watching her expression as she drove past the green lights to stop at

I lost everything, my family, my chance to get into university, and even he dumped me. I resorted to taking refuge in a shelter where they provided for

ith pain hearing Sh

anywhere. In my desperation, I worked at a bar where my customers were willing to give me money in return for a night with them. I r

ded to work for him, and compared to what I was making from sleeping with customers, he would pay me triple. I learned he

e scoop?” I as

y his needs. Then, when he is bored of me, he has the others. He threatens them

his retribution,” I wh

hirley said with a downcast look. “She is

st be a way to get

gned it? If any of us breaks the bond, we are liable to pay thousands t

pany. Adrian had seemed so kind and friendly to me, offering my aunt so much to cover their debts. U

m of money on our behalf. Now I understood. It was all planned. Adrian had wanted to use me to pry news out of rising stars and important

space allocated for customers. “We’ll get your dress and

itting room and remove my bra and underwear. When I was appalled by her instructions, she explained that Adrian had set such instructions that every woman on his missions had to do. Th

you can’t wear underwear with it either, since it will cause some lines to be seen

undergarments before putting on the dress and exiting the room. Shirley observed the results

He happened to be flanked by two smartly dressed men, passing by while I was still in the dress. His eyes w

stern-looking features. But he was fair and had an en

lower lip nervously. If only I didn’t have to go after my target today, I

rnering his attention. I have hopelessly dreamed in the past that a CEO would be the answer to my problems. But I knew there was mor

ekly and went on my way, trying to brush the images of the man’s charm out of my mind. It’s useless, Ally, I told myself.

like a horse and bear with Adrian’s treatment to keep my family safe a

thes still hanging on the hooks. Shirley was waiting nearby the room when I came out, waving her gold ca

to a sumptuous meal before we

rents’ deaths, I had yet to encounter such concern from an older person. My aunt was very naive, often falling prey to despicable men who bu

he image of the handsome man out of my mind. I decided to distract myself by eating spi

nd cheese. As we ate, loud bangs and clangs filled the air. I ignored t

my dinner when people started rushing from their tables w

stic cutlery and picking up my glass of lukewa

ing her sweat from her face. “Lor

ked on my wa

. The name flowed deep into my ears, sending me into a state of shock. If not

m, putting them into a dangerous situation. Previously, my father had made a risky investment and suffered significant losses. However, my clueless fathe

suicide half a year later. When I lost them, I was only ten. So I never knew what

ndily dressed teenager. He didn’t look more than nineteen years old, wearing hype clothing and had a couple of “bling-bling” around hi

me fun?” He reached for m

e taking off as