The Bound Between Us

Chapter 818

Monica parked her car in the lot outside her apartment building, cut the engine, grabbed her purse, and headed toward her building. The streetlights cast long shadows on the pavement, stretching her silhouette-until she noticed another figure, just at the edge of the light. Instinctively, she glanced back and nearly jumped out of her skin.

"Whoa! You scared me!" she blurted out.

It was Alisa.

Alisa was wrapped up in a tracksuit, hood pulled low over her face, hands shoved deep in her pockets. She looked wrecked, like she hadn't slept in days.

Desperation had finally pushed Alisa here-debt collectors were at her door, and she didn't know where else to turn.

Monica stared, surprised. "Alisa? What are you doing here?"

said, "I came to talk about Jason. Give me two hundred thousand, and I'll let

"Did I hear you right? Alisa, you

try to scam her for money before, but a woman? This was a

insisted, her voice trembling. "That's nothing to you. Jason is worth way more than that, right? I'm being fair.

Who do you think you are, trying to blackmail me? There are only two women in this world I'd ever spend money on my mom and Ana. You

her building, but Alisa

to pay? Don't you love Jason? Don't you want to

Jason, not you." Monica yanked her arm free. "I don't owe you anything. Jason isn't some piece of property you can sell. If there's going to be any talk of dowries, it'll

sweet and gentle-the perfect homemaker type. That changed the moment she learned about Alisa's schemes to split her and Jason

easily pay millions, and if she did,

grabbed Monica's arm tighter. "I've changed my mind. I want five hundred thousand. If you don't pay I'll make sure Jason can't show his face atthe police station. He'll never get promoted. My husband died saving Jason. If you hadn't shown

to your games, I kept my distance. I'm not the type to chase after someone else's man. But now? You're just using Jason. That's not love-it's pathetic. If you actually cared about him,