But he never anticipated that the casual observation he started with would soon turn into a growing fascination. By the time he realized he was too close to Cornelia, his lips had already made the first move before his mind could catch up.

Cornelia was surprised for a moment. Then she blushed and closed her eyes, not showing any signs of rejection.

On their first night together, Omar had to prepare himself mentally. He kept telling himself that he didn’t need to take responsibility for her. After all, a woman living under these circumstances must have slept with countless men just to survive.

But the moment he entered her, she cried out in pain.

Omar froze, looking at her in disbelief.

The first words she uttered were, “Omar, you’ll marry me someday, right?”

Of course, he wouldn’t marry her. He frequented her house mostly to have some fun, to vent out his dark emotions, and to see how this family struggled to survive.

How could he possibly marry her? Yet, her eyes bore the same stubbornness as they did when her fingers were brutally mutilated.

He remained silent. She clung onto his neck.

“Say something. Will you marry me?”

“Cornelia, I’m broke.”

His voice went hoarse as he continued to kiss her neck.

“I don’t need money. I just want your love. We can deliver pizzas together. As long as we work hard, we can have a good life.”

the city of Greenfield. No one

men chase all their life, but a woman could give

he didn’t feel moved, rather he

were always taken for granted. Their expectations from men were really too

they wanted. But love could be

will

cheered up and started insisting that she wasn’t

women to bed. He used to look down on women, but he

was just addicted to the physical intimacy between men and women. But when he tried it

and hope. It

unlike him, his hands were drenched in

gave him a lot of confidence, making him believe he could trample on this relationship as

and innocent Cornelia was already killed by

killed

his head, he saw the marks left by other men on her neck. He asked what

Wealth and luxury?

about being a pizza delivery guy, so he

few hundred dollars were dirt cheap.

take her into the elevator, but she

a woman’s strength could never match a man’s. She was

his suit jacket and wrapped her

“Cornelia, come with me.”

the hotel, Cornelia looked at the dark

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