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" I wanted to act like I didn't know who w

He chuckled. "I'm coming to pick you up by 12 tomorrow." He ended the c

ou've seen a ghost?" My mu

tell her the truth. "Oh, it was just my friend tellin

ka

am I was ready to leave. H

her goodbye and we w

in a while and it was hard to deal with. I didn't want him to

d my hand on his forehead tr

ughter. It was funny but my baby was serious

morning." I already knew what it was going

into bed. When I knew he was asleep, I left our

't want Ellie to see me crying. "I already have so many bills, how do

ut. Go to bed for now." After comforti

dressed up because we were

ut Liam would never let me breathe if I told him to skip. Even

done,

Liam to the children's section s

ords I wanted to hear. I wanted it to be something else

e my son in pain. "So when

g to be dead broke after this but I didn't have any choice. Thank

the doctor to go

r me." Ellie had always been with

got pregnant and I couldn't handle the pressure of school anymore. Ellie dropped o

oved computers and was even one of the best students in software engineering but I got depressed and lost focu

r life." She squeezed my hands tr

g to respond to the treatment fast and be okay. On our way back to the

. That was when Vito said he was coming

't the ri

and meet me." I wondered how he knew my lo

ng? How did you k

me out and let your friend take

ker so Ellie heard th

ts to say, I'll look after Liam." S

t to be he

he cut me short before I cou

he was in. The same guy that stopped me the other day came do

to the middle car like I di

me to sit inside. What if they wanted to kidnap

y offer?" Vito stared

hav

ou doing

take no for

l I wouldn't take

a boss who could kill me at that instant and I wasn't meant to make him angry so he wouldn't harm me.

, aren't you?

as a rhetorical question. "Why do you even want me? There are

to feel. The only thing I was thin

couldn't he

s. You get my protection and if you prove y

it or if he just said it to make me agree. But he was Vit

further, I needed the money for my son's medi

as risking my life but I had to do

t negot

an't work

the cond

anybody to know I'm working for y

towards mine to shake hands as

e now?" I tried o

signaled his drive

eal?" I was really scared this time. I had no idea whe

rude to me which even made

in case anything happened to me but one

re trying to do?" One o

et and wait for whatever they wanted t

ito came down alongside me. "

d he know? My jaw dropped and it felt