Gia’s hands trembled as she dialed the number.

As soon as the call connected, fear gripped her. “Hello?”

“Well, well, Ms. Gia.” The man’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “Seems like you’ve been quite the avid shopper lately!”

Gia’s face turned pale. She should have known that the credit cards they had given her came with strings attached. They had been monitoring her spending all along!

“Yes, I may have bought a few limited edition bags, some Cece suits, and some quality cosmetics… So what? Don’t I deserve them?”

“I don’t think that’s all you bought…” Gia heard the sound of paper flipping on the other end. “According to these receipts, you also splurged on a luxury car!”

“I don’t want to commute, taking the train to university like everyone else. I prefer to travel in comfort. What’s wrong with that?” retorted Gia.

The man’s smile remained silent.

“I-I deserve all of this!” Gia’s voice quivered. “If I hadn’t obtained Lina’s test sample and convinced her to cooperate, do you think your plan would have gone so smoothly?”

“Oh? You believe you deserve it all…” The man absorbed her words and scoffed. “Seems like our boss was right about you!”

“What do you mean?” she asked.

He had mentioned that she was a challenge to control.

However, the man kept that to himself, chuckling before addressing the main topic. “Aside from removing her birthmark, is there any other way you can further alter her appearance?”

“What more do you want?” Gia retorted. “Plastic surgery? That costs a fortune! Is he willing to pay for it?”

“Don’t be rude, dear. It’s not cute.”

to call me to question me?” Gia was pissed. “Listen up! If you piss

became deep. “Lady, don’t be impulsive, or else… I guarantee that the two of you

No matter how dejected she felt, she was terrified when she heard the

appearance a little bit more!” The man chuckled and enunciated each word. “If plastic surgery is

up after saying

a tree, her mind blank and

her way to the cafeteria in distress. Lina had already paid for her food and was waiting

mustered a forced smile

meatballs, pasta, and a Coke—Gia’s

food is still hot! You were on the phone for quite a while.

meeting Lina’s pure, bright eyes and witnessing her sweet smile. It choked her, and tears threatened to

a heart,

they were close, but she could confidently say that

Gia felt like an outsider. The wealthy

the only one who stood by her

another through tough times. Their small dorm room may have been cramped, but it was filled with warmth. It was a place

small condo for themselves, even when they had their own families with husbands and children. Their names would be on the

out or they weren’t happy with

had started saving money as soon

only one bank card. She would deposit money into the account and never touch it. She referred to it as the down

genuinely cared for

was Gia

how to disfigure

“Gia!”

“Huh?” She jumped.

helplessly. “What’s wrong with you? Did you lose

deep breath and pretended to look like nothing was wrong as

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