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.

 

life the way it was. Was all this misery worth

I’m beat. Do you know how much pressure I have to bear?” I sighed, and my tough 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

to cut ties with him. If I didn’t owe

fishing for pity, but

look at me blankly,

him that I was going to pay

I’d said all came from my heart, and I was just hoping

of feeling relieved, I felt a void in me after pouring my

me another glance,

the door gave out a loud thump after he

left. I supposed we

I’d be able to face Yuval with an open heart and not feel sorry

yet I felt a tinge of sadness. Was

believe that I thought that I

have gone

only feeling I was supposed to have towards this man should be enmity. How was it possible that

The way he looked at me right before he left

Michael at the entrance. After what happened last night, I felt

similarly, giving me a brief sidelong glance, and

few days, we were like strangers. It was still awkward every time we ran into each other, but at least

was buzzing at work, my phone rang.

time she called, it was either about my relationship or Dad needed more money for his medical treatment. Tensing up became a reflex to calls from

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