Maureen’s distraught look sent an inexplicable panic through Geoffrey, who immediately took her back to their residence.

Back at the residence,

Geoffrey draped a coat over her shoulders. “What did you want to ask?”

“Do you have a twin brother?”

Maureen clenched the photo in her hand, not showing it to him directly.

The word “brother” made Geoffrey’s expression instantly turn icy.

He released his grip on Maureen’s arm. “Yes.”

“Why have I never heard about him?

Where is he now?”

Maureen pressed.

Geoffrey’s lips pressed into a thin line, frosty eyes filled with anger. “You came to the banquet just to ask this?”

Maureen met his gaze steadily.

A cold smirk twisted Geoffrey’s lips as his words cut like knives

“This is a family matter. You don’t need to know”

Family matter

Hearing this, Maureen understood she’d learn nothing from him

She felt glad she hadn’t shown him the photo, slipping it quietly into her pocket “I understand. I won’t ask again”

Geoffrey’s eyes narrowed with suspicion “Why ask about him suddenly?”

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Alex remained the Sutton family’s unspoken taboo–no one ever mentions him.

also knew that Geoffrey

tell

Geoffrey pressed further.

and just now when I

clumsy lie couldn’t convince Geoffrey at

how anxiously Maureen was looking for him, how distraught she was, as if

I was too anxious just now and embarrassed

herself down

further: “Don’t talk to me about him

on, but Geoffrey didn’t

there was no one at home, Maureen dared to take out the photo that she

gentle and warm young man in the photo, her throat suddenly ached and her eyes

face of the

mistaken,

only response was the sound of wind

memories from

sat on the sofa, her mind filled with

her piano keys, chasing away bullies,

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said: “Reenie, we’re all facing life’s

hardships came later, she focused

she ever mistake

tucked the photo inside her clothes, hugging a pillow as

found her still in day clothes, asleep on

wake her for

hand.

missed

suffered at today’s banquet suddenly seemed trivial

moment.

Maureen, but instead pulled

was then he felt Maureen’s

“You’re burning up!”

stirred awake from his movement,

“Yeah.

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