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.

 

the way it was. Was

shell cracked. “At the end of the day, I’m just a woman, and I need someone to lean on. My Dad is sick. He needs a sum of money every month for his treatment.

up with to cut ties with him.

for

look

stopped lashing his wrath at me soon after that. Since I told him that I was going to pay him back, he should

and let go of my hand. Those dark eyes of his were affixed to mine. The things I’d said all came from my heart,

felt a void in me

another glance,

only got back to my senses when the door gave out a loud thump after he walked out of

He left. I supposed we were

to face Yuval with an open heart and not feel sorry for my dishonesty. I could finally work on our

smile on my face, yet I felt a tinge of sadness. Was it because

that I thought that I

have gone

to have towards this man should be enmity. How was it possible that I was falling for him? I’d never

turning. The way he looked at me right before he left kept appearing

bumped into Michael at the entrance. After what happened last night,

giving me a brief sidelong glance, and walked straight into his

like strangers. It was still awkward every time we ran into each other, but at least our affair had come to

was buzzing at work, my phone rang. The word

relationship or Dad needed more money for his medical treatment.

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