Chapter 3

As long as I endured the final four days, everything would return to normal.

Without telling Jason, I bought a plane ticket for four days later.

Once everything ended, my relationship with Jason would end as well.

I stayed indoors as much as possible over the next few days, afraid that misfortune would strike me again.

However, Jason did not take my fears seriously.

He saw how depressed I was and assumed I was still holding a grudge over the ring.

Jason was busy raising money for Morgan.

Before leaving, he looked at me in disappointment and said, “Amelia, I never thought you’d become this petty. Momo is a mutual friend. You two used to be so close, but now that she’s in trouble, you’re unwilling to help her.”

Jason slammed the door behind him and left, leaving me numb.

I cried until I had no tears left.

Half of my belongings had already been packed away.

Yet Jason still had not noticed.

The doorbell suddenly rang that evening.

I thought Jason had returned and hurried to open the door.

But the moment I saw the people standing outside, all the blood drained from my body.

I recognized the men at the door.

They were the thugs who had dragged me into the alley that night.

I tried to close the door, but it was already too late.

The man in front kicked the door open.

The force sent me crashing hard onto the floor.

I struggled to escape, but he grabbed me and yanked me back.

The man looked at me with a menacing expression.

“We gave you three days to come up with the money, and your time is up. I told you that last time was only an appetizer. If you still don’t pay us this time, you won’t want to find out what happens to you.”

The words escaped my lips.

“That’s impossible. The money must have been paid already!”

Jason took almost everything of value over the past few days.

The debt must have been paid.

Suddenly, a notification popped up saying that someone had posted a new update.

I opened it with trembling hands.

It was Morgan’s post.

She sat in an upscale restaurant, holding a glass of red wine in one hand and smiling brightly.

Only the man’s hand was visible beside her, but I recognized the watch. It was the fifth-anniversary gift I gave Jason.

The caption read:

[After enduring bitterness, sweetness finally came.]