Gia’s hands trembled as she dialed the number.

As soon as the call connected, fear gripped her. “Hello?”

“Well, well, Ms. Gia.” The man’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “Seems like you’ve been quite the avid shopper lately!”

Gia’s face turned pale. She should have known that the credit cards they had given her came with strings attached. They had been monitoring her spending all along!

“Yes, I may have bought a few limited edition bags, some Cece suits, and some quality cosmetics… So what? Don’t I deserve them?”

“I don’t think that’s all you bought…” Gia heard the sound of paper flipping on the other end. “According to these receipts, you also splurged on a luxury car!”

“I don’t want to commute, taking the train to university like everyone else. I prefer to travel in comfort. What’s wrong with that?” retorted Gia.

The man’s smile remained silent.

“I-I deserve all of this!” Gia’s voice quivered. “If I hadn’t obtained Lina’s test sample and convinced her to cooperate, do you think your plan would have gone so smoothly?”

“Oh? You believe you deserve it all…” The man absorbed her words and scoffed. “Seems like our boss was right about you!”

“What do you mean?” she asked.

He had mentioned that she was a challenge to control.

However, the man kept that to himself, chuckling before addressing the main topic. “Aside from removing her birthmark, is there any other way you can further alter her appearance?”

“What more do you want?” Gia retorted. “Plastic surgery? That costs a fortune! Is he willing to pay for it?”

“Don’t be rude, dear. It’s not cute.”

for you to call me to question me?” Gia was pissed. “Listen up! If you piss me off, I’ll bring Lina Jenner to Centrolis! Let’s see what you’re going to

“Lady, don’t be impulsive, or else… I guarantee that the two of you won’t make it

early 20s, after all. No matter how dejected she felt, she was

little bit more!” The man chuckled and enunciated each word. “If plastic surgery

hung up after saying

mind blank and sweat

way to the cafeteria in distress. Lina had already paid for her food

mustered a forced

meatballs, pasta,

her the cutlery. “You made it back just in time while the food is still hot! You were on the phone for quite a

and witnessing her sweet smile. It choked her,

a

herself to say they were close, but

the university, Gia felt like an outsider.

only one who stood by

two years, supporting one another through tough times. Their small dorm room may have been cramped, but it was filled with warmth. It was a place they had

for themselves, even when they had their own families

they weren’t happy with their lives, they would have a

future. She had started saving money as soon as they made that

bank card. She would deposit money into the account and never touch it. She referred to it as the down payment for

genuinely cared

what was

contemplating how to disfigure

“Gia!”

“Huh?” She jumped.

with you? Did you lose your soul? Which

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