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.

it crossed her mind, a tinge of sadness

focus was broken

finger had been soaking in the dirty dishwater, now swollen and

her gaze fixed on

she knew she couldn’t

would be past one in

early start at the breakfast

the dishes with intense focus, the pain in

restaurant, a man of

stretched in

up when the light wisps of smoke

Her eyes met his.

as always, maintaining his poise even

his eyes were cold, impersonal, as if he were

slightly, a hint of awkwardness

she had been at the cafe,

a cigarette between his lips, said slowly, “Do you love him so much that you’d go

was a man whose pride wouldn’t let him

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