NovelGoldChapter 198
Her hand trembled, nearly dropping the phone.
Assuming it was a prank, she deleted the message without another thought.
Night fell, and rustling sounds crept from outside.
Maureen, a light sleeper, woke instantly. She padded into the living room: “Who's there?”
“Geoffrey? Is that you?”
She'd changed the locks, thinking he might be trying to force his
But the moment she spoke, the noises vanished.
way in.
Peering through the peephole, she found nothing but empty darkness.
An unexplained fear gripped her. Returning to the bedroom, she barricaded the door.
Back in bed, thinking about that photo from earlier, Maureen couldn't sleep.
Her hearing aid was broken, so she couldn't contact Justin through his device anymore. With it sent for repairs,
they could only talk by phone now.
“Justin.”
“I'm here.”
“Are you asleep?
Could you cover?” Maureen asked.
“Alright.”
Justin hung up and stepped out of his car.
As he left, he didn’t notice a man sneaking away.
Geoffrey next door heard the commotion at Maureen's place, then what sounded like her calling his name.
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He remembered what he’d told her a few nights ago: call if you need me!
Thinking she’d caround, Geoffrey changed clothes deliberately. He checked his reflection in the floor mirror
before heading to Maureen's.
Justin arrived first. Maureen told him about the creepy texts and how someone seemed to be picking her lock
tonight.
“I'll check outside.”
Just as he moved toward the door, knocking echoed through the hallway.
Justin strode forward, poised for confrontation. Swinging the door open, he found Geoffrey standing there in a
black bathrobe.
Geoffrey's dark eyes narrowed at the unfamiliar man in Maureen's home.
Recognizing him, Justin lowered his fist, tension dissolving as he turned to Maureen. “Ms. Ramirez.”
Maureen didn’t expect Geoffrey to be at the door, thinking his earlier prank had continued.
“Sorry to trouble you. It's fine now, you can rest,
she told Justin.
Justin bowed, glanced at Geoffrey, then left.
Geoffrey slammed the door shut with a bang.
“Who was that?”
“None of your business.”
Those sfour words again.
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Geoffrey's temper flared: “We're returning to Karaville tomorrow.”
Maureen's eyes flickered: “I'm not going back.”
“You don’t have a choice!”
He strode toward her, undid the tie of his robe, and tossed it aside.
Maureen spun around in panic: “What are you doing?”
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Geoffrey wrapped his arms around her from behind, absorbing her warmth.
“Didn't you call forbecause you needed something?”
Blood rushed to Maureen's face: “I didn’t call for you!”
As she struggled against his grip, he effortlessly lifted her off her feet.
Geoffrey pressed against her ear: “Do you have any idea how long I've been holding back?”
Maureen's body trembled slightly.
“Geoffrey, we're over! Stop this!”
Geoffrey tore at her clothes while retorting, “You think divorce is solely your decision?”
Maureen couldn't escape or overpower him-biting becher only defense.
She sank her teeth into Geoffrey's shoulder.
The man grunted in pain but didn’t relent.
Maureen's mouth filled with the taste of blood. Staring blankly at him, she spat, “Geoffrey,
you bastard!”
“You're disgusting!”
“You swore you'd never touchwhen we married! Now that | don’t want you, what's this?”
Her accusations grew sharper, each word laced with venom.
“Correction-I never liked you. Not from the very beginning!”
“You're not my type! Just a violent maniac! A psychopath!”
“Had | known you had a twin brother, I'd never have married you!”
Each word stabbed Geoffrey’s chest, making each breath painful.
Feigning indifference, he cupped Maureen's face, thumb tracing her crimson-stained lips.
“Keep shouting.”
Maureen's eyes reddened.
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“Prove you're a man, Geoffrey. Divorce me."
“I've repaid every penny you wanted. What more must | do?”
Geoffrey bit down hard on her lip.
Maureen's tears fell from the pain as she pounded his back, desperate to break free.
But Geoffrey refused to let go.
Maureen bit him back in retaliation.
Only when the metallic tang of blood filled both their mouths did Geoffrey slowly release her, a cold smile
touching his lips. “So you do feel pain?”
“You ran off playing dead for five years, raising two sons with Gareth!
| merely distanced myself for three years. Tell me, who's really to blhere?”
Maureen froze.
Two sons?
Did he find Roy?
Reading her panic, Geoffrey grabbed her chin, pulling her close. “Afraid I'll hurt them?”
“How long do you think you can hide them?
A year? Five? Ten?”
“You think | won’t make them disappear the moment | find them?”
Slap!
Maureen's palm struck his cheek with a sharp crack.
Geoffrey's eyes turned glacial. “Now,wanting a child of our own... that’s not too much to ask, is it?”
Maureen's voice caught in her throat. “I don’t want a child with you.”
Her words stabbed into Geoffrey's chest like a blade.
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