"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, "Take me to

"Right away, Mr. Sherwood."

the wind through the window, until the darkening sky and the oppressive air reminded him of the

sudden screech of brakes jerked Murray forward, his seatbelt the only thing

snapped, his

hurriedly explained, "A woman just ran out in front of us. I had

to see a woman standing in the rain, drenched, her hair clinging to

simple white dress, makeup-free, her

a fragile flower struggling in the storm, poised between holding on and being torn

security become so lax? Letting just anyone in. Notify security, have her removed."

and brother, unable to return to her.

vel

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

on it, "Murray,

swear I'll

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