No Mercy, No Forgiveness

“I wouldn’t know.”

Maureen brushed her off.

Elizabeth dropped the act, stung by her coldness: “Maureen, I’m marrying Alex soon. He’ll run the Sutton Family. You should show me more respect, don’t

you think?”

Maureen set down her work. “I really don’t know about Mrs. Gu’s affairs. Since you’re marrying Alex, I suggest you ask him directly if there’s anything you want to know.”

Elizabeth’s expression tightened.

She had asked Alex before–he seemed gentle on the surface, yet revealed nothing privately.

Even now, she couldn’t fathom why he’d agreed to their engagement.

Finding no answers from Maureen, Elizabeth scanned the room for Alex.

Soon she spotted him.

Alex stood towering over the crowd, wineglass in hand, gaze fixed in one direction.

Elizabeth followed his line of sight–Maureen stood arranging flowers there.

A dark suspicion flickered in Elizabeth’s heart.

Only when Alex looked away did she suppress the absurd thought.

How could Alex possibly fancy Maureen? A hearing–impaired married woman.

Back at family gatherings, Maureen had always been the center of attention.

Now with Alex’s engagement, even distant Sutton relatives had arrived early, eager to watch the drama unfold-

partly to see Alex, Geoffrey’s twin brother,

and partly to glimpse Geoffrey himself, now blind.

Maureen didn’t expect Geoffrey to miss the event due to his health, sparing him this embarrassment. Some guests redirected their hostility toward her.

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fetch me some water,” demanded a society

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would’ve complied immediately. Now she met the woman with icy detachment: “Do it

dared speak to her this way. Not wanting a scene, she summoned

some remained oblivious. Edward had watched Maureen all evening. After his wife Kathleen departed, he

years must’ve been lonely for

fumes, attempting to retreat. Edward pursued relentlessly: “You’re breathtakingly beautiful. My cousin

“Choose me,

fine, Edward wouldn’t dare flirt with Maureen even with

had fancied her at the wedding–she was

carried

“Edward, show some self–respect.”

Maureen said coldly.

trash now. He doesn’t deserve you. Be my woman in secret. I’ll treat

the Sutton Family to harbor such a creep, saying this to his cousin’s wife

him and walked

grabbed her,

Not wanting a scene,

“Get lost!”

snapped: “Stop playing

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lucky I want you–otherwise you’re stuck with that

The commotion drew onlookers.

some distant relatives–all

everyone knows who runs the Sutton Family

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one in his generation with a son, deeply favored by

no chance against

in public. Everyone watched the

got called away

Family

drinking, and seeing nobody dared help Maureen, he pushed further–grabbing at