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

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 weight of the whole family on my shoulders is killing me already. Let me go, please, I beg you. I’ll find ways to pay you

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

wasn’t fishing for pity, but

did was look at me blankly,

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

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.

an open heart and not feel sorry for my dishonesty. I could finally work on

put a smile on my face, yet I felt a

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

must have gone haywire

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

lay on my bed, my mixed emotions got me tossing and turning. The way he looked at me right before he left kept appearing in

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

sidelong glance,

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

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

or Dad needed more money

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