No Mercy, No Forgiveness

She clenched her fists. After what felt like an eternity, when Geoffrey’s grip loosened slightly, she slipped away.

With nowhere else to go, she stepped onto the balcony, letting the cold wind whip past her as rain pattered outside.

Time blurred. From inside, Geoffrey’s feverish murmurs drifted out intermittently.

“Maureen… I don’t feel well.”

“Heartless thing… You shouldn’t have come back…”

Just as Maureen reentered the room, she heard him cursing her.

She suddenly felt all those years of affection were utterly worthless, craving a drink, craving…

Standing by the bed in the dim light, she stared at the face she’d adored for nearly half her life, suddenly wanting to slap it hard–but

held back in the end.

“Yes, I’m heartless. I should’ve let you keep mistreating me after you bullied me.”

“I should wait on you forever, never leave, right?”

Geoffrey was burning with fever again, half–conscious as he heard Maureen’s complaints, eyes shut irritably while reaching for her.

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Maureen stepped back, dodging him, then opened the bedroom door and left.

Soon after she left, a heavy thud echoed from the bedroom–a man hitting the floor.

This time, Maureen didn’t soften.

She spent the night curled on the living room sofa downstairs.

When Geoffrey woke, his head throbbed and still felt feverish.

He realized he was on the floor again. Glancing at the empty bed–no Maureen–he frowned.

Stepping out of the bedroom onto the second–floor landing, he spotted the small figure curled up on the sofa.

Geoffrey’s long legs carried him step by step downstairs until he stood before Maureen. Tear stains still glistened on her face as she slept curled up defensively against the sofa, fists clenched tight.

The room felt chilly. He reached out and draped a blanket over her.

for breakfast delivery, the foyer door swung open from outside. Andrea walked in, heels clicking, breakfast

I brought you breakfast. Isn’t today the company

We’ll go together later…”

trailed off mid–sentence as her gaze landed on

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asleep on the sofà.

in place, disbelief washing

Maureen

been together

at her drowsily. “How

security alert meant only one thing: fingerprint code or

the breakfast bags,

arranged it. Said it’d help me look after you

Pearl’s entry system by Heather, who wanted

finally found time to

Professor Shi

she lowered her voice: “Geoffrey, who’s

“Outside,”

last night. Resting without her hearing aids,

followed Geoffrey outside, resentment boiling over:

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on the

“I

Andrea stiffened.

you two

Isn’t this inappropriate?”

You visiting my place freely–isn’t that inappropriate

Andrea’s teeth clenched.

already called security to delete her facial recognition and fingerprint

silently, seething with

Andrea could see Maureen through the

Geoffrey, suddenly remembering

didn’t you say I

my mind. I want to

time to hear

Andrea. “Are

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