“Why didn’t youe to me?” Ethaniel looked at Ka’s stubborn little head. To him, money was just a symbol, but she refused to ask for it.


    The dim light inside the car gave Ka a sense of security. “I didn’t get together with you for your money.”


    “Hmm?” Ethaniel signaled for her to continue.


    Ka lowered her head and softly said, “I don’t care if you have money or not, and I don’t want to gain any benefits from you. I just want to be with you, regardless of the duration. Even if you leave, at least I won’t owe you anything in this rtionship, and we can part on good terms.”


    Ethaniel looked at Ka. In the end, she stillcked a sense of security, always thinking he might leave her.


    “Silly girl,” he lifted her chin with his finger, making her look into his eyes, “I won’t break up with you. If I hear such words again, I promise, you’ll be bedridden for days.”


    Ka blushed at his straightforward remark. “You…”


    “Well… can I borrow some money?” Ka cautiously asked.


    “Of course, as much as you need,” he quickly added, “but the debt will be deducted from your sry until it’s paid off.”


    Ka only made five thousand a month, but her mother’s medical expenses could reach fifty thousand a month. It seemed impossible to pay it off.


    Seeing her concern, Ethaniel said first, “Treatment doesn’tst forever; it will be cured one day. Your sry won’t always be five thousand. You’ll get promotions and raises, and you’ll eventually pay it off.”


    Ka thought seriously about it and realized it made sense.


    Ethaniel shook his head and smiled. He had to find a suitable reason to spend money on her. Before meeting Ka, he never thought he would do such a thing.


    “Then I’ll borrow money from you for my mom’s treatment and repay it slowly.”


    “Okay, repay it slowly,” Ethaniel nodded. “I’ll also arrange for a few specialists toe for a consultation, hoping for a cure.”RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    “A cure…” The thought of her mother’s illness being cured made Ka smile.


    In the dim light, Ethaniel quietly watched her smile, his eyes darkening. He reached out, wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and slowly moved his lips towards her soft ones.


    Ka, feeling his breath approaching, closed her eyes slowly.


    “Knock, knock, knock,” the car window was knocked on several times. “Ka, are you in there?”


    “Yes, yes, yes!” Ka pushed Ethaniel’s approaching face away and quickly opened the car door. “Why are you here sote?”


    “How dare you ask!” Vi nced at her slightly disheveled clothes and flushed face, ring at her. “I brought your mom back.”


    “Huh?” Ka turned to ask Ethaniel, “Did you have Vi bring my mom back?”


    Ethaniel, his mood sour from the interruption, coldly replied, “Vi is a well-known informant in Seatowne, of course, I found her.”


    “That was in the past,” Ka defended Vi. “She’s now a small citizen selling fried tofu.”


    Ethaniel looked at Vi’s beautiful face and sneered, “Really?”


    “… Of course,” Vi avoided Ethaniel’s gaze and said to Ka, “Please, just send this big boss away. I don’t want to get involved with him.”


    Ethaniel raised his eyebrows coldly, “I don’t want Ka to get involved with you either.”


    “Why do you two start arguing as soon as you meet?” Ka looked at Ethaniel. “You should go back. I need to stay with my mom.”


    Ethaniel’s face turned dark at Ka’s straightforward dismissal. “Come pick me up tomorrow morning.”


    Vi mocked, “I’ve never seen a man who always has a woman pick him up for work.”


    Ethaniel, who had already turned, came back and slowly smiled, “There are many things you haven’t heard of. I heard that Seatowne’s biggest informant actuallyes from a high background. Despite being able to be superior, she’d rather go to jail than bow her head…”


    “Shut up!” Vi’s face turned ugly. Looking at Ethaniel, she pursed her red lips. “Mr. Han, please leave. I won’t see you out.”


    With that, she dragged Ka away.


    “Wait, don’t pull me. What are you talking about? I don’t understand. Are you hiding something from me?”


    Ethaniel smiled faintly, started the car, and left the alley.


    …


    Essem, injected with a sedative, was still asleep. Ka called her a few times but couldn’t wake her.


    “There’s no big problem. This dosage will keep her asleep until tomorrow morning. Calling her now is useless.”


    Vi sat on a wooden stool by the bed, asking sharply, “What are your ns for the future?”


    Ka looked at Essem’s peaceful sleeping face and softly said, “I want to treat my mom’s illness firstly. Even if she can’t return to a normal state, at least her symptoms can be alleviated.”


    “Is this decision because of Ethaniel?” Vi looked at her calmly.


    “Sort of.” Ka put Essem’s hand back under the nket. “I couldn’t afford the treatment before and didn’t want to ask Sam for help. Now… with this opportunity, of course, I’ll try.”


    Vi didn’t continue the topic and asked about today’s events, “What did Sam want to threaten you with by taking your mom?”


    Ka pouted, “Sam wants me to marry Clifton. You know Clifton, right? I’ve heard his family is highly regarded in the business world.”


    “Clifton?” Vi’s eyelid twitched, “Clifton from Taihee Group?”


    “Yes,” Ka red at her, ” Do you know him?”


    “… Vi’s initially nonchnt eyes turned cold. “There’s a man named Brady by his side. He’s the scum I want to kill for the rest of my life!”


    “He’s an assistant at Taihee Group,” Ka recalled the man with a kind smile. “It’s the first time I’ve seen such a high-status assistant. Have you and Brady crossed paths? What did he do to make you hate him so much?”


    Vi sneered, “Some people smile on the surface but are extremely dark inside! Brady is a hundred times worse than Ethaniel!”


    “… Ka twitched her mouth, thinking, why do you always have to insult Ethaniel while hating Mick…


    Vi seriously looked at her, “The Caden family is not simple. Donald and Brady are not ordinary people. You’d better not get involved with them.”


    “Of course, I won’t have anything to do with them,” Ka said angrily. “If Sam hadn’t taken my mom, I wouldn’t have met them!”


    Vi nodded and said earnestly, “Since Sam can threaten you once, there will definitely be a second time. This ce is no longer safe.”


    “Yeah.” Ka also knew it.


    Vi suddenly looked at Ka strangely, scanning her up and down, making Ka ufortable.


    “Why are you looking at me like that?”


    Vi raised her eyebrows, “You’re with Ethaniel. Why not stay at his ce? RosenBay is the safest ce in Seatowne.”


    “Why should I stay at his ce?” Ka responded instinctively, “I haven’t told my mom about us yet.”


    Viughed, “You’re an adult. It’s normal to sleep with a man. What are you afraid of?”


    “… Just don’t talk nonsense,” Ka lowered hershes and mumbled, “Oliver probably doesn’t know either…”


    Vi understood, “So, you’re worried Oliver won’t ept you as his stepmother.”