Katniss knelt down on the floor, begging my mom to let her go this one time, but my mom refused to listen.
Because she was caught cheating, Katniss was given a zero. After she went back home, she sank into hopelessness and ended her own life.
From that moment on, Austin came to hate my mom. In order to get revenge, he tricked me into starting a relationship with him.
That day, after Austin finished letting out his anger, he didn’t even look at me, brushed past me with a cold face, and walked away.
After he left, neighbors outside gathered together, pointing at my whole family and whispering rumors.
“So this is a genius girl? Acting sweet and well-behaved on the outside, but doing such filthy things behind closed doors. If she were my daughter, I would beat her to death!”
“So shameless. Who would’ve guessed someone so young could seduce men like that, sleeping with three in one night? Toss someone like this into a nightclub, and it would be wild, right?”
“Her mom’s even a teacher. Who would’ve thought she would raise such a dirty daughter? Who would dare let their child be taught by her? Wouldn’t that just be a class that teaches kids to turn bad?”
……
Their mockery and insults were as harsh as they could be.
Those neighbors even followed what was spreading online, causing more trouble. My parents’ workplaces and personal details were all exposed.
My dad got so angry that he had a sudden attack right there and passed away before the ambulance arrived.
My mom was pushed into a dead end by online attackers and, right in front of me, jumped from a building in hopeless pain and committed suicide.
That year, I was eighteen years old.
Austin used only one night to tear my family apart and ruin my whole life.
Austin held onto me tightly, unwilling to release me. I smiled weakly and shoved him away.
“Please step aside. I still have to go earn money.”
Austin let go of my sleeve and stood there blankly, watching me remain on the street, staring empty-eyed at the people walking back and forth.
Some men passed by without even looking at me. Others, oily, shameless older men, let their eyes crawl over me, looking me over with greedy interest.
“How much for a night?”
“Six hundred.”
The man shook his head after smacking his lips. “Your hands are very rough. That price is high.”
I quickly grabbed him. “It can be lower.”
The man smiled, rubbed his chin while checking me again, then nodded.
“Alright. Then come with me. If tonight feels good, I might think about keeping you around for a long time…”
The man’s hands started moving in a dirty way around my waist.
I forced myself to bear the sickness, putting on a false smile. Just when I was about to go with him, someone suddenly pulled me hard. I crashed down onto the ground.
Before I could respond, Austin’s fist slammed into the pervent man’s face.
“You filthy old pervert! Touch her again and see what I do!”
Austin’s face was red with anger that was almost taking over him.
“Where did this brat come from? You dare hit me?!”
“I hit you, so what? Get out of here!”
I wanted to step forward to stop it, but Austin roughly pressed me against the wall, his eyes burning with anger.
“Belle, do you have no self-respect at all?”
“You graduated from a top university. No matter how badly you need money, you wouldn’t sell yourself for only a few hundred, right? Don’t you feel ashamed?”
I looked at him, a bit confused, showing in my eyes.
“A graduate from a top university? Me?”
It seemed Austin didn’t know that, after everything that happened that year, the university no longer kept me.
The young woman sitting in the sports car grew upset and jealous, questioning Austin with clear annoyance on her face.
“Tell me the truth, who is this woman?”
Austin glanced at me. “An old acquaintance.”
I lowered my head, eyes cast downward, feeling completely miserable inside.
I wanted to wait for Austin to loosen his grip on his own, but he didn’t move at all. I frowned and pushed him away.
“You scared away my client.”
