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He had come back on the pretext of handling domestic projects, and once they were done, it would be time to go. back.
“Okay.”
After agreeing, Maureen hung up.
She stood on the balcony, took a deep breath, then got ready to wash up and rest.
When she turned around, she saw Geoffrey had arrived at some point, looking at her meaningfully.
Maureen hurriedly put away her phone, wondering if he had heard what she said.
“What is it?”
Geoffrey had only heard her say “okay,” not the rest of the
conversation.
He walked in: “Were you on the phone with Gareth?”
Maureen didn’t deny it.
“Yes,”
“Do you know why Gareth came back this time?”
Geoffrey suddenly asked.
Maureen looked at him, puzzled: “What?”
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“He’s walking on thin ice right now. If I cut off all his domestic projects, do you think he’ll survive when he goes back?”
Geoffrey spoke at a deliberate pace.
Maureen’s eyes tightened.
She’d always known Gareth had a complex background overseas, but his exact activities remained a mystery.
Many times, she’d seen him return with severe injuries.
“Playing dirty while gaining nothing–that’s not your style, is it?”
Maureen feigned calm.
Geoffrey’s imposing frame blocked her view.
“From your tone, you seem to know me well?
What makes you think I gain nothing?”
His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.
Maureen met his gaze head–on: “Paying more to lose money- isn’t that against your interests?”
Geoffrey let out a cold laugh.
“You’re mistaken.
I never make losing deals.”
“In my position, some ventures aren’t about profit.”
All these years, his relentless suppression of Gareth’s domestic businesses–forcing them to struggle for survival-
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what was the point?
Wasn’t it pure vengeance?
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If not for Gareth, would Maureen dare to speak to me like
this?
The thought alone left Geoffrey furious.
Maureen understood Geoffrey less than ever.
Despite knowing each other over a decade–through marriage
and separation–he remained an enigma.
Just as he’d never truly understood her.
Their parting truly was the right decision.
“Then why did you do it?”
She asked.
“To make him suffer, to make you miserable!”
Geoffrey enunciated each word deliberately.
Maureen’s hanging hand clenched into a fist, nails digging deep into her palm. She desperately wanted to slap this bastard, but didn’t dare,
“How exactly did I wrong you?
Besides the fake marriage, what else do you resent me for?”
Geoffrey’s hand landed on her shoulder as he leaned close to her ear. “You shouldn’t have run. You shouldn’t have lied.”
Did she know how he’d been drifting through life these years
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Maureen’s lashes lowered slightly. “So even if you bully me, I should just take it without resisting, is that it?”
Geoffrey’s throat tightened.
“When have I ever bullied you?”
He genuinely believed he’d treated Maureen decently during their marriage.
“I gave you endless money. Besides love, what didn’t I give you?”
After their wedding, he’d had Wayne transfer all household expenses to Maureen monthly.
That money could last ordinary people multiple lifetimes.
Money again…
“I never used that money. Those things weren’t what I wanted.”
Maureen murmured in reply.
Geoffrey assumed she was complaining about not having children again.
He bent down to kiss her.
Maureen startled at the sudden kiss, flinching away.
His thin lips brushed her forehead, face…
Maureen couldn’t hold back anymore, raising her hand to
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Geoffrey grabbed her wrist, pulling her fiercely into his
embrace.
“I’ll give you what you want now.”
Maureen realized he was truly unwell.
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When she’d loved him desperately, he’d said, “I’ll never touch you in this lifetime.”
Now that she chose to leave, had he changed his mind?
“You never understood what I wanted.”
Maureen’s eyes reddened slightly.
Geoffrey leaned against her shoulder, breathing heavily: “What do you want? Say it.”
Maureen found herself pinned against the wall.
“Back then I wanted your love. So badly. I wanted you to love
me.”
That was before…
Geoffrey tightened his hold: “And now?”
“Now I want to live peacefully with Steven.”
Maureen wanted a child, but couldn’t voice it.
Had this been her ovulation day, she might have agreed. But it wasn’t…
Beyond conceiving, she wanted no physical entanglement
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Geoffrey held her so tightly he seemed to want to crush her into his bones.
“You once said you’d only ever love me. Your love comes cheap.”
Maureen never imagined the love she’d cherished for years would be dismissed as “cheap” by him.
The utter worthlessness crushed her.
“Yes. Now I see how worthless it all was.”
Geoffrey’s veins bulged at his temples, eyes reddened as he pressed her head against his chest.
Maureen felt herself choking for air.
She gasped desperately.
Yet Geoffrey refused to release her, waiting for an apology.
But Maureen stayed stubbornly silent.
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