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Gareth had come specifically to see her, but not wanting to pressure her, he lied: “Just finished some business nearby and ran into you.”

“How’s business?”

Maureen asked.

“Very successful.”

Gareth smiled gently.

“To celebrate, let me take you to dinner?”

Maureen quickly shook her head: “Geoffrey sent bodyguards to tail me. If he finds out we dined together, he’ll be furious.”

Gareth felt a bitter taste in his throat.

“Reenie, don’t you trust me?”

Maureen looked at him, puzzled, as he continued: “I’m not afraid of Geoffrey. Your plan’s done now. We can leave. You don’t need to keep kowtowing to him.”

Maureen wasn’t sure how to respond.

It wasn’t that she distrusted Gareth, nor that she thought him inferior to Geoffrey.

She just felt their friendship had already burdened him too much.

Gareth understood her silence.

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Except for that one time five years ago when she’d begged him to help her flee abroad, she never took the initiative to seek his help through any hardship overseas.

Even when harassed by foreign men, she’d only called the police without telling a soul.

Had Zoe not reported her missing, he’d never have known she’d nearly been assaulted at work.

alone and said: “Our Reenie has been stubborn since she was

because Geoffrey is her husband,

when you become her boyfriend and marry her will she feel secure enough to rely

to pull out the item

said: “Alright, let’s

“Besides, I’ve been wanting to

their childhood bond,

return the item to his

didn’t dare. Afraid that speaking his mind might

knew Maureen too well, knew she felt

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someone, she

walked to a nearby restaurant

tell Geoffrey, she and Gareth were completely innocent, so

side, Geoffrey had already received photos from the

phone, the fire in his eyes impossible to

wonder she went out;

inside,

a call came in; it was

of joy: “Geoff, there’s news from

his grip

“I know.”

up the

At the restaurant.

but had little appetite, her stomach churning with

was because of

local hospital or buy a

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twin brother,

Gareth said.

“Nothing else?

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