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.

 

live my life the way it was.

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

up with to cut ties with him.

for pity, but

was look at

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

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, and I was just hoping that he could see the pain and hardship that I was going

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

another glance, turned around, and

door gave out a

was it. He left. I supposed

heart and not feel sorry for my dishonesty.

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

way! I couldn’t believe that I thought that I probably

gone haywire in my

this man should be enmity. How was it possible

at me right before he left kept appearing in my head, and I

company, I bumped into Michael at the entrance. After

sidelong glance, and walked straight into his

every time we ran into

was buzzing at work, my phone rang. The word “Mom” on

more money for his

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