Beep, beep...
Hussain hung up.
The disconnected tone sounded in her ear.
Mengluo suddenly felt flustered and uneasy.
Hussain was her nightmare.
Over the past year, he had threatened, intimidated, and bullied her countless times over that money.
If she had not held firm to her boundaries, he probably would have forced himself on her long ago.
But she owed him money, leaving her unable to speak out about much of what she suffered.
Sue him?
Repaying a debt was only right. What grounds did she have to sue? She was the one in the wrong.
So there was nothing she could say.
Often, she could only swallow her bitter tears and do things she did not want to do.
Fortunately, she had met Minister Shen. This life should finally be coming to an end.
Thank goodness Minister Shen arrived in time. Otherwise, even if I helped Hussain scam someone this time, he probably wouldn't pay me.
Because she owed him money.
In the past, she had been pressured into helping Hussain many times, always for free.
He called it interest.
What could she do? She could only grit her teeth and agree, because she truly could not come up with two million.
But after all this time...
She had finally seen through him.
Hussain was using those two million to keep her completely under his thumb and bleed her dry.
He had bound her firmly to his rotten ship.
If she dared step off, he would threaten her with demands for repayment. All she could do was remain aboard. If Minister Shen had not appeared, she figured Hussain might have controlled her for the rest of her life, ultimately devouring her whole, bones and all.
At that thought...
A chill ran through her.
She was genuinely terrified of a