He was taken aback by my deriding remark as I was always soft-spoken and composed in front of him.

“Are you calling me a disgrace in your life? I dare you to repeat yourself!”

 

His grip got even tighter than before, and my wrists hurt so badly that I almost shrieked. Regardless, I wasn’t going to back down anymore. No matter how weak he thought I might be, I had my dignity to defend.

He assumed that I was this gold-digger who wanted all the fortune and fame. If I gave in, it simply meant that I agreed to all his assumptions.

“It’s gonna be the same, Michael Shaw. You’re the utmost disgrace in my life!”

 

Tonight, he’d put me on the warpath. Even a weakling had its limits, and this time he’d gone too far!

As soon as I spoke, his chest pumped up and down in fury.

“Anna, bear in mind that you started it. Have you forgotten that you seduced me for two hundred thousand?”

 

I froze instantly; he was right. It was me who had seduced him and climbed onto his bed for Dad’s operation money. I needed it by hook or by crook, but little did I know that my cynical plan would lead to this.

Only now did I realize that my decision then was a terrible mistake. I should’ve looked for other means, sold my organs, anything but seeking help from the devil.

 

my life the

on. My Dad is sick. He needs a sum of money every month for his treatment. Carrying

could come up with to cut ties with him. If I didn’t owe

fishing for

did was look at me blankly, somewhat

me soon after that. Since I told him that I was going

to mine. The things I’d said all came

feeling relieved, I felt a void in me

gave me another glance, turned around, and

gave out a loud thump after he walked out

was it. He left. I supposed we were

open heart and not feel sorry for my dishonesty. I could

my face, yet

 I couldn’t believe that I thought that

have gone

How was it possible that

tossing and turning. The way he looked at me right before he left kept appearing in my head, and I barely slept a wink that

entrance.

sidelong glance,

It was still awkward every time we ran into

when I was buzzing at work, my phone rang. The word “Mom” on the screen

more money for his medical treatment. Tensing up became a reflex to calls from

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