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.

to die the most is you! If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have ended up like

the other end was furious, and all too familiar. Karina

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, Karina turned to

right? Send it to me now, and I'll take

"I'll transfer it to

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 the director to add me

do realize he's not going to add some random stranger, right? And how exactly am I supposed to pull that

shoving her phone toward Karina. Her tone turned sharp, her gaze icy. "I'm trusting you with this. If you don't follow through,

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

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

showed she was 49th in line. Frustrated, she moved to a different spot, determined

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