"Since I chose to come here today, I'll never regret it."
He knew better than anyone why I wasn't fit for those events.
He thought his disdain would make me beg, but he was dead wrong.
"I hope you can stay as tough as you claim," Jason sneered.
Everyone laughed at me.
"Jason, you took advantage of me when I was naive," I squeezed my hand hard, "In three days, I'll wire the penalty into your account, I hope you'll keep your word."
Jason's expression darkened instantly, "Grace, do you really want to make a scene? Apologize, and I can let today slide. I can forgive what happened."
I walked into the rain without a backward glance.
"Jason, you just gonna let her walk?"
"Who does she think she is? I'm waiting for the day she comes crawling back."
...
"Does what you said before still stand?" After leaving Cloudbrook Heights, I texted that person.
Ten minutes later, I got a reply.
"It stands."
"I need two million."
"Okay, sign for a year. I want to see your worth."
6
When I was 6, I had a car crash and had to take a year off from school to recover, missing out on the chance to join the national youth team.
My parents died in that crash, and my family ended up paying a fortune in damages.