No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter 39

At that instant, he abruptly released her.

“You’re imagining things.”

Maureen had long known this man had no heart.

Chasing him for over a decade never won his affection–why would now be different?

But his indifference suited her fine. She’d take Jacob and Ethan away guilt–free.

Maureen’s phone buzzed with a video call.

Her son calling–it had to be.

She slipped from Geoffrey’s embrace, wrapped her robe, grabbed the phone, declined the call.

Every movement tracked by Geoffrey’s watchful eyes.

“Robocall.”

Maureen turned back to him. “Weren’t you going to tell me how we met?

I’ll grab wine. We’ll talk properly.”

She resolved to end this quickly.

Then straight abroad.

Maureen hurried upstairs.

She opened the prepped wine, a packet of pills, and a sperm collection kit.

Maureen slipped the drug into the red wine, changed into a revealing silk nightgown, and approached Geoffrey. She poured him a glass.

“Please.”

Geoffrey observed her every move, his slender fingers accepting the glass without drinking. Instead, he spoke deliber- ately.

“You returned to Karaville from the countryside at ten. Our first meeting.”

Maureen’s eyes flickered, surprised he remembered.

She betrayed nothing, sliding the glass toward him again.

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hack, his tone

“You drink first!”

the drugged wine, Maureen didn’t hesitate. She

and pungent down

knew suspicion would flare if she refused. Geoffrey had battled in the

refilled the glass, placing

“Your turn. Mr. Sutton”

his knuckles sharp against the crystal. Still, he didn’t

rush. Let’s revisit the

Memories?

be recounted in

beautiful brows

conditioning running, fine beads of sweat dotted her

her palm to stay alert, amber eyes locked

reminiscing later. It’s so late

hand lifted the wine glass toward

sure

couldn’t waste this

reflected Maureen’s current appearance, inexplicably recalling her secret moments with Gareth four years

suddenly seized Maureen’s wrist, pulling

you seduced

Maureen froze.

like knives: “Did he tire of

that why you crawled

do you take me

“Crash!”

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shattered on the floor, crimson liquid

shoved Maureen away contemptuously,

“You’re filthy!”

but her

echoed in her mind

Filthy?

the great young master Geoffrey’s

yet insisted on marrying her back

now, still putting

288 Vouchers

effect. Maureen went to

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