She thus bit the bullet and put away her pride, doing everything from begging on the streets and scamming strangers to dumpster diving and crashing into people for injury claims.
Yet, she still couldn't make ends meet. She knew she had to get a great sum if she wanted to escape this cycle of poverty.
Even if Thalassa herself wasn't wealthy, Callum, a businessman, definitely was! Ten million dollars? Susan was shooting for the stars with that request. Thalassa was taken aback, finding Susan's demand so naive as well.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCallum was merely an acquaintance of her. How could she expect him to fork over ten million dollars for her? "Susan, Mr. Gordon and I have no relationships. Why on earth would he giveten million dollars? Be realistic. The reality is you get the money you can. Letgo, and I'll give you two hundred thousand dollars. That's all I have," Thalassa pleaded for her life. SeaR*ch the Findwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
Susan was in a very unstable state right now. Her grip on the knife trembled with hatred. A slip of her hand could end Thalassa's life.
Thalassa couldn't die, especially not at Susan's hand. She hadn't seen her four little treasures in three years, missing them desperately. She couldn't bear the thought of leaving this world without seeing them one last time. She was sure they missed her just as much.
"I'll do it! I'll give you ten million. Just let her go, now!" Callum's anxious voice emerged after Thalassa finished. He stood with his hands raised, neither advancing nor retreating, his usually cheerful eyes now filled with anxiety and concern. He was determined as he said to Susan.
Susan paused. She scoffed and said to Thalassa, "You're still playing duplicity as before, Thalassa! Always saying you wanted nothing to do with Lysander, yet you were always by his side, being his prized possession. Now you say you have nothing to do with Callum, but in fact, you and Callum are already a couple and have slept together so many times, right? Otherwise, how could he agree to exchange ten million dollars for your life without hesitation?" NOW PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES ON Susan said as she pressed the knife against Thalassa's throat. The pale, delicate skin was slashed and blood oozed out along the blade in a gruesway.
Thalassa winced, trying not to move or breathe too heavily, fearing she'd lose her life due to any further aggression from Susan.
"Don't do this. Just tellyour bank account, and I'll transfer the money right now. Please, let her go..." Callum was distressed; his breath ɓitched Le and his plea was urgent. "Ten million is far from enough. I want a hundred million!" Susan suddenly decided that ten million wouldn't be enough for the rest of her life, thus she raised her demand. "I... " Callum was going to respond. "What makes her worth a hundred million to you?" Before Callum could respond, a deep, commanding voice cut through the tension.
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Thalassa saw Rosalind rolling a wheelchair towards them. The man in the wheelchair had an aura of cold, uptouchable beauty. It was Lysander! His sharp gaze passed over Thalassa and fixed on Susan with disdain, chillness, and intensity.
Susan's hand trembled more noticeably now, her voice a mix of O.
panic and anger, "If you don't givea hundred million, I'll slit her throat. right now! Let this worthless woman disappear from the world!" "I dare you to do it. She's nothing but a discarded pawn. If she's such a nuisance, then by all means, end her misery," Lysander offered.
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