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.

most is you! If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't

was furious, and all too familiar. Karina felt her scalp

said, forcing her voice to remain steady. Taking a deep breath, she hung up. Her head was spinning, and she felt like the world was closing in on her. Desperate,

to me now, and I'll take

lit up with excitement. "I'll transfer it to

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

you're at it, get the

going to add some random stranger, right? And how exactly

yours to my contacts," Sera snapped, shoving her phone toward Karina. Her tone turned sharp, her gaze icy. "I'm trusting you with this. If

She had already taken the money.

a brief call to her own number to link them. Once done, she handed the phone back and bolted out of the

ride, but her app showed she was 49th in line. Frustrated, she moved

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