No Mercy, No Forgiveness

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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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do you think,

Albert repeatedly called him “in–laws”

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would deter the prestigious Robson family. Yet here was notoriously difficult Grandfather Albert proposing

Katherine’s frantic gestures, Scott blurted: “Absolutely!

some mistakes in her

to

him off: “I know everything. Sean confessed. He’s not exactly

accepts him, it’s settled. We’ll host the engagement banquet later–just

“Perfect. Wonderful.”

with joy, nodding

Albert would settle

had no right

Jacob isn’t his son. If they kick me out

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

and focus solely on

Katherine left utterly dejected.

might be unprepared, she called

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

hospitalized, publicly claiming he’d “accidentally fallen into the

Maureen asked Geoffrey:

kept lying: “Not

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remember or not.

pressed, “I don’t think Scan is a good

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volatile and ungrateful. Someone as devoted as

“Hmm, I agree.”

Geoffrey immediately chimed in.

away at the Robson

Sean’s friend Geoffrey to agree with her. She pressed on, “Then what if he bullies

hesitation, “Don’t worry, he

was Maureen’s friend–he’d never let

can you be

you know him

say you

faltered, then backtracked, “Just a

on skill, now