Lena didn't know who to ask for the 3,200 dollars. In the end, at nine o'clock in the evening, she dialed Hunter's number again.
A low, hoarse voice rang out from the other end, like snowflakes in the winter.
"Lena?"
Lena's throat felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by an invisible hand, and an overwhelming sense of grievance filled her heart.
"Hello, Hunter. Can you lend me 3,200 dollars? I'm in the hospital and can't afford the hospital bills."
From the phone, there was a faint breathing sound, along with the subtle sound of rustling clothes.
Just when Lena thought her request would be rejected, she heard him ask, "What's your account number?"
"I... I'll go look for it."
She quickly grabbed the bag next to her and started searching through it, afraid that Hunter would hang up.
The nurse said it was her bag, but there were only cosmetics inside.
She finally found a bank card in the innermost compartment and read aloud the card number.
In less than a minute, she heard the notification that the money had been deposited.
Lena couldn't bear to hang up the phone. After all, this was the only person who was willing to deal with her after she lost her memory.
She hesitated for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Surprisingly, Hunter did not hang up either.
From the silent receiver, they could hear each other's breathing.
"Hunter, I..."
"How's your injury? Is it serious?"
His voice was not gentle; it even carried a hint of the coldness of the evening breeze.
But from his tone, Lena heard the concern she had been longing for since she woke up.
Suddenly, she felt somewhat touched, but because she wasn't good with words, Lena could only say, "I'm feeling better already. Thank you, I'll find a way to repay you."
"Lena, how long are you planning to deceive me this time?"
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly hung up the phone, her thoughts a bit jumbled.
What did that mean? Had she frequently deceived Hunter in the past?
Lena couldn't figure it out no matter how much she thought about it. Instead, she became more and more confused.
She could only pay off her bill first and then complete the discharge procedures.
But when she stood at the hospital entrance, she felt lost and didn't know where to go.
She had no money and had nowhere to stay.
In the end, she found her address in the W******p chat records and took a taxi there.
She arrived at a beautiful villa with a well-maintained garden.
The taxi driver tapped on the steering wheel. "20 dollars. How do you want to pay?"
As Lena got out of the car with an awkward expression, she happened to see a luxury car driving by.
The car window rolled down, revealing Hayden's face. Meanwhile, the innocent-looking Leah was sitting in the passenger seat.
Leah got out of the car and asked, her tone filled with concern, "Lena, how did you get discharged from the hospital?"
Leah looked very beautiful today. Her dress was adorned with layers and layers of diamonds. She also carried a limited-edition handbag, worth at least 500,000 dollars.
"Didn't Hayden already tell you? Your boyfriend is Hunter."
Leah's eyes turned red with tears. "Are you coming here to bother me again?"
Lena hadn't even said anything yet, and Hayden, who was sitting in the driver's seat, got out of the car with a mocking expression on his face.
"I was wondering how long you could hold out. Turns out, you didn't even last six hours. Lena, you're such a shameless woman! Do you really need me to repeat myself over and over again—that the one I love is Leah? Do you have no self-respect? Do you feel uncomfortable if you're not humiliated for even a day?! Why do you always have to go against Leah?"
Leah leaned against his chest and shook her head cautiously. "Forget it, Hayden, I'm already used to it."
The last trace of color on Lena's face vanished. She was still wearing an oversized patient gown. Her thick and dark lashes trembled unconsciously. Tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.
She forced herself not to look at this scene and asked in a low voice, "Do you have 20 dollars? Can you lend it to me?"
Hayden sneered and didn't bother to hide his disgust on his face, "I would rather give it to a dog than give it to you."
He lowered his head and looked at Leah in his arms, coaxing her, "Go in first. Don't mind her."
Leah rubbed her eyes and smiled, "Lena, this is my card. You can use it."
Lena lowered her lashes. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart, wanting to abandon her self-esteem and accept this card, because she really needed money at the moment.
Beggars couldn't be choosers.
However, before her fingertips could touch the card, another luxury car pulled up beside her.
Her mother, Margaret Sullivan, angrily got out of the car. Upon seeing this scene, Margaret walked briskly towards her and slapped her in the face!
"Are you bullying Leah again? Isn't the money you took from her enough? Lena, what else do you want from us? Do you want everyone to suffer because of you? Since Leah was found, you have been causing trouble for her every day. Why wasn't it you who was kidnapped in the first place? Leah has been through so much. You really have no sense at all!"
Lena took the slap, her head tilting slightly to the side. Her eyes were dull.Leah quickly walked over to Margaret's side to soothe her. "Mom, I'm really fine. There's only 160 thousand dollars on the card. I was afraid Lena would continue spending recklessly like before, so I didn't prepare too much."Lena's throat felt sore. She abruptly opened the door of the taxi parked next to her and said, "Could you please go to..."But she couldn't recall any place names in her mind, so she could only watch the family of four slowly walking inside through the car window.The driver said, "Are they your family or your enemies? You didn't even say anything just now, how did you get slapped? I don't want the money anymore. You can get out of the car now."Tears welled up in Lena's eyes and fell in an instant. She also wanted to ask, were they really family or were they enemies?Leah, who had walked away, held Hayden's hand. There was a trace of pride flickering in her eyes."Mom, Hayden, what if
Lena had grievances she couldn't voice, but seeing Joanna so exhausted, she didn't want to say anything.Joanna placed a new set of pajamas on the bed and said, "There is an en-suite bathroom in your room. You should go and take a shower and rest. I'm so tired today that I won't chat with you anymore."Lena nodded and calmly said, "Thank you."She saw Joanna walking towards one of the bedroom doors and knew that the other room was hers.She grabbed her pajamas and took a shower. Afterward, she finally felt much more comfortable.Just as Lena was about to fall asleep, she received a new message on her phone.When she opened it, she saw that it was from her younger brother, Randy Dawson."Lena, I'm on vacation and just arrived home. Today is Leah's birthday. Why aren't you here? Mom said you ran away from home again. Why are you always acting like this? Come back soon. I can't get used to the food the maid makes. I still prefer the food you make. Tomorrow morning, I'll have mashed potat
After Lena finished eating, before leaving, she hesitated and asked, "Can you lend me some money first?"Joanna took a deep breath and said, "The cufflinks you gave to Hayden last week cost 32,000 dollars, and now you're telling me you don't have any money?"Lena scratched her cheek sheepishly and explained, "I borrowed money from someone to pay for hospital bills yesterday. Um, I'll repay you in the future."Joanna transferred 1,600 dollars to Lena, patted her shoulder, and said, "Your family has been restricting your expenses for quite a while, and you like to save all your money to buy gifts for Hayden, and even please his relatives. Forget it, it's useless to say more. You don't have to return this money. If you don't have a place to stay tonight, you can continue to come here."Lena felt touched.Now that she had decided to work at the Reid Group, she needed to go back to her own home to find documents like her ID card.When she arrived at the Dawson family's house, she felt a bi
The pain in Lena's heart was so intense that she wanted to quickly gather all her documents, but she froze when she opened the last drawer.There was a pile of certificates, including those from the most prestigious CPA and CFA in the financial industry.Several certificates, known as the tickets to the wolfish Wall Street, were placed in this most inconspicuous corner.Wasn't she just a good-for-nothing who only knew how to chase after men?She hurriedly took a glance. She didn't want to stay here for long. She packed a few clothes and was about to leave.At this moment, Randy walked in and said, "Lena, are you planning to run away from home again? Please stop making a scene. I'm really starving."He quickly approached and snatched the suitcase from Lena's hand."If you don't apologize to Mom, Dad, and Leah, no one will talk to you anymore. How many more days are you planning to go out this time? I remember you were also threatening to run away from home yesterday, but you came back
Nearby, Lena underestimated the acceleration of the electric scooter and suddenly rushed forward, crashing directly into someone's car.She fell to the ground, scraping her knee and wincing in pain.The owner of the car got out and cursed furiously, "Do you even know how to ride? Are you looking to die? What bad luck! This is a brand-new car, fresh from the dealership! Pay up!"Lena glanced at the car logo and found it was a Maserati.Oh no, her 1,600 dollars was definitely not enough to cover the damages.A crowd quickly gathered around. Everyone was curious to see who was so unlucky to have crashed into a luxury car.The man grabbed Lena's sleeve and said, "You better compensate me right away, or I'll call the police!"She changed her posture, relieving the pain in her legs. "Is 1,600 dollars enough?"The man thought he had misheard, and his face immediately turned red with anger. "How is that enough?!"Meanwhile, the traffic light on Hunter's side of the road had already turned gre
He couldn't be bothered with this woman and turned around to get back into the car.Holding the handlebars of the rental electric scooter, Lena stood still and watched the car drive away.In the car, Hunter looked down at the documents in his hand and heard James complaining."I have found out everything. She got jealous of Hayden and Leah's relationship. Hayden's probably going to break off their engagement. She deserves it."Hunter gripped the documents tightly. The last time Hayden had insisted on calling off his engagement with Lena, Lena had disagreed. Hayden jokingly said that if she jumped off the bridge, he wouldn't cancel it. Within seconds of saying this, Lena jumped directly into the river from the bridge. She was hospitalized for a month, and in return, the engagement wasn't called off.Now, Hayden was going to call off the engagement again.Who knew what kind of trouble Lena would stir up this time?Lena returned the electric scooter she rented in a crooked and twisted ma
The crowd fell silent for a moment and then burst into laughter."As expected of Hayden, huh? You actually guessed it right."Hayden did not bring Leah out tonight. There was a hostess by his side.All men had the same bad habit. Everyone in this group had called for a hostess. If Hayden didn't, he would seem out of place.So never believe a man when he says he is "not like the other guys."Remember, no man wanted to be the odd one out in this regard.The moment Hayden saw Lena, a fleeting trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a knowing expression as if he had expected this would happen.He furrowed his brow and placed the wine glass in his hand on the coffee table."Lena, haven't you had enough?"Lena had caused trouble several times before in the Moonlight Lounge. Now, she even dressed up as a staff member to come in. Each time, she became more and more desperate.Lena bowed slightly and picked up the most expensive bottle of Romanée-Conti, smiling at
Hayden's head tilted slightly, disbelief evident on his face, and he loosened his hands on Lena's throat.He touched his own cheek and paused for several seconds.Lena had never hit him, and would even rather get hurt herself than let him get hurt.Moreover, he was just humiliated in the private room.He faintly felt that something had indeed changed.The next second, Lena asked, "Does it hurt?"Hayden was instantly filled with confidence. It was clear that she was just pretending!Lena just wanted to get his attention using this method!Exactly! Lena loved him so obsessively that she couldn't live without him!He took a deep breath and said, "I'll see how long you can hold on."Lena leaned against the wall, waiting until she was the only one left before she rubbed her uncomfortable stomach.When she was choked, she really felt like throwing up.After drinking so much wine, it was impossible not to feel anything, and now her stomach felt bloated and painful.She quickly changed her cl
Kianna's lips were trembling, her eyes were turning red, and the words she spoke were slightly broken."You made my boyfriend get exiled by Jordan, and you ruined his whole life. I never expected that the owner of this number would be you, which means that all of this was planned by you! Lena, I hate you so much!"Her eyes were filled with hatred, but she reluctantly stepped back in fear of the dagger in Lena's hand.Lena squatted on the ground, looking into her eyes, "Did you really not contact Lillian?"Kianna's face changed, how could she not have contacted Lillian.Lena wanted to ask a few more questions, but she faintly saw a person standing below the small building, as if they had just come out.It was Mr. H.She quickly got up, and at the same time threw the dagger back into the car, and instructed Jovanni."You keep an eye on her, I'll go talk to Mr. H."Jovanni also noticed the man standing several meters away.
Lena squinted her eyes and curved her lips, "So, Owen, did you know?"Since Jovanni was following her, he should have been familiar with her recent whereabouts.He indeed pursed his lips and said, "I know.""Was it him who arranged the person I had to deal with tonight?""No, it was Kianna."Lena lowered her eyelashes and said, "Kianna, that was easy to deal with."She took out her phone and sent Kianna a few strongly emotional text messages using the previous number. Kianna indeed agreed to meet up.Lena couldn't help but laugh. With a mind like that, if it weren't for her last name being Wright, she would have probably been eaten up and left with nothing but crumbs.She was about to drive away when Jovanni instantly caught up, "Why are you going alone?""I went to meet Kianna to see why she had this inexplicable hatred towards me, and I wanted to find out if Lillian had anything to do with it."Jovanni opened th
Jovanni opened the car door and sat inside. Because the weather was too cold, the breath he exhaled was all white. He lowered his eyelashes, not knowing what he was thinking.Lena sat in the driver's seat, but she didn't start the car right away.She had felt several times recently that someone was following her, but she didn't know if it was just her imagination.She leaned back and adjusted the temperature of the air conditioning in the car. "Where is your brother Gael? Why did you come out alone?"And in the middle of the night, he even followed her. What on earth was going on?Jovanni looked out of the window, and in his mind, he recalled the scene of being kidnapped that day.The man, of course, didn't actually kill him and Gael, but Gael was detained.Gael has always been the calmest one, while Jovanni is different, he had a more volatile temper and has always been very outspoken.Although they were not blood brothers, he
Lena had been staying in the hospital until evening. She hadn't been sleeping well recently and couldn't resist lying down by the bed and fell asleep like that.Three hours later, she was awakened by the doctor."Ms. Dawson, you go back and rest first. Don't wait until your brother wakes up and you collapse."Lena's eyelids had dark circles, and she rubbed her eyes upon hearing the words."Did his high fever not go down?"The doctor sighed and said, "Considering his own fate, perhaps there are some things he himself cannot understand, which is why he is like this. As family members, you can talk to him more."But she had no idea what Randy's knot was.She got up and, after returning home, was extremely tired and fell asleep right away.But in the middle of the night, she always felt like she heard a sound outside the window.She got up, turned on the nearby light, and saw a strange man leaning on her house window, holdin
When Lena woke up, it was midnight and she felt like there was a furnace beside her.She quickly got up and reached out to Randy's forehead to check, and he was running a fever!"Randy!"She shouted, but he didn't respond. He had already burnt it to a crisp.Lena quickly dialed the local emergency hotline.But she had to arrive at daybreak, so she continued to add firewood to the bonfire and moved Randy closer.But even in this state, he resisted.He was curled up in a daze, and woke up once in the middle, seeing her probing his forehead, unable to help but ask, "Who are you, after all?"If he hadn't been sick, Lena would have slapped him.She forced herself to calm down and then tore off a piece of fabric to wrap some ice and snow from outside, placing it on his forehead to cool him down.Randy's face was completely red, and his hands were reaching out haphazardly to the side, as if he was trying to touch somethi
As she approached, she fiercely slapped him.Randy's clothes were still hanging nearby, and there were many bruises on his body, indicating that the car accident had injured him, but not to the extent of being life-threatening.His face was intact, but now it swelled up instantly after being slapped, indicating that Lena showed no mercy in her attack.Lena was so angry that she grabbed his thin clothes and pulled him closer."You came all the way to this place to find you, who are you giving a bad attitude to? Speak up! What's the matter after all?"Randy turned his head away and silently stared at a certain spot on the cave wall, tears streaming down "drip, drip".Lena knew her little brother Randy well. If Randy had been wronged, he would have wanted to grab a megaphone and shout in front of her, demanding that she focus more of her energy on him. For example, if he had been humiliated by Mr. H, he would not hesitate to ask her to break up
Lena was not going to let him have his way at this critical moment. She pushed him away and straightened her clothes."I left first."He did not try to stop her either, sitting in place and nodding very obediently.Lena's preferences for men were sometimes strange. She didn't believe that men necessarily had to be strong and powerful, like Mr. H. It was also not a bad thing for him to need her protection.She left and drove away, with her destination set to her hometown on the navigation.It took a long time to drive, and in the meantime, she ate two cookies to satisfy her hunger before arriving.She went to Dashawn's house first, and he was in the yard digging herbs. When he saw her coming, there was a moment of surprise in his eyes, and then he realized."Are you Lena?"Lena was a bit unclear about this location. If she hadn't asked along the way, she wouldn't have been able to find it at all.She nodded politely and s
She quickly turned around and walked towards the house.To my surprise, Mr. H had been standing obediently at the entrance, without moving at all. It seemed that he was unaware of the death outside.She took a deep breath and held his face in her hands, comforting him, "Something happened outside, don't go out for now. Is your doctor friend, the one from Wraith Manor?"Mr. H's eyelashes trembled, and his cheek unconsciously rubbed against her palm, showing some attachment. "Hmm.""You called him over, I needed him to help me with something."Since it was Wraith Manor, they should have been proficient in dealing with dead people.Mr. H immediately made a phone call and asked the other party to come over."Lena, why do I feel a smell of blood?"Lena pulled him and sat on the sofa in the hall in the dark. "I accidentally scratched my arm just now, but it's okay."Mr. H remained silent, slowly caressing her fingertips, his t
She stepped on the accelerator, never having driven at such a high speed before.After rushing to the small western-style building outside Mr. H's, she quickly got out of the car and ran towards the inside.The people in those cars probably didn't expect her to stop here, but they also stopped, their faces filled with excitement. This was all Lena's doing. Tonight, she was going to be killed in this place, fulfilling her employer's mission.Lena arrived at the door and entered directly using the password.As soon as she stood still, she was embraced by someone."Mr. H?""Hmm."She raised her hand and patted his back, "Do you have any handy weapons here?""Yes, I had obtained two guns from Wraith Manor earlier, but it was too dangerous, so I never used them."Wraith Manor, a place located in a lawless area, was common to have access to guns.What Lena needs the most right now is this."Okay, you gave me the