Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Chapter 962

Sullivan wrote that if Ruby chose to stay and build her career in Saintornia, the apartment could provide her with a sense of security.

If she decided to leave, she could sell it and use the money to start fresh elsewhere. Whatever choice she made, he would support her.

Ruby knew most of the money Sullivan had used to buy the apartment had been misappropriated from Prospectus Technology's pharmaceutical research fund.

Somehow, he had managed to keep his accounts clean and avoid suspicion from the authorities. On paper, the apartment had no connection to him and hadn't been seized by the police. With his salary, however, it would have been impossible for him to afford an apartment in downtown Saintornia outright.

At first, Ruby intended to sell the apartment and use the proceeds to repay the misappropriated funds. After a sleepless night, though, she began to hesitate.

An apartment in downtown Saintornia was worth millions. Selling it could provide her with the means to leave the country and cut ties with her toxic family for good.

With her skills, finding a job abroad wouldn't be too difficult. At the very least, she could support herself.

the decision throughout the day. Her distraction was why she had kept making mistakes in the

of her urged her to sell the apartment and start fresh

her that the money came from a wrongful source, and accepting it would

choices and unable to confide in anyone. The money

of a chance to change the course of

ate dinner while mulling

leaving her tossing and turning in bed, unable

try to rest, a strange noise

reached under her pillow for the stun baton she kept there. Gripping it tightly,

mother, she had taken to stashing self-defense tools around her home and on her person.

moved

make out the figure of a man looming over her, holding a

blanket. The stun baton crackled to life

to