"Payment?" Millie's eyes moved stiffly, a hint of disbelief in her tone. "Didn't it always just come out of my account automatically?"

"Sorry, your account's been frozen."

"Frozen? Why?!"

"The account holder requested it."

Requested it...

"Ha! Murray, you're just merciless!" she laughed through her bitterness.

After spending over a month in the hospital, Millie was finally discharged. As she walked outside, the bright sky and fluffy clouds seemed alien to her, as if from another life.

...

Murray left the office early today.

instructed his driver,

"Right away, Mr. Sherwood."

until the darkening sky and the oppressive air reminded him of

smoothly entered the gated community, the sudden screech of brakes jerked Murray forward, his seatbelt the only thing stopping him from hitting

wrong?" he snapped, his voice

Mr. Sherwood," the driver hurriedly explained, "A woman just ran out in front of us. I had to brake

rain, drenched, her hair clinging to her neck, her face deathly

a simple

storm,

security become so lax? Letting just anyone in.

her mother and brother, unable

vel

at the man in the backseat, his profile cold and indifferent. He wouldn't even

window, pounding on it, "Murray, it's me... I'm back... please, don't ignore

left. I know I was wrong, I swear I'll do whatever you say from now on, I won't cause trouble, I'll

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