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“Geoflicy… Geoff,” she faltered.

Geoffrey’s expression remained stern.

To case the awkwardness, Maureen asked him, “Didn’t you go to work?”

His handsome face darkened further.

He hadn’t even left the house today. What work?

“No work today.”

“Oh, get some rest then.”

Maureen stood up.

But Geoffrey blocked her path. “Nothing else to say?”

Remembering last night, she said, “No. I have work to do. Not talking.”

As she moved to leave the room, Geoffrey pulled her tightly into his arms.

His Adam’s apple bobbed. “Maureen, remember this: I’m not Alex. I’ll never be like him.

She froze, looking up at him.


“You remembered?”

“No,” Geoffrey’s hand cupped her face, stroking repeatedly. “I hate being someone else to you.”

Her gaze shifted away. “I didn’t. Just a slip of the tongue.”

“Really?

Better be.”

His words carried a heavy warning.

Before she could process why he’d turned harsh again, his phone rang.

Seizing the moment as he answered, she broke free from his embrace.

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After leaving the room. Maureen immediately went to the music room, closed the door, and started composing.

Geoffrey felt the emptiness in his arms and unhappily picked up the phone.


“What is it?”

I’ve noticed people lurking around your residence lately. We caught one today–he confessed Mrs. Potter sent him after some

said the bodyguard.

eyes: “Did he say

were watching

A child…

is back now.

caller: “Dump him back at the

“Yes.”

Sutton Group.

bloodied man was thrown before

was trimming flowers, her gaze turning icy:

you get the hair samples


man shook his head:

“Useless.”

her shears to

“The young master says stop sending people…

“Or else what?”

cut all

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Heather’s face darkened: “Out.”

left, she

288 Vouchers.

take the child away last time, Heather had been secretly having

days straight, and only recently had Katherine picked him up, which made

were blood–related, but couldn’t collect

that Alex runs the company, why not bring Geoff

the secretary suggested.

have Geoff

isn’t so easy to

Then she remembered something.

thought Elizabeth snatched that musical piece last

Noelle

Yin family and Elizabeth’s birth mother Barbara were

agreed. Everything’s at your

the secretary replied.

obeyed like

understand your

hope so. We must keep digging into Jacob’s

“Yes.”

Corporate Headquarters.

Elizabeth

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frown. “Alex, are you really going to marry

felt that despite Elizabeth’s impressive credentials, she

water, his gentle

It’s time I got

life, some people’s children were already

marrying just for the

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