Hundred thousand dollars felt like a lifeline.

But if Dr. Wilfred found out about this, there was no way she would be able to keep her job at the hospital.

"Dr. Norman, don't tell me you want five hundred thousand instead?" Sera pushed, trying every angle to get closer to him.

It was clear she had hit a dead end with Wilfred's assistant and saw Karina as her last option. If Karina got fired because of this, that would be her problem, not Sera's.

Karina's head throbbed. "Look, I need to deal with something urgent right now. We'll talk about this tomorrow, okay?"

"But you're going to the director's office tomorrow, aren't you?" Sera pressed. "Dr. Norman, we really should settle this now."

Sera's relentless chatter was interrupted by Karina's phone ringing again.

"Karina... the person who deserves to die the most is you! If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have ended up like this!"

The voice on the other end was furious, and all too familiar. Karina felt her scalp prickle, her chest tighten.

to remain steady. Taking a deep breath, she hung up. Her head was spinning, and she felt like the world was closing in on her. Desperate, Karina turned to Sera like she was clutching

it to me now, and I'll take care of it for you

up with excitement. "I'll transfer it to

notice. It was the latest model, complete with a diamond-studded case. Clearly, this girl wasn't short on cash. Karina hesitated

high-quality photos," Sera demanded. "And while you're at it, get the director to add

her voice steady. "You do realize he's not going to add some random stranger, right? And

her phone toward Karina. Her tone turned

her. She had already

her own

she was 49th in line. Frustrated, she moved to a different spot, determined to

as she was about to give up, a white

she saw Wilfred

in. I'll drop you off,"

in "Thank you, Dr. Wilfred. I couldn't get a car. My app

corner of Wilfred's mouth. "Do you really think I'm giving you

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