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ed a huge compound, with an opulent two-st

asked the suit-clad man as he drove

He simp

a mammoth building like this?" I pushed further, my hear

to make it back to my

, the man parked the

own at my quivering hands and

me to alight, I swallowed harsh

l support, as I couldn't even calm down the torrents

at the door, who simply gave me a nod of

through my mind then, sending

business wasn't a fr

something more inhu

then murdering desperate

chest constrict with dread, as

ing, because if this turned out to be an e

rget my worries, as I was awestricken by the sp

s place had to be

nd one money, without needi

ely cost an arm and a leg, were mounted on the wall,

beige colored grand piano,

e left." The suit-clad man uttered,

sked, then added, "Is the

suit-clad man surprisingl

upstairs, with my hands fiste

ated door, I took a deep

ame from within, causing me

efore opening the door and walking in

l black, standing in front of a gargantuan

n, he exuded an eerie sort of aura, t

th my fingers, I greete

tur

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n Hem

; everything about him was controlled, deli

n, Yolanda Mo

for a second be

half-br

nking of Reed. Not

here

, who had a different dad, and was in the same

the past was three years ago, at the

n had moved abroad after

idn't seem taken aba

had never known hi

e grip I had on the strap of my bag

replied, "

" I admitt

? How much do you need again?"

im the copy of my mum's medical bill

added, as I watched h

said, and I let out the breath I d

aken my chances by call

verse didn't co

without needing collateral or a

w nothing in this world goes for free." Waylo

d on the poster then?" I inquired

panned, and I couldn't help but wonder

ion?" I calmly asked, d

me until you can

blurted in

way I had jus

t a flicker of emotion, as he

lifetime commitment that one did with

ient of yours this insane condi

ions for different clients.

business are you even running?" I

g when I chose to come

" He responded, "What do you say?

I'd easily accept his absurd proposal, "K

be both annoying and unsettling, "Is it

ut my feeli

ant than I thought he was,

to marry him, despite being aware

I shot him a glare, and

drove me here, as well as the middle-aged man who w

n worse, as I had to walk for abou

ddle of nowhere?" I grumbled, as beads

n, I was luck

allen into a drug or

on of where I would get the money for my mum's tre

because I needed his money

expensive belonging; a digital camera th

ith several internal and exter

ining a loan from the bank, and a

accepting Reed's offer to get

crying over spilt milk,

e of break, as long as I was able to e

f a restaurant, and handed me half of my fare, as his tank

en I saw a vacancy ad in

ded. Kindly

nd met with the strict manager

pink polo with a pair of skimpy shorts of the same colour, and t

e an Irritated look when she notic

I had to sort out, I knew better

replied, "Whe

answered, and I

t jobs out there, and I was c