Chapter 599 Realizations

Edmond took out a ten-dollar bill and handed it to Annie in front of the cameras. "This is from Mr. Regal. You should be grateful to him. Thanks to him, we have food to eat and water to drink now."

Annie looked at the bill hungrily. Aria, knowing she was short on money, asked, "Do you want it?"

"I won't stop you if you take it," Aria added seriously, "But I need to tell you something. Sometimes, accepting someone else's money can cost you more than you think because you never know what they really want in return."

Annie bit her lip. She wanted the money because her mother was sick, and her father needed money to pay for opium.

But she remembered how her younger sister had been taken away by these very men. They had also given her father ten dollars, which he promptly spent at the opium den. Annie had waited and waited for him to return.

No, she didn't want this money that was stained by evil deeds! She only wanted her sister back!

"I don't want your dirty money!" Fear flashed in