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.

 

even live my life the way it was.

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 treatment. Carrying the

only idea I could come up with to cut ties with him. If I

for pity,

did was look at me blankly,

that. Since I told him that I was going to pay him back, he should be more than willing to let me go…

man remained silent 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

feeling relieved, I felt a void in me after pouring

gave me another glance, turned around,

got back to my senses when the door gave out a loud

was it. He left. I supposed

case, I’d be able to face Yuval with an open heart and not feel sorry for my dishonesty. I could finally work on

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

I thought that I probably had

have gone haywire in

How was it possible that

got me tossing and turning. The way he looked at me right before he

the company, I bumped into Michael at the entrance. After what happened last night, I felt awkward, and thus, hurried past

me a brief sidelong glance, and walked straight into his

time we ran into each other,

I was buzzing at work, my phone rang. The word

needed more money for

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