With a tap on her phone, Charlotte transferred a lump sum to his account. To give herself additional peace of mind, she dialed his number. “I’ve transferred one hundred and seven thousand in total. Please check if you have received it.”

“Okay,” the familiar voice answered plainly.

“Goodbye!”

Within a second after hanging up, she erased his number from her contact list.

She couldn’t help but feel irritated. What’s with that cold attitude? Wasn’t he so gentle and passionate just a while back at the hotel? Was it all a pretense?

Where did all his manners disappear to? Not even a “thank you” after she returned his money!

Wretched gigolo!

Apart from that, she stared blankly at the remaining balance flashing on her screen. There was only seven hundred left, it wouldn’t even be enough to buy milk for the kids…

It hasn’t even been a month yet since she started on her current job. She was at a loss on how to manage until payday.

something valuable that she

 

nothing else besides the ruby necklace. Zachary Nacht

felt miserable. The ruby necklace wasn’t something she could use right now although it’s worth a hundred million. She had to return it to the

really no other way? She rested a

a deep furrow when her phone suddenly rang again. Puzzled at the unknown number, she hesitated briefly before picking it

a high-pitched

the other girl from the administration department. “I’m fine…

it from the HR department. I heard that you took emergency leave today,

“I’m fine, thank you.”

happened yesterday, she couldn’t trust anyone enough to let her guard down. Until now, she was still in

any notice after you left the suite with Yolanda! Your boyfriend never came back either after he left to search for you,” Lily responded. “Everyone thought you lot were trying to escape from the bill, but Sultry Night’s

the question. “I’m sorry for leaving you guys

just announced that she was involved in some criminal activity with Mr. Holt! Apparently they’ve been handed over to the police. We’re all shocked! It’s so scary…”

Wesley’s partner in crime! No wonder things seemed so fishy. The way Yolanda

had undoubtedly felt a push from behind. She thought she must’ve been imagining, but at Lily’s explanation, she was now certain that Yolanda was the person who had tried to push

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