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 me off, I’ll bring Lina Jenner to Centrolis! Let’s

or else… I guarantee that the two of you won’t

matter how dejected she felt, she was terrified

more!” The man chuckled and enunciated each

up

against a tree, her mind blank and

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

a forced

meatballs, pasta,

Lina handed her the cutlery. “You made it back just in time while the food is still hot!

meeting Lina’s pure, bright eyes and witnessing her sweet

a

they were close, but she could confidently say that

university, Gia felt like an outsider. The

one

small dorm room may have been cramped, but it was filled with warmth. It was a

a small condo for themselves, even when they had their own families with

work out or they weren’t happy with their

plans for the future. She had started

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

genuinely cared

was Gia

was contemplating how to disfigure

“Gia!”

“Huh?” She jumped.

Lina shook her head helplessly. “What’s wrong with you? Did

took a deep breath and pretended to look like nothing was

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