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,

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

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, Karina turned to Sera like she was clutching

me now, and I'll take care of it for

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

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

want clear, high-quality photos," Sera demanded. "And while you're at it, get

add some random stranger, right? And how exactly am

save my number and add 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 you don't follow through, I'make you

her. She had already

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

was 49th in line.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255