All Chapters of Mercy for Everyone but Me: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

I left, sensible enough to know when to retreat. Still, I couldn't suppress the curiosity that had ignited within me.It didn't take much effort for me to figure out who the woman Harry had mentioned was.That night, the lighting had been too dim for me to make out more than a rough outline of her features. It wasn't until another photo of Carrie Quinn was placed before me that I finally understood what Harry had said that night.My eyes held a striking resemblance to hers.That realization struck me as laughably absurd, so much so that it made my skin crawl.Even Harry, a man of unfathomable depth who was arrogant and self-assured, could wind up being hopelessly trapped by a single woman.On second thought, perhaps I was being unfair to him. After all, he could never be with a married woman, and the only reason he'd brought me home in the first place was because of said married woman.After pondering this for a few more moments, I decided I didn't have much of a conscience. I c

I began deliberately avoiding any news related to the Prices. I only learned in passing that Cassandra had been kidnapped by an enemy of the Price family from a news report that was playing in one of my employees' offices. The sudden collapse of Price Corporation had triggered a chain reaction of consequences. Some people lost their fortunes. Some lost their families. As for others, they lost both in the process.Some more extreme people seemed intent on dragging others down with them, driven by their desperate kill-or-be-killed obsession.The Price family was gone. Arthur was dead, and Adrian was in prison. So, naturally, Cassandra became the target of everyone's anger.The kidnappers planned it meticulously. They abducted Cassandra in a surveillance blind spot, using fake license plates and taking the back routes all the way. As a result, it took 24 hours after her abduction for anyone to report it. If Jason hadn't happened to return to the country, no one might have ever repo

Paul was naturally reluctant, but this was the only way Cassandra would understand how important today was.She was already in a foul mood, and the chatter around her grated on her nerves."Hey, Luke! I checked your ID last time. I know today's not your birthday. Did you change your age or something?" someone remarked."I just like celebrating early," Luke replied. "Why do you care anyway? Quit your whining. Every day is a good day for drinking. Whoever stops first is a wimp! Now, fill my glass!"I wasn't particularly into the game either. Losing meant nothing to me. When it was time for my "penalty", I glanced at Cassandra.She wasn't looking at me.I kissed the woman next to me on the cheek.But I knew that wasn't why Cassandra wanted to break up with me. All these years, I'd indulged her, turning a blind eye to whatever she did.I'd known she would leave me eventually. I just never imagined it would be now, nor did I think she would leave with such finality.By the time I l