Chapter 2831

Melissa crouched in the dimly lit kitchen, tirelessly scrubbing the stack of greasy bowls and plates.

If she finished these, she’d earn $100, adding up to $3, 00 for a month’s work.

With her other two jobs, her monthly earnings could soar to nearly $20, 000.

She was determined to pay off her debts as quickly as possible.

She often thought about clearing her debt to Marcus, believing it would bring her some peace when facing him.

The thought of their relationship, however, was something she dared not entertain.

The events of that night in her rented apartment seemed like a distant dream to her.

A dream she felt she should forget.

And she almost did forget, like a child who relishes a sweet cake only to have the taste fade over time.

whenever it crossed her mind, a tinge of sadness

was broken

in

her gaze

she knew she

realized it would be past one in the morning

start at the breakfast shop at

the dishes with intense focus, the

lit, cramped restaurant, a

silhouette stretched in the faint

when the light wisps

Her eyes met his.

dressed as always, maintaining his poise even in such a shabby

his eyes were cold, impersonal, as if he were looking

parted slightly, a hint of awkwardness on her

at the

slowly, “Do you love him so much that you’d go to any lengths for

man whose pride wouldn’t let

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