Chapter 6 Later, due to the recent surgery, Ella had insisted on postponing Cora’s flight for two weeks. The day before her departure, she returned to the apartment alone to…

Chapter 5 When Cora woke up again, she was in the hospital with a thick bandage wrapped around her waist. The ward was far from quiet. Ella was locked in…

Chapter 4 Before dawn, Cora was jolted awake by a sharp, stabbing pain in her lower back. Over the years, she’d spent countless days and nights hunched over her computer…

Chapter 3 After dinner, Ella dragged Cora out for a night of singing at a bar. By the time Cora made it home, it was close to 11:00 pm. Flipping…

At the architecture firm, the director, Harvey Dale, asked, “Why are you resigning?” “For personal reasons,” Cora answered. Harvey scratched at his thinning hair and looked almost regretful to hear…

Chapter 1 After three years working on aid projects in Auchendale, Cora Spade finally returned to Chremford, debt-free. She’d spent every dime of her earnings paying off the three-million-dollar debt…

Chapter 100 Let’s Just Be Friends  Nancy fell silent.  Gideon looked gently at her. “Then, what do you want?”  She replied hesitantly, “I… I hope we can just be ordinary…

Chapter 99 Feeling Like a Scumbag  In Fergus‘ eyes, Gideon was nothing more than some random pretty face. He could still beat someone like that.  Yet, he lay curled up…

  Chapter 98 Not Good Enough to Kill Me  After an unknown amount of time, Nancy regained consciousness to find herself in a small alley. She had a splitting headache,…

Chapter 97 Office Confession  “Why are you barking at me?” Nancy asked coldly, her voice carrying a hint of disgust. “I didn’t know about this. And even if I had,…