No Mercy, No Forgiveness

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Hearing Jacob call him by his name, Geoffrey’s face instantly turned cold.

Maybe it was the genes kicking in, but he grabbed Jacob by the collar and lifted him up.

Jacob’s legs instantly lost support as he struggled.

“Put me down!

You asshole!”

Just as Geoffrey was about to teach him a lesson, Zoe’s cough made him immediately loosen his grip.

Jacob realized even this scumbag had someone he feared.

Since Grandma Zoe was like Mom’s birth mother, she was essentially his mother–in–law. A son- in–law fearing his mother–in–law–a universal truth.

Jacob got an idea.

He approached Zoe and opened his backpack: “Grandma, I miss you so much every day at school. How have you been feeling lately?”

Zoe’s mood lifted seeing the little dumpling.

“Grandma misses you too, dear. I’m perfectly healthy.”

Seizing the moment, Jacob added: “Grandma, didn’t you say overseas you craved hometown Dried Fish Snack?

Uncle Geoffrey just promised he’d catch some at the local creek tonight.”

Zoe looked surprised–so that’s what they were discussing earlier. Geoffrey wasn’t bullying Jacob.

“But the creek’s frozen over now,” Zoe said.

Jacob instantly replied: “No problem! Uncle said he’ll perform the American tall tale of loyalty.”

Geoffrey: ..

The kid’s spinning nonsense with a straight face.

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of loyalty means lying on ice, using body heat to melt it and

making things hard

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to refuse, but

couldn’t help wondering why Geoffrey

it. In such deep winter, the river ice was

he was bragging without caring

there’s very little

catch–river fish from the

handed the fish

old lady. Fish straight from the

some of the remaining fish and

wasn’t curious how Geoffrey got the

soup: “He caught

accurately, caught with

Maureen said.

her head: “I

aside and hugged her: “You’re overthinking. He stays here daily. What’s wrong with him getting

Zoe was afraid she’d feel touched and indebted to

finally agreed to

fish from our river

happier than

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twilight years surrounded

Night.

finishing half a bowl of

hand, watching her frail

she dreaded thinking about life without

where the mother is. Zoe was her mother. If Zoe

cautiously at the

Zoe’s hand under the blanket

She wants you to come too–for Tyler’s wedding the

Katherine dreaded attending her ex’s wedding alone, but her pride wouldn’t let her

it.

only seeing Tyler with another woman would make her finally let

Okay, I’ll drive you there

“Mm–hmm.”