ey's

sh it off with

uenched, "Ashley who?" God

him if I wanted his help. I slumped

shock, "As in...Ambros

, "Unfor

ome big name with not so clear reputation. Not sure

why he always got around to doing whatever the hell he wanted.

." He winked at me through the mirror and sped up even more.

ack cars appeared out of the road on either side and stopped in the middle of the road to block our path. My hands were

ome money to give to the driver and ask him to stop the car. But all my

wheel when I heard another gunshot, and that must have hit the tire because the very next second our car started spinning towards the right side of the road. I saw the driver frantically revolving the steering wheel but he had lost control of the

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eyes and look around my surroundings. The ceiling told me that I was in my bedroom. And right at that moment, a series of f

the sudden, I shot up and sit straighter on my bed. Ms. Jane was the first one to get

hion magazine was clasped in her hands. With her usual elegance, she closed the magazine, landed her vici

ile I was unconscious but my tongue was a heavy lump that I couldn't move. My mother's deadly gaze

out a severe headache. He simply nodded once and turned towards Mother, "Just as I had said, there are no major injuries. Due to the crash, Ms.

d delicately, "Thank you so much, doctor.

m Mother's face. She took a few steps toward the bed and bare

up with all this. All that controlling wasn't enough for you an

the business is going down and we need to strike a deal

you are sounding right now? You want to strike a d

roughout your life. Now, you won't die if you would help us a little bit

tly, Mother was done with me and turned around to face Ms. Jane, "Please look into that Ashley gets ready

red her nostrils, "Don't try to do anything funny again. You won't ever succeed. Just to save you the hassle of running away again, let me tell you that your Father and I are

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