“I wouldn’t know.”

Maureen brushed her off.

Elizabeth dropped the act, stung by her coldness: “Maureen, I’m marrying Alex soon. He’ll run the Sutton Family. You should show me more respect, don’t

you think?”

Maureen set down her work. “I really don’t know about Mrs. Gu’s affairs. Since you’re marrying Alex, I suggest you ask him directly if there’s anything you want to know.”

Elizabeth’s expression tightened.

She had asked Alex before–he seemed gentle on the surface, yet revealed nothing privately.

Even now, she couldn’t fathom why he’d agreed to their engagement.

Finding no answers from Maureen, Elizabeth scanned the room for Alex.

Soon she spotted him.

Alex stood towering over the crowd, wineglass in hand, gaze fixed in one direction.

Elizabeth followed his line of sight–Maureen stood arranging flowers there.

A dark suspicion flickered in Elizabeth’s heart.

Only when Alex looked away did she suppress the absurd thought.


How could Alex possibly fancy Maureen? A hearing–impaired married woman.

Back at family gatherings, Maureen had always been the center of attention.

Now with Alex’s engagement, even distant Sutton relatives had arrived early, eager to watch the drama unfold-

partly to see Alex, Geoffrey’s twin brother,

and partly to glimpse Geoffrey himself, now blind.

Maureen didn’t expect Geoffrey to miss the event due to his health, sparing him this embarrassment. Some guests redirected their hostility toward her.

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Ramirez, fetch me some water,” demanded a

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she

lady froze, stunned that the once–obedient woman dared speak to her this way. Not wanting a scene, she summoned a servant


Maureen all evening. After his wife Kathleen departed, he approached

these years must’ve

fumes, attempting to retreat. Edward pursued relentlessly: “You’re breathtakingly beautiful. My cousin Geoff is truly blind, wasting your virginity

“Choose me,

wouldn’t dare flirt with Maureen even with a hundred

had

carried an extra

“Edward, show some self–respect.”

Maureen said coldly.

her reserve for shyness and pressed on: “Geoffrey’s useless trash now. He doesn’t deserve you. Be my woman in secret. I’ll

to harbor such a creep, saying this to his cousin’s

him and

grabbed her, and started


a scene,

“Get lost!”

“Stop playing

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you–otherwise you’re stuck with that waste Geoffrey

The commotion drew onlookers.

distant relatives–all watched

who

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a son, deeply

being a woman, stood no chance

her worst nightmare–happening in public. Everyone watched

away

Family made bringing Justin along

drinking, and seeing nobody dared help Maureen, he pushed further–grabbing at

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