Arsen was stunned by the sudden question. He had to pause for a moment before replying, his tone cautious.


    “Mrs. Lewis, you shouldn’t need to ask me this question. You probably know the answer to it. Pardon me, but I have to get back


    to work.”


    With that, Arsen hung up.


    Samantha stood rooted to the ground, her face sullen. She tightened her grip over the phone<b>, </b>veins bulging in the back of her


    hand.


    Mrs. Judd approached her and patted her gently on her shoulder.


    “How are things between you and William as ofte? What do you mean, Rachel’s returning and whether William will reconcile with her? Aren’t you the woman he loves?”


    Samantha was running out of time to exin things to her mom. There was no way she could make things clear to her mom, anyway. Her mom would never understand.


    “Alright now, Mom. Let me deal with my problems. All you need to do right now is to give me the money to put out the fire.”


    Mrs. Judd owed everything she had today to her daughter. Naturally, she wouldn’t turn a blind eye when her daughter needed help


    She pulled out a card and handed it to Samantha.


    “I heard that it gets dangerous at night around here, so I keep this card with me at all times–just in case anyone might break in. The passcode is your birthday.”


    Samantha didn’t expect her mother to be so generous. Tears welled up in her eyes.


    “Mom… Don’t you worry. I’ll find a way to earn back the money you’ve given me.”


    “Of course, I trust you’ll do that.”


    Samantha took the card and left.


    Very soon, Cecilia received a call from Samantha. At the moment, she had just met with Rachel.


    “Should I answer it?” she asked Rachel.


    “Of course,” Rachel said. “She’s probably all prepared.”


    Rachel was confident that Samantha would agree to their request. If she were Samantha, she would do the same–especially when faced with pressure from thepany and the threat of being sued.


    To make matters worse<b>, </b>William was stuck with the police right now. Upon release, he would probably be up to his ears in work.


    Even if Samantha weren’t the one who signed the contract, she was technically one with William by name, bound together for both good and ill. Since he was suffering, it was only expected for her to have a hard time from here on.


    At Rachel’s urging, Cecilia swiped to answer the call.


    Clearing her throat, she said, “Ms. Judd,e round so quickly?”


    “Cecilia, you know things are quiteplicated at Lewis Enterprise at this juncture. William is still with the police. As an employee of thepany, you really shouldn’t be kicking us when you’re down, should you?” Samantha said.


    “We’re not close enough to be cracking such jokes with each other. Ms. Judd,” Cecilia replied, unperturbed. “Just get to the point.”


    “Given the difficulties thepany is facing right now, we were nning to sell the house. We certainly can’t afford to rent it to


    you. How about this? I have another apartment in Yurelia City th that do?”


    Cecilia was quite moved by Samantha’s offer.


    To begin with, she wasn’t asking for much. All she wanted was a


    She was out of a job; relying on meagre unemployment benefits renting a ce in Yurelia City, where real estate prices were sky-


    Cecilia looked longingly at Rachel, eager to jump at the offer.


    However, Rachel shook her head. She couldn’t let Cecilia agree to


    That would make things troublesome for Rachel. All her efforts tl


    Rachelforted her, “Don’t worry. No matter what happens, Iv


    Cecilia came round rather quickly.