No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter 7

He could only go back to the living room. As he turned on his phone, all he received were work–related messages. A day had passed, yet Maureen hadn’t called him or texted him to apologize.

“Good for you, Maureen. I’m curious–how long can you keep this up?”

He tossed the phone aside and walked into the kitchen.

The moment he opened the fridge, he was stunned.

Besides food, the fridge was stocked with various medications.

He picked up a packet, and the instructions were, “Five packets a day. Aimed at treating infertility.”

Infertility…

The pungent smell of medicine hit his nostrils.

Only then did it hit him–this was why she always carried the scent of acrid odor of medicine.

He couldn’t help but scoff. They had never slept together. No amount of pills would ever get her pregnant.

***

Meanwhile, in a shabby motel room.

Maureen opened her eyes groggily to a piercing silence. Her headache was killing her.

She knew her condition had worsened.

sounds

the nightstand and placed

place

she went back to her parents‘

her brother, Adrian Ramirez. They wanted to marry her to an old man in

she stared at the ceiling blankly, it suddenly dawned on her–she never

hadn’t eaten,

the all–consuming

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in Karaville had been more frequent than

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watched passers–by walking along the street in twos and threes.

alone.

to the countryside. She wanted to see Zoe Ingram,

was already 9:00 p.m. when she arrived at

lit up with surprise the moment she

“Reenie…”

at Zoe’s kind smile. She reached

never

than

Zoe’s arms, feeling as if she were a little

Zoe was shocked when she felt nothing

Maureen’s

tentatively asked, “Reenie,

throat tightened when she heard Geoffrey’s name. She instinctively wanted to lie,