Bitter 2

Chapter 2 Asking for Money
At this moment, I was indeed in a sorry state. Ever since my cancer relapsed three months ago, I had become skin and bones. I glanced at Lily, who looked innocent and adorable. With a round face and big eyes, she looked a lot like me in college. Compared to her, not only was I unattractive, but I also appeared lifeless. But what could I do? I was probably going to die soon. A staff member reminded her quietly, “Mr. Harmon loves his wife the most. You better not look for trouble, or you’ll regret it.” Everyone thought that Leonard loved me so much, but nobody knew how much he wanted me dead. Pursing her lips, Lily quickly put on a smile. “Eva, Mr. Harmon is having an important online meeting now. He won’t see any unimportant people. If you need anything, I can go in and report it to him for you.” She was practically saying that she could enter Leonard’s office freely. She was just showing off. If I ignored her scheming eyes, she actually looked really pretty with a smile on. Besides, that smile made her look a lot like me in the past. It was no wonder that Leonard treated her differently from everyone else. Previously, he would only keep his mistresses or personal assistants around to play with for a few days at most. He was just testing my reactions mostly. At first, I would resist and argue with him. But then, I realized he would act more brazenly the more I did that, so I just pretended to see nothing. After that, I could even calmly close the door for him when he brought women home and did it right in front of me. But he never brought Lily back home. I had never met her before today. Nevertheless, I often saw colleagues gossiping over text about how they went to movies together, had candlelit dinners, and wore matching outfits. That was when I knew he had fallen in love. He was not just playing around. I had experienced all of this when I was in school too. I merely sat down in a chair and gazed at Lily. “It’s fine. I can wait for him here. Also, please get me a cup of coffee with sugar and milk. Thanks.” Lily did not expect me to react so calmly. She instantly looked upset. “Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to make your coffee?” “Who are you?” Looking at her coolly, there was no emotion in my eyes. She became flustered for a moment as her face turned red. Her arrogant attitude was quite similar to mine back then as well. It could not have been easy for him to find someone like her. However, someone next to her immediately brought me my coffee. I heard Lily curse, “What a suck-up.” The staff hurried away while blushing. I chuckled. “So you know that your own status isn’t quite up to par, don’t you?” My words had somehow stung Lily. Bawling, she howled, “Who’s not up to par? The one that’s not loved is the ”interloper” in this relationship!” “Mr. Harmon stopped loving you a long time ago. You’re the one who wouldn’t let him go! Just look at your sorry self, who would love you?” As she spoke, she walked over and wanted to pull me up. Helpless, I shook my head. She was just a hot-headed young woman. I did not come here to argue with her. I had already given up on him when Leonard brought two blonde beauties back home on the day after our first anniversary. Getting mad and wasting my precious remaining time because of him was not worth it. When two staff members nearby saw the situation escalating, they quickly held her back. She only managed to grab the cup of coffee in front of me, which fell and shattered on the floor. She immediately started crying after she got a cut on her hand. I looked down at the coffee stains on my outfit. Thankfully, I was wearing black today, so the stains were not too obvious. “Eva, I can’t believe you’re so evil! Why did you hurt her?” Leonard’s voice suddenly rang out. When I looked up, he had already pulled Lily into a tight embrace. Her wound was not deep and there was just a faint trace of blood, but Leonard was still worried sick. “Are you all blind? Get the first aid kit right now! And call my family doctor and get him over to the office immediately!” Expressionlessly, I watched as the drama unfolded before my eyes and met Lily’s smug gaze. I did not know what she could be so satisfied about. What was there to boast about when she was being loved by a trashy man like him? Lily seemed to be agitated by my indifferent gaze. As her eyes welled up with tears again, her tone became more pitiful. “Mr. Harmon, it was all my fault. I’m sorry for provoking Eva. But I couldn’t control my feelings. Is it wrong to fall in love with someone? Are we not allowed to love each other?” She cried so beautifully as tears streamed down her cheeks. It was heartbreaking to look at her. Leonard gently wiped the tears from her face before shooting me a cold look. “Why are you here? Didn’t you stop coming to the office to work a long time ago?” I chuckled. So he knew that I had not been coming to work, did he? Standing up, I looked down at the pitiful lovebirds. “Leonard, I want 100 thousand dollars. Transfer it to my account today. Or else—” “Or else what?” Gritting his teeth, Leonard glared at me as if I were his enemy. I smiled and pointed to the diamond necklace around Lily’s neck. “Isn’t this considered our marital property? By law, I have the right to retrieve it. “I’ll give you half an hour. If I don’t receive the money in my account, I’m calling the police. Do as you please.”