Chapter 29

Katarina

His blade stopped millimeters away from my face, and it was all thanks to the call that came on his phone. Even though I had already accepted my fate, having a blade tear through my skin would still hurt as hell, and I was genuinely happy that he had been interrupted.

Unlike before, the man before me had softened the very second he picked up the call. Although I couldn't make out a word that was being said, I was certain that he was being scolded. Thanks to the thousands of times I'd been slapped, my hearing was almost gone. My ear drums were at the verge of being torn apart, so I couldn't even eavesdrop on the conversation even if I wanted to.

Five minutes later, he returned to face me, his face even more threatening than ever. He seemed even angrier than before, but for some reason he was untying me. Forcefully, he pushed me out of the chair that had been tied to, and immediately tossed a couple of dollar notes on my numb body.

"Get up and get lost bitch." He screamed bef