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.

face hardened

CEO who used to be an executive at a multinational corporation

cousin and his wife have brought

members be

been there, Geoffrey could’ve been even more cutting

Edward and Kathleen came out of the old master’s

with shame.

decorum: “Who does that Geoffrey think he is, lecturing

I’m his elder!”

Kathleen gripped Willie’s hand, fury radiating

you any dignity, humiliating us right

drifted toward Geoffrey’s quarters, a cold smirk twisting her lips. “He probably still doesn’t realize who the real joke

“What do you

scoffed. “Haven’t you heard? He brought

“So what?”

cursed with hearing loss,

Kathleen’s voice turned icy.

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her lip. “None of you know–that little

solely to Kathleen, stumbled

kept silent before, waiting to watch Maureen’s

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to experience what true uselessness felt like,

the room, Maureen

making her profile appear

his jacket aside, ripped off his tie, and began unbuttoning his shirt one by

looked up, the man had

her gaze: “She wants us to have a child.

“You agreed?”

closer, his breath hot

sell

head, her lips brushed against

chest tightened with an inexplicable ache. He scooped Maureen up with one

Maureen pushed against him.

“Promise me one thing?”

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