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His voice cracked, posture wilting as he rasped, “Are you still angry about the past?”

“I don’t love Andrea. I cared because she saved

my

mother.”

“I… I swear it won’t happen again.”

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Never had he sounded so broken.

Maureen’s gaze remained icy cold, untouched.

Some wounds heal with time, but others never do.

She remembered countless moments of emotional abuse from Geoffrey, remembered the ache of unrequited love that crushed her spirit until she dared not trust any man or believe in love again.

“I don’t need that. Just leave now.”

Maureen replied.

Geoffrey’s hand tightened involuntarily, fingers digging into her shoulder as his eyes turned bloodshot. “Want me gone?

Unless I’m dead!”

He inched closer, wanting to soothe her, to apologize–yet the words caught in his throat.

Even a simple “I think I’ve fallen for you” felt impossible to utter.

Geoffrey lowered his head, aiming for her lips.

“Let go of me.”

Maureen twisted away, evading him.

Chaos crupted outside just as someone burst through the door, fist slamming into Geoffrey’s

face.

Caught off guard, Geoffrey staggered, blood trickling from his split lip.

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His gaze locked on Gareth–all gentlemanly decorum from business dealings gone–as another punch flew toward him.

were tangled in a

both looked bruised and bleeding, neither faring better than the

outmatched. When Geoffrey drew back

“Had enough?”

She asked Geoffrey coolly

froze, the corner

from his split lip, he stared at Maureen without

now, or I’ll call the

Maureen added.

throat. She’d always stood by

chosen

tore his gaze away and

Maureen rushed to Gareth.

his arm,

“I’m fine.”

He replied.

scarlet bloomed through his sleeve, staining her

“Your arm’s bleeding.”

jacket, revealing corded muscle beneath. An ugly gash had reopened during

fabric against it. “Just an old

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Geoffrey

this moment, the people Gareth brought also came in, every

was hurt, and one

to go

“No need.

go

Gareth said.

looked at Maureen: “Did

her head: “No, you came

frowned slightly: “I knew

go.”

Worry filled Maureen’s eyes.

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to chase me here

I take you

Gareth asked tentatively.

“No need. Just help me look after Zoe and the

she’d refuse him again and

why you always

Aren’t we friends?”

a moment before answering: “I’m afraid I can’t

Those words said everything.

could

if you need me,

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