12. Parting

Now that Mike was in such a hurry to leave, it was obvious that he was afraid that the man behind her would find out about his ugly deeds.

She bit her lip and sat up. She looked at Mike and deliberately raised her voice a little higher. "Let's talk here. Ten million. Give me back my house!"

Mike's face turned pale. He looked behind her in panic and stared at her for more than half a minute.

Jessie did not shrink back at all.

In the past, she had always been as low as dust in front of him. As long as the two of them were together, every time she breathed, she would try her best to keep up with his rhythm. She placed herself in a position that could not be any lower.

But that wasn't because she was born weak and easily bullied.

It was bec