No Mercy, No Forgiveness

“Ms. Ramirez, someone’s here.”

“Okay.”

Maureen hung up and turned to leave.

Then she saw a familiar figure at the end of the road.

Sean stood there in a perfectly tailored Italian suit, holding a huge bouquet of daisies. His straight frame remained motionless in the distance, gaze locked tightly on Maureen, unable to look away.

Maureen’s eyes flickered slightly but quickly returned to normal.

She walked in her high heels, step by step toward Sean.

Sean froze in place, the daisies in his arms suddenly weighing like gold.

He couldn’t snap out of it for the longest time, feeling everything now was just a dream.

Unlike Geoffrey, he’d long accepted Maureen’s death.

Today was Juan’s death anniversary. He’d come to mourn Juan for Maureen, seeking redemption.

But now!

Maureen wasn’t dead after all!

She’d just appeared before him, alive and breathing!

Sean’s emotions were beyond words. His mind raced, scrambling for something to say to Maureen.

Should he apologize first?

Or ask where she’d been all these years?

Or maybe…

But before he could decide, she walked past him without so much as a glance.

Sean froze.

He turned belatedly, only to see Maureen already sliding into her car. She told the driver softly, “Let’s go.”

Watching her serene profile disappear behind tinted windows, Sean stood transfixed until the Bentley pulled away. Finally shaking himself, he reached for his phone to call Geoffrey.

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had done to Maureen over the

memorized her license plate instead, dispatching someone to trace

Bentley glided

the

question lingered: Why had

before her. She

with phantom explosions because of him. Sometimes it even bled when her emotions

could she not

regretted saving him back then, sparing herself the suffering

she understood avoiding trouble is better than

not to know Sean,

would do

way back, a call came from Entertainment

“Is this Ms. Shi?

about your new composition,

assured, compensation

was the largest talent firm under

one

trading company, Maureen pursued

earned her the address

word of new music

the composition existed, reaching Geoffrey made selling

for collaboration right

across the line hurriedly explained: “Ms. Shi, we’ve arranged Andrea, our agency’s top actress, to perform your song. It’ll definitely

could finish, a derisive snort came

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Entertainment Agency headquarters.

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the disconnected phone, taking moments to regain composure before shaking his head at the ea- gerly waiting Andrea. “Andie,

eyebrows sharply. “Didn’t you

“I did. Still refused.”

significant international acclaim. Every melody she composed

Next Door released in Japanese, Korean, Cantonese, and Mandarin versions–all took the world

storm.