By admin Seeing his hand approach, Maureen instinctively flinched, thinking he meant to strike her.
The ointment landed squarely on Sean’s knuckles.
“Sorry.”
Maureen stood up. “I’ll leave now.”
Realizing her misunderstanding, Sean explained, “I was just trying to help with the ointment.”
“Thanks, but no need.”
Maureen moved toward the door.
Not wanting further misunderstanding, Sean blocked her path.
“Geoffrey said you should wait for him here.”
She looked at him, her eyes cold. “I’ll wait outside.”
Watching her like this twisted something in Sean’s chest.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you again.”
Don’t be afraid?
Won’t hurt me again?
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It sounded like the biggest joke. He’d said those exact words before to lower her guard.
“Could you please step aside?”
Whether he’d hurt her or not, she refused to engage with him.
Sean remained planted at the doorway.. “Apply the ointment first. Then go.”
Uncertain of his motives but wary of his volatile temper, Maureen decided to comply–better not provoke him.
“Don’t be so reckless next time. Jumping from a moving car?
You’re lucky it’s just minor injuries.”
Sean looked at her with concern.
Maureen remained silent.
She’d seen through Sean’s unpredictable moods long ago.
She quickly applied the ointment. “Mr. Robson, I’m done. May I leave now?”
Meeting the woman’s clear yet distant gaze, Sean’s heart clenched painfully.
“Just stay here. I promise I won’t do anything, okay?”
He softened his voice deliberately.
Maureen’s eyes dimmed slightly. She knew this man never kept his
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word.
But what choice did she have? On his turf, and as Geoffrey’s close friend, escape was impossible.
Maureen stopped speaking, abandoning any mention of departure.
Seeing her stay, Sean fetched more ointment tubes, packaged them, and handed them over.
“Apply this three times daily after you leave. It’ll prevent scarring.”
Had it not been for his past actions, Maureen might’ve thought him a gentle, caring doctor.
“Thank you.”
She accepted the medication.
Noticing her guard lowering slightly, Sean wanted to explain everything about that year. But the words stuck in his throat.
Mistaking his savior, then hurling insults and inflicting pain upon the very person who’d saved him…
He simply couldn’t find the right words.
So Sean changed his approach.
“Maureen, do you remember saving someone when you were still in college?”
How could she forget?
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If not for saving him, her ears wouldn’t have suffered permanent damage after he paid kindness back with cruelty.
“I remember. I also recall him promising to repay me properly.”
Maureen said calmly.
Sean choked up.
Maureen abruptly shifted her tone: “But I regret it. Given another chance, I’d never save him.”
“Maureen, I…”
Sean tried to explain when Geoffrey approached, cutting off their
conversation.
“Let’s go.”
Maureen rose and followed Geoffrey outside, then dumped all the medicine Sean gave into the trash bin.
Who knew if he’d tampered with it.
Sean watched nearby as Maureen discarded everything.
Geoffrey asked, “What’d you throw away?”
“Trash.”
After getting in the car, Geoffrey glanced back at the hospital.
“What did you and Sean talk about after I left?”
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“He asked if I’d saved someone during university.”
Maureen didn’t hide the truth.
Saved someone?
Geoffrey recalled how Andrea had discovered Sean and his mother in
a car crash during college and rescued them both.
“And then?”
“Then you showed up.”
Maureen didn’t want to elaborate.
Time was getting on.
Geoffrey had to attend the anniversary gala that evening.
Seeing fallen leaves swirling outside the window, Maureen said, “I’d like to go home.”
“You’re accompanying me to the gala tonight.”
Surprise flickered in Maureen’s eyes.
Without explanation, Geoffrey told the driver to head to the venue.
Before the celebration began,
Geoffrey settled Maureen in a quiet private room.
She changed into a sapphire blue gown, pure and immaculate like a celestial fairy untouched by mortal cares.
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Standing at the doorway, Geoffrey’s deep eyes gleamed with awe.
His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly. “Wait here. We’ll go back together tonight.”
Maureen tilted her head up at him, giving a soft nod.
“Okay.”
The woman’s docile and obedient look stirred ripples in Geoffrey’s
heart.
He said nothing more and quickly walked away.
The company anniversary celebration.
Andrea and Heather had also arrived early.
“Are you saying Maureen has gone back to Pearl?”
Heather asked.
“Yes.”
“I don’t know what happened. Maybe she’s clinging to Geoffrey again since they haven’t signed the divorce papers yet. She’s always been
hard to shake off.”
Andrea didn’t tell Heather that Geoffrey had asked Maureen to stay at Pearl.
Heather took a gentle sip of her red wine.
At the last birthday bash, she’d caught them in an ambiguous situation.
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Could her son still have feelings for Maureen?
Facing Andrea, her eyes clouded with worry: “When will she finally let go of my son?”
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