No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter310

n’t won even once.”

“Losing to a kid over four, if it gets out, it’s really embarrassing.

“Grandpa, if you’re still not convinced, we can play again, you can search me”

“Jacob actually wanted to go easy on the old man, but he was too shrewd, if he deliberately held back, he’d spot it right away.”

“As a chess player, he still needed to keep some competitive spirit.”

“Scott looked at his grandson’s outfit he bought himself, it couldn’t fit a phone, and the kid played so fast, cheating was impossible.”

“You must have inherited it from me, I was this smart when I was young.”

“Scott laughed heartily and decided to take Jacob to see his old buddies tomorrow to show off.”

“Yes, and remember to bring the chessboard, so Jacob can win back those lands he lost before.”

“At home, Katherine poured tea for the grandfather and grandson.”

“It’s almost ten o’clock, time to sleep.”

“You go to sleep yourself, you have another blind date tomorrow, don’t mess it up.”

“Scott wished he could shoo Katherine the third wheel away.”

Katherine sighed helplessly, ready to leave.

Then came an even more exasperating development.

Scott’s phone rang–Grandfather Albert calling.

“Well now, Grandfather Albert! What can I do for you?”

Scott switched on speakerphone.

“Isn’t young Alex getting engaged the day after tomorrow?

Why not strengthen family ties? Let’s arrange an engagement between Sean and Katherine too.

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him “in–laws” with

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worried Katherine’s pregnancy would deter the prestigious Robson family. Yet here was notoriously difficult Grandfather Albert

gestures, Scott blurted: “Absolutely!

made some

compelled to mention Katherine’s

know everything.

as Katherine accepts him, it’s settled. We’ll host the engagement banquet later–just piggyback on Alex’s

“Perfect. Wonderful.”

beamed with

imagined Scott and Albert would settle her marriage in just a

had no right to refuse–only to

this clear: Jacob isn’t his son.

buy some nice clothes tomorrow. Now get out of here–don’t disturb Jacob

and focus solely on raising his

Katherine left utterly dejected.

Maureen might be unprepared, she called her privately to warn

incident, Maureen stopped helping. Heather said nothing–family matters should stay within

hospitalized, publicly claiming he’d

Maureen asked Geoffrey: “Do

lying:

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“I don’t think Scan is a good

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and ungrateful. Someone as devoted as Kate deserved better than

“Hmm, I agree.”

Geoffrey immediately chimed in.

at the

her.

without hesitation, “Don’t

friend–he’d never let Sean

can you

know him

you say you don’t remember

faltered, then backtracked, “Just a

always relied on skill, now leaned on