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.

her mind,

broken by a

cut finger had been soaking in the

her gaze fixed on her calloused

was deep in thought, yet she knew she couldn’t afford to

in the morning

had an early start

intense focus, the

restaurant,

stretched in the faint

looked up when the light

Her eyes met his.

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

impersonal, as if he were looking at

parted slightly, a hint of awkwardness on

she had been at the cafe, unsure of what to do with

cigarette between his lips, said slowly, “Do you love him so much

man whose pride wouldn’t let him easily discuss Ryan’s

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