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.”

Is it necessary for you 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 see

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

girl in her early 20s, after all. No matter how dejected she felt, she was terrified when she heard

more!” The man chuckled and enunciated each word. “If

up after saying

tree, her mind blank and sweat

paid for

a forced

pasta, and a Coke—Gia’s

is still hot! You were on the phone for quite a while. Do you secretly have

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

a heart, after

couldn’t bring herself to say they were close, but she could confidently

Gia felt like an outsider. The

the only one who

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

had their own families with husbands and children. Their names would be on

marriages didn’t work out or they weren’t happy with their lives, they would have a place to

had started saving money as soon as they made

She would deposit money into the account and

cared

was

was contemplating how

“Gia!”

“Huh?” She jumped.

with you? Did you lose your soul? Which man charmed

smile. She then took a deep breath and pretended to look like nothing was wrong as

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