Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 334

Marley retracted his gaze and fished out a bank card from his pocket.

He threw it on the table. "This is payment for just now."

Then, he headed for the door. When he got to the door, he stopped and said icily, "Know your place."

He slammed the door shut, leaving Cheryl in a mess and silence.

He told her to know her place?

She was just a sex partner who Marley paid for. She looked at the bank card on

the table, feeling the humiliation washing over her, telling her how cheap and stupid she was.

She slumped onto the chair and pulled her legs in. She hugged her knees tightly. It seemed that only by doing that could she still feel her heart beating.

"Why? Why have we ended up this way?"

Silence was the only response, leaving her with a feeling of humiliation and shame. She felt trapped, and it was suffocating her.

She wondered when it would all end.

...

Suzanne had been keeping herself busy. In a blink of an eye, it was three days later.

the parking lot in front of Yates Corporation. She looked up at the skies. The sunset had cast

open her car door, a familiar plump figure

Frankie Lloyd.

gaze darkened, and her

was smiling at her.

he had been trying to reach out to her many times, but he was turned down every single time. Out

his politeness. A moment later,

got in

rather quiet café. They entered a small booth

gray suit, and said directly, "Just cut

no reason to be polite to Frankie, nor did their

That woman really thought she wa all

on an ant. Who cared

a favor, he forced himself to smile at her. After a moment of pondering, he said, "I apologize for what Todd did to

his

anything, he continued, "To make

to any request

her arms and looked at

Anything?

What a bold offer.

and said, "Even if I ask for all of the

looked a little

gritted his teeth. How