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.

frequent mockery,

words

With no proof, pressing further was just asking for

when his mother had the accident years ago, he rushed to the hospital

and finally fell

left him again, and this time

when it was still

slipped out of his embrace and was now sleeping in the

into his arms, holding her

to go back to sleep, but his phone vibrated. It was Wayne

quietly, stepping onto

“What is it?”

manager just suddenly said your private account got hacked!

account had been compromised–a first

expected it either; he’d been stunned when

leads on who did

a flicker of surprise before regaining

“Not yet.”

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

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hacker who breached Geoffrey’s account had taken just over seven

target a private account instead of a bank? Clearly,

“You have one day.”

Geoffrey hung up.

wasn’t the hard part–moving the money

vanished sum in Geoffrey’s account was merely digits disappearing; it didn’t mean the funds

if truly lost, it’d be a drop in the ocean

She pushed the door

What’s going

Jacob would be up exactly on time without needing

him sound asleep. She couldn’t bear to wake him, gently pinching

rare sight. I’ll let

night hacking into Geoffrey’s private accounts, finally drifting off around four

he woke, it was already half