No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Maureen’s distraught look sent an inexplicable panic through Geoffrey, who immediately took her back to their residence.

Back at the residence,

Geoffrey draped a coat over her shoulders. “What did you want to ask?”

“Do you have a twin brother?”

Maureen clenched the photo in her hand, not showing it to him directly.

The word “brother” made Geoffrey’s expression instantly turn icy.

He released his grip on Maureen’s arm. “Yes.”

“Why have I never heard about him?

Where is he now?”

Maureen pressed.

Geoffrey’s lips pressed into a thin line, frosty eyes filled with anger. “You came to the banquet just to ask this?”

Maureen met his gaze steadily.

A cold smirk twisted Geoffrey’s lips as his words cut like knives

“This is a family matter. You don’t need to know”

Family matter

Hearing this, Maureen understood she’d learn nothing from him

She felt glad she hadn’t shown him the photo, slipping it quietly into her pocket “I understand. I won’t ask again”

Geoffrey’s eyes narrowed with suspicion “Why ask about him suddenly?”

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Alex remained the Sutton family’s unspoken taboo–no one ever mentions him.

also

tell you

Geoffrey pressed further.

conversation with Heather and learned about your brother, and just now when I came back from a walk, I happened to hear someone talking about it and

clumsy lie couldn’t convince Geoffrey at

had seen with his own eyes how anxiously Maureen was looking for him, how distraught she was, as if something big

was too anxious just now and embarrassed

slowly calmed herself down

further: “Don’t talk to me about him from

but

Maureen dared to take out the

and warm young man in the photo, her throat suddenly ached

the handsome, smiling face of

be mistaken, right… Brother

”

sound of wind rustling leaves

in hand, memories from her

mind filled with images of that gentle

while teaching her how to solve problems, showing her piano keys, chasing away bullies, or finding her

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her darkest moments, he’d said: “Reenie, we’re all facing life’s hardest ordeal. Survive

no matter what hardships came later, she focused on

could she ever mistake

photo inside her clothes, hugging a pillow as

her still

about to wake her for changing clothes, when

hand.

I’ve missed you

various criticisms Geoffrey suffered at today’s banquet suddenly seemed trivial

moment.

instead pulled her into

then he felt Maureen’s

“You’re burning up!”

his movement, head

“Yeah.