But when he turned back to me,his tone was cold and hard.“Jenna,what’s wrong with you?My daughter is with me.She’s fine.You’re always so suspicious.Do you enjoy this?”
“Fine?”I was shaking with fury,my voice trembling so hard I could barely speak.
“Ethan,I checked the security cameras and I saw you take her.Natalie told me herself that you sold her to those old men just to buy her a handbag!Ethan,you’re not even human.You’re a monster!”
There was a sharp pause on the line,like he was stunned I had seen the footage.Then he quickly regained control,his voice flat and sure.
“So what?Jenna,I’m done with you.I’m done with your family’s fake pride.Without me,would your business have survived?My daughter is with me.Why not get something in return?”
Each of his words hit me like poisoned needles.Done with me?Getting something in return?
Back then,when his small company was on the verge of bankruptcy,he came to me begging like a stray animal,begging for help.It was me,hiding it from my family,pouring in all my personal savings,pulling every connection I had and working day and night to land him sales and investors,that dragged him back from ruin.