No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Had she heard those words five years ago, Maureen would’ve been overjoyed. Now, she didn’t believe him.

“I’m tired. I need rest.”

Geoffrey scooped her into his arms and carried her inside.

That night,

Geoffrey held Maureen against him, refusing to let go.

He couldn’t sleep. Each time he closed his eyes, he saw the empty house greeting him earlier.

The wound on his hand still stung.

Maureen suddenly spoke after an unknown length of time: “Can I ask about Andrea saving your mother?”

Why didn’t she know anything about this?

Geoffrey told her how Heather and Sean were framed years ago, how they took the same car to the company, got into an accident, and were saved by Andrea.

After hearing this, Maureen’s eyes filled with shock.

Only now did she understand why Sean treated Andrea so well, and why Geoffrey tolerated Andrea so much…

Only now did she realize Andrea had taken credit for her own act of saving them!

Clutching Geoffrey’s sleeve, her hand trembled: “What if… just what if it wasn’t her who saved your mother, but me? Would you believe me?”

Geoffrey’s dark eyes widened,

Before he could speak, Maureen quickly added: “Don’t overthink it, I was joking.

I’m tired, going to sleep.”

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Maureen closed her eyes, unsure why she’d spoken, yet afraid to hear Geoffrey’s response.

it was his constant distrust, his frequent mockery, the persistent neglect–she no longer believed he’d

words

happened over a decade ago. With no proof, pressing further was

take her words seriously. After all, when his mother had the accident years ago, he rushed to the hospital and saw Andrea taking care of

and finally fell asleep after

left him again, and this time he could

still dark outside, instinctively looking

embrace and was now sleeping

pulled her back into his arms, holding her

to sleep, but his

stepping

“What is it?”

private account got hacked! Over seven billion

had been

expected it either; he’d been stunned when the call came in early this

leads on who

showed only a flicker of surprise before regaining his

“Not yet.”

“This was too sudden. We had no defenses ready. By the time

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Geoffrey’s account

with that level of skill and audacity, why target a private account instead of a bank? Clearly, this was

“You have one day.”

Geoffrey hung up.

an account wasn’t the hard part–moving

was merely digits disappearing; it didn’t

truly lost, it’d be a

to take Jacob to kindergarten. She pushed the door open only to find him still

odd. What’s going on

on

him sound asleep. She couldn’t bear to

rare sight. I’ll let you be

Geoffrey’s private accounts, finally drifting off around four

it was already