Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
Half an hour later, Matthew was carried out, drenched in his own vomit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher stubbed out his cigar irritably. Jesse had said Juliet was picking up freelance translation jobs. That bit of money was barely enough to cover a month\u2019s property management fees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew just how stubborn she was. But without him, how long could she hold out?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher lifted his fifth cigar of the night to his lips and tapped on his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have transferred $1,000,000 to Juliet Stone, account ending 0817.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He glanced at the bank card number. She had deliberately chosen one that matched his birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He opened a chat with Jesse. \u201cRemind Mrs. Greene tomorrow to\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fingers paused as he muttered under his breath, \u201cHow do I remind her to spend money without making it obvious?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He deleted the half-typed message and sent another. \u201cFigure out a way to get Mrs. Greene to spend money. If she doesn\u2019t, you\u2019re fired.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment, Asher decided that wasn\u2019t a very motivating message to send his employee. So, he added, \u201cWhatever she spends, I\u2019ll give you the same amount!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other end, Jesse, who\u2019d received the message in the middle of the night, started swearing the moment he read the second message. \u201cWhat a lunatic! His wife wants to leave him, and he\u2019s making it my problem!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI warned him so many times that Mrs. Greene would be upset about Evangeline, but he kept saying I didn\u2019t understand women, and that his wife was sensible. Now that he\u2019s slipped up, he\u2019s turning the tables on me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had taken Jesse years to work his way up to become an executive assistant at Greene Corporation. Jobs weren\u2019t exactly easy to come by these days!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fuming, Jesse abandoned his plan to flirt with women online. With his job on the line, it was probably best to stay single.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, a third message came in. He glanced at it and literally jumped. \u201cOh my God! Mrs. Greene, please don\u2019t forgive that bastard too quickly. Let me make a fortune first!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Juliet felt like she was dying. An entire night had passed, and the progress bar on\u00a0<\/p>\n
S ShortMax\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sonnensed\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0627\u0644\u0627\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
the document had barely moved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Furthermore, it felt like there was a monster living in her stomach, constantly rolling around. Forget eating. Even a sip of water was enough to trigger violent dry heaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hadn\u2019t had a proper meal in two days. Everything she ate came right back up. And in her lower abdomen, the presence of that tiny life was painfully clear. So clear that it filled her with\u00a0<\/p>\n
fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She needed money. Her mortgage, living expenses, and the future cost of raising this child- none of it could happen without money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gritting her teeth, Juliet forced herself to stand. But her vision went black instantly, and her body gave out. She collapsed to the ground, her forehead slamming into the hard tile floor with a loud thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sharp pain jolted her back into consciousness for a second. She twitched her fingers, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t even lift her arm. She had overestimated herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no way she could finish this job while keeping the baby healthy. If she pushed on, not only would she not make any money, but she\u2019d destroy both herself and the child first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t know how long she lay there before finally dragging herself upright with the support of the wall. She picked up her phone, fingers trembling, and found Zachary\u2019s number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was full of struggle and guilt. Zach had introduced her to a friend. If she bailed now, he\u2019d definitely get scolded too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The call connected quickly. There was faint singing on the other end. \u201cJules?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet opened her mouth, her eyes reddening. \u201cZach\u2026 I\u2019m sorry. I can\u2019t continue the translation. I\u2019ll find a way to pay the penalty for the breach of contract.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was silence for a few seconds. Just when she thought he\u2019d be disappointed or angry, he spoke in a tone gentler than it had ever been. \u201cWhat happened? You don\u2019t sound okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026 I\u2019m sick. I probably need to rest for a while.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSilly head.\u201d Zachary sighed softly. \u201cIf you\u2019re sick, then you should rest. Work can wait. Your health comes first. Don\u2019t worry about the penalty. I\u2019ll take care of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
S ShortMax\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0627\u0644\u0627\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 22\u00a0 Half an hour later, Matthew was carried out, drenched in his own vomit.\u00a0 Asher stubbed out his cigar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-save-your-pleas-im-with-your-best-friend-now-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":441,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}