"Is it Ms. Bethany Salvador?"

In a foreign land, hearing her native language made Bethany slowly stop crying. She lifted her tear-soaked, swollen face.

The man before her was dressed impeccably in a suit but was completely unfamiliar to her.

"How do you know me?"

Bethany suddenly kneeled before him, devoid of dignity, clasping her hands together as she wept and pleaded, "Are you... Are you someone my father sent to help me? Please... Take me back to Savrow. I can't stay in this hellhole for another day! I'm sick-very sick! If I don't get treatment, I won't survive! How could my father abandon his own daughter to die?!"

The man remained expressionless. "I'm sorry, Ms. Salvador, but I'm not sent by your father."

Bethany slumped back down, her expression a mix of disappointment and despair.

"However, someone does want to see you."

clearly and consumed by hopelessness, Bethany followed the man to a luxurious car. As the car door opened, the first

own ragged clothes, feeling a wave of shame. She instinctively shrank back. Those high heels were from a brand she used to love. Now, she could only look on with envy. The

Bethany

an instant surge of goodwill toward her.

Bethany shook her hand, tears inexplicably welled up in her eyes

beaten down by the drastic change in her

handed her a tissue, full

nose. "May I ask who you are? How do you

slightly. "You can call me Ms. Gold.

"Gold...?"

sniffed. "I used to know someone really annoying with that last name. But

that so? What a

The woman's smile deepened.

Savrow, I knew of you, Ms. Salvador. As the daughter of the Salvador family, you were quite the sensation. I was at the hospital for business today and saw you by chance. Seeing your current situation made me curious, so I followed you

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