

icy. “I’ll make him regret

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of you know–that little deaf

secret belonged solely to Kathleen,

waiting to

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to experience what true uselessness felt like,

to the room, Maureen was already in

making her

jacket aside, ripped off his tie, and began unbuttoning his

Maureen looked up, the man had stripped

“She wants us to have a child. Said

“You agreed?”

breath hot by

won’t sell my own

head, her lips

an inexplicable ache. He scooped Maureen

Maureen pushed against him.

“Promise me one thing?”

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