Every time I was caught in a dilemma, as long as he spoke, I’d find myself relenting.

He was right; I had too much on my plate now. Although my dad was recovering well, he still needed a lot of drugs to maintain his health since he only recently went for surgery, and I was the only one in the family they could rely on.

 

I actually had a younger brother, but he was irresponsible and never had a proper job. Taking responsibility for our parents was asking for too much. As a matter of fact, I’d already been counting our lucky stars if he didn’t ask them for money.

Hence, all the family burdens rested on my shoulders alone. When my dad was still in good health, my life was much easier. But now that his health was deteriorating, I was beginning to feel overwhelmed.

“Since you can’t afford it, just forget about your worthless dignity and listen to me,” he rebuked, as though reading my mind.

 

I was irked by his attitude and choice of words, but I really didn’t have a choice.

“Thank you.”

Although I knew what his purpose was, he provided me a place to stay, after all, and I was grateful for that. Without that house, I might really have to sleep on the streets.

 

The car sped along the road, and we arrived at Birchwood within ten minutes.

He went upstairs with me. It didn’t take a genius to know what was going to happen when a man and a woman were alone in the dead of night.

 

in no mood to entertain him after getting into

belonged to him, so I couldn’t very well ask him to

the bedroom and started unpacking. I was going to live here

as he started

this man was wanting some tonight. But then again, this was

clothes. Besides, it’s

push him away, but I tried dissuading him in a small

a long time, I started to understand his character. Pushing him away would undoubtedly evoke his anger as

living here from now on, you can

my hair, he twirled it around his slender finger with a seductive smile on

sank because I knew nothing could get

eyes, I sighed in resignation and turned to lie flat on the bed, waiting for

to react like this, Michael raised a brow and said

countered in a dull voice, “Isn’t sex what you want? Then

he’d immediately pounce on me and quickly satisfy his needs,

at least show some interest? Sex should be enjoyed by both sides, but you’re

frown, and

the only one who wants it tonight; I don’t. But if you insist, what choice do I have other than hope that you can finish up

tell

than not, he was the one who

my own

his voice slightly as rage

gaze daringly and retorted, “I’m

one out of

glinted with a strange light as if he was about to devour me whole at any

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