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Betty sighed. “Alright, I’ll tell him.”
“Mmhmm.”
Maureen set her phone down after the call.
Truth was, overseas operations mostly ran themselves–she just kept tabs.
The room felt too quiet. She turned on the TV, flipped through channels, then froze at the entertainment news.
On screen, Andrea–unseen for ages–sat tearfully apologizing.
“I owe my fans an apology. My personal life videos let you down. I don’t expect forgiveness, just hope to repay your support through my work.”
“… Finally, I want to tell my fans: recognize people for who they are, and never trust certain scumbags. Don’t end up controlled by others…”
Andrea’s parting words pinned all blame on men.
Everyone seemed to forget she’d been the other woman who wrecked a relationship, remembering only her as the victim after the video leak.
Online voices defending her gradually multiplied.
Maureen silently watched, finding the world truly amazing sometimes. The entertainment industry had no bottom line–no matter what an artist did, some online voices would forgive them.
Geoffrey finished tidying up and emerged to find Maureen had turned off the TV.
He neither knew nor remembered Andrea’s situation. Had he recalled, he’d have sent her back to the asylum immediately.
“What were you watching just now?”
“Nothing.”
The thought of Andrea being his first love soured Maureen’s tone toward him.
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Geoffrey caught her displeasure and plopped down beside her unceremoniously. “Want to go for a walk?”
He assumed she remained upset about yesterday’s incident.
“I swear I didn’t order surveillance. My subordinate acted alone taking those photos. I’ve fired him already.”
Outside, the bodyguard on duty involuntarily sneezed.
Maureen was pregnant, and only now did she grasp the key point in his words.
“You’re just an employee?
How come you have bodyguards?”
Geoffrey choked up, lying without batting an eye: “Mom worries about us getting kidnapped, so she hired a few people.”
High society families worrying about kidnappings and having bodyguards was perfectly normal.
Maureen didn’t doubt it.
At that moment, Sean near the doorway almost burst out laughing.
Except for that reckless Mr. Long from overseas last time, who’d dare kidnap Geoffrey?
Alex was going all out pretending to be poor–no lie was too extreme for him.
Sean knocked symbolically: “Geoffrey,”
He spotted Maureen, paused, and greeted sheepishly: “Mrs. Sutton.”
The title “Mrs. Sutton” took Maureen by surprise. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, she acknowledged him but didn’t invite him in.
Sean barged in anyway, thick–skinned.
“Just the two of you here?
Want to go out? My treat?”
He’d rushed over upon hearing Maureen had returned to the Sutton family with Geoffrey.
The room fell silent again, nobody paying him any attention.
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Sean didn’t mind the awkwardness and pressed on: “Sis, just tell me what you want. I’ll buy it for
you now.”
Unrequested kindness often hides ill intentions.
Maureen felt Sean must have ulterior motives: “No need. I’ve got my own money.”
Sean choked up, slightly embarrassed.
“Geoffrey, need anything?”
Geoffrey ignored the question: “Got business here?”
Sean’s enthusiasm met two cold shoulders, yet he remained unbothered: “Can’t I just drop by for fun?”
Heather had asked Maureen to help inspect the engagement venue setup today. After informing them, she left.
Once Maureen was gone, Geoffrey’s tone turned icier: “Leave if you’ve got nothing.”
“Geoffrey, you’re breaking my heart!
Not even offering tea?”
Geoffrey ignored him and headed upstairs, leaving Sean alone in the living room.
Sean had just arrived and wasn’t ready to leave. He plopped on the sofa and turned on the TV.
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