Burned to Ashes

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hose me as his lover was because I w

with a small-time modeling agency, becoming a mediocre freelance model.

lavished gifts on everyone, and tried to climb the social ladder, dreaming of fa

ter the event, Johnny pulled me backstage, handed me 2, 000$, a

s and international casinos. His side businesses were countless, and he was well-connected in the underworld. There were at least hundreds

le benefactor, not some nouveau riche with more money than sense, nor a boastful second-generation rich ki

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ke a persistent fly, claiming he wanted to introduce me to other bosses. But I would never agree. I eventuall

w months, I discovered that on the fifth of every month,

ortswear, I boldly declared, "Mr. H

oves, and looked at me with disdain. His eyes were scrutinizing

ew people who have wanted to get into his

ved his hand, and call

his was the first vi

d succeeded, b

times, but the responses were always cold. He told me I should be grateful t

that Archie had offended someone, and several rivals had teamed up against him, causing all h

y pajamas and was about to head to t

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his suit-a meticulous man like him wo

nd gripped my chin, his gaze dark and brooding. He a

d all my charms to serve him. I nodded and

esist the allure of y

to ignite, there was a lou

He pulled on his coat and instructed me gravely, "D

turb the neighbors and eventually lead to the police being called. I threw on a robe and opened the door. On

a deep breath and yelled at the top of my lungs, "How dare you! Do you k

ly thinking they had the wrong place and h

nvincing act, they believed me. No one would dare brag about such a

s had witnesse

ing his arm around my waist and tilting my chin up. It's the first time I've seen him free of his ferocit

ucky; over the years, I was the only

I got involved

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siness dealings weren't clean. In the criminal underworld, few pe

ul person as Archie is already good enough. But I hadn't anticipated how comp

up properly, the driver drove to the villa to pick me up. It was a business event held

ngaging in the same questionable dealings. But then again, without his resilience, how could he have survived in the industry for so long? Despite his constant bowing and scraping,

ed me aside. After glancing around to ensure no

d. "Johnny, if you have something to say, just say it." He hesitated a bit m

he mean

ple at the party, he left after dropping that

t arrived yet. With nothing to do, I decided to

a row of bungalows. Walking through the alley, feeling the dampn

y. But his movement clearly showed that he was holding a steel pipe and smashing i

ected to witness it firsthand. I gasped and turned to l

and the man clearly noticed me. I quicke

, a man suddenly grabbed my

en in my throat, suddenly settled. The

lowing. Nothing else happened that night. After running with me to the side of the hotel, he took a look at

3, having been by Archie

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haken, surprised that such blata

dalwood fragrance wafted into my nose. I knew Archie had arrived. He

hand; he came whenever he pleased. That

d, as I lay on his chest, ready to tell him

"Mr. Thomas from Entertainme

shock. I wasn't naive; I understood t

ing from the bed, he put on his shirt, adjusting his c

ting for m

enrik from Ent

to Archie, Henrik was the nex

en, with a paunch, Henrik had a pen

hat

in a coat, leaned against the headboard, and for the fi

eep eyes turned cold, h

et. When he reached the door, he sto

like smar