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Her eyes immediately locked onto the Wedding Favor bag in his hand.

A deafening silence filled the room.

Geoffrey froze in place. Rage had fueled his rushed return; he hadn’t anticipated running into Maureen.

Geoffrey strode inside, pretending not to know Maureen was there, and set down the Wedding Favor bag.

Maureen frowned, “Why are you taking my things?”

She descended the stairs, peering into the bag–the box remained inside.

“Did you look?”

Maureen pressed.

Geoffrey stood frozen, “No. I can’t see.”

She didn’t buy it. He’d clearly picked it up, carried it outside–probably had someone check it for him.

“Want to know what’s inside?”

Maureen teased him deliberately.

Geoffrey’s sharp eyebrows lifted slightly, “No.”


Unfazed, Maureen sat and opened it herself.

“Your brother’s Wedding Favor is quite valuable–a gold pendant. Mind if I keep it?”

Geoffrey listened silently to her lie, unable to expose it.

No point getting jealous over childhood antics, he told himself, yet muttered through a pouty tone, “Fine.”

Maureen recognized his expression instantly–he knew exactly what the box held.

He’d snooped through her things and denied it. So she made a show of not discarding it, carrying

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gift back to her room right before

the living room, Geoffrey’s expression

he sat stiffly on the sofa without a


deliberately ignored him, peeling an

“Want some?”

“No need.”

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he looked and didn’t bother

up, but before taking two steps, Geoffrey reached out and pulled

lips brushing against his

hitched, his voice turning husky. “Reenie, let’s sleep together tonight,

crimson, her

“No.”

to rise, her hand grazed Geoffrey’s groin.

capturing her small

to touch you, just hold


for that. “Absolutely not, let me go this

her keeping that token of love from Alex. He wouldn’t indulge

midair, Maureen clutched at

doing? Put

felt her faint breaths ghosting his face, his throat tightening. “Don’t move, or

froze in place. Geoffrey was indeed too tall; when they

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floating in

her gaze

carried her back to the room, shutting the door

the bed, setting her down

to escape, but he hooked an arm around her

fathom why she couldn’t outmaneuver a blind

as she prepared to sink her teeth into his hand, Geoffrey lowered his voice: “Reenie, what am I going to do

him

he held

pry his

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