When There Is Nothing Left But Love

When I woke up, I initially thought I would be in an abandoned factory, but to my surprise, I was in a room that was tidy and looked as if someone stayed in here before.

I got up from the bed and went to the living room. No one was there, but I heard a woman reciting her prayers in another room.

Heading toward the room, I halted when I was at the entrance. A few statues and books in Sanskrit characters were placed in the smoke-filled room, whereas Tessa was kneeling and putting her hands together as she recited her prayers.

When I saw her, I knew running away was impossible, so I went to the living room and sat on the ground. The apartment was comprised of three rooms and a living room. She stayed in a room, and the other room was used for her prayers and worship, while the third room was for storage.

There was nothing in the living room except for a coffee table, and it didn’t even feel like home. Laurel once told me Tessa was in her forties, but she wasn’t married and lived alone.

Seeing that the apartment was rather empty, I figured she didn’t have a boyfriend and was staying by herself.

After a while, she came out from the worshipping room with prayer beads in her hand and looked at me. “Would you like some tea?” As she spoke, she sat at the coffee table and started boiling a pot of water.

I pursed my lips and asked, “What do you want?”

Armond return from Moranta.” She

doing this for Armond? How surprising!

the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Mrs. Fuller, you’re used to living

much did Armond

Are you going to say that you’ll give me double the amount he

my lips and waited to

while, the woman continued, “Forget it. Now that I’ve done all of this, I have no intention of backing out now. If you don’t wish to trouble Ashton, you don’t need to call him.

was puzzled at how calm and poised she was. Something was odd about how she brought me here directly without

said and was just waiting for the time to pass. The sky was getting dark, and throughout this period of time, she drank some tea and recited her prayers.

she just wanted me to call Ashton, she could’ve resorted to violence or used some extreme measures to force me into doing it. However, she did nothing to

Ashton would do to me if he heard that you were starved.” The woman cooked some instant noodles and added some vegetables. I didn’t have an appetite, so I

brow at me and asked, “Are you going

be punished. Ashton can give you the money you want, so

faintly before looking at me in the eyes. “As expected of Mrs. Fuller. You’re so generous. I’m sorry, but have you heard of being in the same boat? I believe in karma, so even though I dislike Armond for being two-faced, I’ll have to help since I have