Hundred thousand dollars felt like a lifeline.

But if Dr. Wilfred found out about this, there was no way she would be able to keep her job at the hospital.

"Dr. Norman, don't tell me you want five hundred thousand instead?" Sera pushed, trying every angle to get closer to him.

It was clear she had hit a dead end with Wilfred's assistant and saw Karina as her last option. If Karina got fired because of this, that would be her problem, not Sera's.

Karina's head throbbed. "Look, I need to deal with something urgent right now. We'll talk about this tomorrow, okay?"

"But you're going to the director's office tomorrow, aren't you?" Sera pressed. "Dr. Norman, we really should settle this now."

Sera's relentless chatter was interrupted by Karina's phone ringing again.

the person who deserves to die the most is you! If it weren't for you, our

on the other end was furious, and all

I'm on my way. I'll bring what you want, okay?" she said, forcing her voice to remain steady. Taking a deep breath, she hung up. Her head was spinning,

it to me now, and I'll take

excitement. "I'll transfer it to

couldn't help but notice. It was the latest model, complete with a diamond-studded case. Clearly, this girl wasn't short on cash. Karina hesitated but finally gave her bank account number. Moments later, hundred thousand dollars appeared in

high-quality photos," Sera demanded. "And while you're at it, get the director to

voice steady. "You do realize he's not going to add some random stranger, right? And how exactly am

phone toward Karina. Her tone turned

of dread settling over her. She had already taken the money. What choice did she have

grabbed the phone, quickly saved her contact and made a brief call to her own number

hail a ride, but her app showed she was 49th in line. Frustrated, she moved to a different

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