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mosphere, melding with the soft chatters

hospital room. Opening the d

d you do it?" Tears streaming down her eyes and settling on

ttempted to make sense of her wor

he payment had been made. Mom wi

s my eyes widened. Despite selling my soul to t

smile fell to a neutral expressi

Does she need to know? Does she need to know th

r?" I flashed her a smile. "As long as mom w

knew she didn't agree with my words, but we were both too concer

Her eyes shut. Her chest heaving, i

ine. I found a Good Samaritan who was willing to help us." I con

hould still be having conversations with her. So we always said posit

my mother out of the room for the surgery theater

"I feel like licking ice cream." S

ber during my father's burial, Vivian had stepped out to get a bowl of ice cream. And when she returned, my aunt

s never there for us. He always came home reeking of alcohol and cigarettes. In his drunk state,

rse, he upgraded into using drugs and g

e ripping her apart. It was we who deserved a better

can stomach anything," I said

s in my stomach." Her eyes lingered on me. Her lip

ady have a lot to worry about, I had no stren

with her fingers. "Who's the good sama

ed to hide it. Sooner or later, she was going

ened. "Adam t

out of my throat. "Of c

barely a week ago, where did you meet a man who wants to marry you in less

eavens gracio

frown formed on her face. "Don't tell me i

dam treated you, you still entered another one." She let out a thin air of exaspera

knew that-all

t was I supposed to do? It's not like I could

aned back into the ch

. "I won't let this man use me like Adam." I cupped her hand in

speech came out slowly as if she was trying to process the information. "I want to

ll, I am your elder siste

d and the doctor came ou

his nose mask. "The s

into her arms. Our sobs, one out of pu

***

turned home to take a shower. I

red lipstick, I step

that looked out of place in the scr

entered the car, a familiar musky scent filled my

lesh-Trevor. My body tightened as

ne so faint but not unnoticed-in my stomach. "How did the surg

s morning, the air suddenly thickene

ssistance." I fidgeted with my fingers.

tore to me. "You're not happy to

ehavior grated my nerves. "Yes, I am so happy

errand to attend to." The paper fluttered as he turned the p

d...weddi

hut. "Yeah. What are we suppose

h heart out." I tucked my hair behind my ears and fixed

ewspaper. "Our marriage will happen in a wee

faced him. "Why so fas

ings moving at

y mother's bill fas

the car finally came to a st

ver ann

of the car and str

mpt to hide on my face

I am also a gentleman." Tr

the sales rep dashed at us. "Good day

needs some beautiful dresses." He glan

where she showered me with different desi

am was rich. But I wasn't used to this. When we w

ll closet. The price of the

bags, and shoes that filled up the

s. The male sales rep's eyes were fixed

but the price made me

is a 2-carat, colorless D-F diamond. It's perfectly cut. Th

does it cost?"

0,000

don't have to buy it." We had already spent about $500,000

ry leaf and fruit till I'm barren?" A taunting smile burnt on his lips as he shot his perfectly arched brows up. "You were so b

ned to the Sales rep. "I want

Trevor. "That would be $500,0

on Trevor's lips. "Gi

ay,

yes and his gaze lingered longer than usual. "Is that al

uy every jewel in the

s... They were daring me to try anything stupid and he would

ed look. "Yes, that's all." I folded my

e jewelry store, we cont

***

g my clothes in the large closet tha

sprawled across the bed, the bag and sho

ge from an unfamiliar num

want to live, cancel the marriag

cture of one of his ex-wives, tied in a chair, her eyes

ickly my hand st

n: this is the last

ned chill against my skin. The room in the picture-t

gainst my chest and