Ch9: Engagement Agreement

I could see a smile appear at the corner of mom's lips, and I felt my heart ache more. Did she rejoice in everything that she was doing?

“It is a good thing that you don't want to beat around the bushes,” she said and took her phone. This confirmed to me that she actually had abducted Emah.

I swallowed hard and fought back my tears. “Why do you have to go for my friends when they are innocent, mom? Why don't you do all these to me instead? I am the one at fault here!“

Mom chuckled and looked up at me. The next second, her eyes turned very icy. “What will I gain from harming you? I don't see the need to kill you when you are still going to be dead within the next two years…”

“Mom!“ I shouted, bursting into tears. So she decided to harm my friends instead? Was this woman ever going to be human?

She ignored me and made a call, putting it on speaker. The next second, I heard a shriek from the other end.

“What do you people want from me?“ There came a voice that I recognized immediately.

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