Running fast, Amy didn’t pay attention to anything else. Her only intention was to leave the apartment as soon as possible. With so many things happening all at once, finding out that Jacob wanted to end their relationship while he was still sweet with her hurt her a lot. She almost bumped into a few people who wanted to enter the apartment. After saying her apologies, Amy ran again. She was too absorbed in her pain and heartache until she didn’t notice that she passed the street already. Running as fast as she could, Amy tried to numb her feelings. Money … Jacob tried to buy her understanding through money. She sobbed and laughed, and didn’t care that some passengers on the pavement gawked at her. When she crossed the street carelessly, a car almost hit her. Fortunately, the driver could hit the brake pedal. The car stopped right away, and the driver got out of the car. “Hey, miss, if you want to die, don’t do it here!” the driver yelled at Amy. Amy just realized what she did.

Amy pulled her hand and stood right away. She walked farther from him. It was wrong to place too much hope on a stranger, even if the stranger was a billionaire. Who would have thought that Samuel Hoffner was a pervert? “Ms. Brooke, please sit down. I won’t force you to do something you don’t want,” Samuel said. “If it will make you more comfortable, I’ll put on my clothes first.” Then he left her to go to his bedroom. Amy bit her lower lip. If she didn’t need money badly, she wouldn’t think twice and already left the apartment. But considering Samuel might help her, who knew if waiting for a while and talked to him might change the situation into a better one? Who knew if Samuel only tested her? So, she finally returned to the couch, but she only slightly put her bottom a little on the couch. After his improper question and action, Amy prepared to bolt if Samuel showed any sign to harass her. She wanted to weep. In the past, she wouldn’t be concerned about groveling for money. But

Amy sent her CV that night to Caroline. Her friend promised she would send it to the personnel manager the first thing in the morning. Though it was still a work application, Amy felt like there was a hope, and that eventually, everything would be all right. The next day, she went to the center of the Jewelry Palace. It had several outlets at malls and in some of the most elite residences in the capital and also in other cities. But the center was the first place her parents built thirty years ago. Amy stopped outside, staring at the twenty-five levels building from afar. Her lips quivered and she must clench her hands together to stop herself from shedding her tears. The building was the landmark of her parents’ hard work. How could she let her uncle take it away from her? There must be something she could do to fight it back. Somehow, she could only think of Samuel. As he had already promised her, he would take care of everything, even things related to her uncle. Should she ac

Meanwhile, Samuel visited Vivian, his grandmother, as she called him to express how she was sad not to see him. Though they just met last week, Vivian loved seeing her grandson frequently. So, she pestered him to go to her house. Samuel smiled while driving his black sports car. While women often got dressed according to their moods, he loved choosing various sports cars to drive. Samuel had at least ten different brands of sports cars with different colors; all of his cars were the most expensive international brands. This time, he chose black because he didn’t want his grandmother to tease him again. The last time he went to his grandmother’s house with a red car was after he sent Cecilia home. Vivian teased him endlessly about his car’s color as a sign of upcoming nuptials and joy. Sighing when thinking of his grandmother, Samuel could never be angry at Vivian. He adored her because she was the only family he got left. After his parents’ deaths, Samuel had lived with Vivian for f

As it was a part-time job with a six hours shift, at 4 p.m. Amy could go home. Caroline and some servers also went home, but the rest of the servers who worked full-time kept working. “Hey, Caro, what do you want for dinner?” Amy asked. “It's a celebration that I got the job.” “Ah, great! But not now. It’s better you treat me when you have already received your first salary. It would feel much better. Right now, I can’t eat as freely as I want.” Amy grinned, knowing her friend only teased her. Caroline knew how hard it was for her because of the debt she must pay. “Okay, then.” Then she remembered her plan to meet his uncle. If she was in a hurry, she might be able to talk to her uncle. “I’ll go now. See you tomorrow.” “Take care!” Then Amy ordered a taxi. Tomorrow, she would ask Caroline for cheaper public transportation since she would be broke soon if she kept using taxis everywhere. After telling the driver her destination, she took a deep breath. Preparing to have a talk wit