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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the place hack, his

“You drink first!”

drugged wine, Maureen didn’t hesitate. She lifted the glass and

liquid burned bitter and pungent

had battled in the business world

the glass, placing

“Your turn. Mr. Sutton”

his knuckles sharp against the crystal. Still, he

her leisurely. “No rush. Let’s revisit the

Memories?

decades be recounted

brows furrowed

air conditioning running, fine beads of sweat dotted

her nails into her palm to stay alert, amber eyes

plenty of time for reminiscing later. It’s so late

pale hand lifted the wine glass

sure this

she couldn’t waste this

Maureen’s current appearance, inexplicably recalling her secret moments with

Maureen’s wrist, pulling

this how you seduced Gareth

Maureen froze.

knives: “Did

that why you crawled

do you

“Crash!”

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the floor, crimson

shoved Maureen away contemptuously, sneering

“You’re filthy!”

body burned feverishly now, but her

in her mind as

Filthy?

match the great young master Geoffrey’s

yet insisted on marrying her back

now, still

288 Vouchers

left, the medication took effect. Maureen went to the bathroom and turned

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