No Mercy 1

Chapter 1

Maureen Ramirez gripped the pregnancy test report tightly with her bony fingers, the bold words “Not Pregnant” glar- ing up at her.

“You’ve been married for three years now. How come you’re still not pregnant?

“Could you possibly be more useless? If you don’t get pregnant soon, the Suttons will kick you out. Our whole family is counting on them!”

In a nice outfit and sharp high heels, her mother, Noelle Davey, lashed out at her, disappointment etched on her face.

Maureen’s eyes were empty. Her lips parted, but all the words stuck in her throat.

In the end, all she managed was a weak whisper. “I’m sorry.”

“I don’t need your apology. I want you to give Geoffrey an heir. Understand?”

Her request brought a lump to Maureen’s throat.

Geoffrey Sutton, her husband of three years, had never once touched her.

How could she possibly be pregnant?

Her weak, timid demeanor irritated Noelle further.

After a moment of silence, she spat, “If you really aren’t up for it, get Geoffrey a side piece.

“Then he’ll owe you one.”

Maureen froze, staring after her mother’s retreating figure, her eyes widening in disbelief.

A chill cut through her chest, colder than the night air.

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taxi ride home, Noelle’s suggestion echoed in Maureen’s

in her ears began

condition

phone buzzed with a

he’d sent

never spent the night at home, not to mention

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today, she still remembered vividly what he had said on their

trick me into this marriage, prepare

man of

they entered an arranged marriage based on an

a business transaction, with terms that benefited both

wedding day, the Ramirez family suddenly went back on their word and transferred all their assets, in- cluding the hundreds of millions

her eyes. As

crumpled

got home, she tossed it into the trash

month around this time, exhaustion crushed

Leaning against the sofa, she drifted

ears were

weak hearing. In the eyes of the rich, it was nothing less than a

wouldn’t allow her to get

clock on the wall emitted a

only to find it was 5:00

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