Chapter 9 - My Mistake
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"But I haven't received any money from you yet, Mr. Plerng. Therefore, I can cancel the contract," I tried to reason, even though I was very scared of the man in front of me.
“You didn't receive it, but your grandma did. I heard your brother had unpaid tuition fees, so by now, he's probably used that money to pay them.”
“How... how did you give money to my grandma, Plerng? How did you know where I live?” I started to feel more afraid upon hearing that.
“I know everything about you.”
“You're deceiving me, aren't you? Please don't do anything to me. I'll work on anything, I won't take a single baht, but can you cancel that contract?” I pleaded, hoping the man in front of me would have some sympathy, but his eyes showed that no matter what I said, it was pointless.
“If you don't believe me, you can call your grandma. Yesterday, after signing the documents, I had someone in Thailand arrange to give part of the money to your grandma.”
I pressed my lips tightly, wanting to call my grandma but afraid of the answer.
“I heard your brother had unpaid tuition fees, and I kindly helped. Not a single word of thanks from you; you're so ungrateful.”
“I don't have that much money. A million is a lot for me.” I said, feeling helpless, not wanting Plerng to be cruel, even though I had admired him before.
“Yes, you do. The deed to the house where your grandma lives could probably sell for a million.”
“Wha... what will my grandma and brother do if I do that?” I was about to cry. I had never faced anything like this before. It was terrifying, and so many thoughts were racing through my head.
“There are only two choices: one, sell the house; two, become mine.”
“I won't choose. I won't choose anything. Ugh~”
Tears burst out, and I sank to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.
Hasn't my life been difficult enough already? Why does fate keep testing me like this?
"I'm not going to sell myself. Sob~" I tried to study hard, read a lot of books to gain knowledge, and worked hard to earn a scholarship to study abroad. But life didn't turn out as I dreamed. All I wanted was to study and work to send money to my grandmother and brother, not a job where I have to trade myself like this.
"Stop crying! If you don't have the money to pay back, just accept your own carelessness."
"Sob~ No, I won't do it. Why are you being so cruel to me, Khun Plerng?" I cried out in distress.
"How am I tricking you when the document you signed yesterday clearly stated everything?"
"But I didn't read it. Sob~ If I had read it, I wouldn't have signed."
"And what can you do about it now except accept it and get it over with?"
"Sob~"
"I didn't let you lie naked on the bed for free. The compensation is more than what you'd earn working all year."
"You look decent, so why are you such a creep? Sob~ This is my first. I was saving it for the man who would be the father of my children," I said, wiping the tears streaming down my cheeks.
"Are you calling me that?" His menacing eyes glared at me.
Khun Plerng walked over and stopped in front of me as I sat crying. Then he sat down and used his hand to lift my chin.
"If you want to save your purity for the father of your kids, then I'll be that guy."
"Sob~ Be what?"
"The father of your kids."
"Sob~" Khun Plerng must be crazy to say he'd be the father of my kids to someone he just met.
"If you want kids, I'll make it happen. But you have to teach the kids that they have no right to call me father."
"I don't want to have a child. Sob~"
"That's what you said."
"I said, Sob, I want to save my first for the father of my kids, not that I want to have a child now."
"I'll be your first and the father of your kids."
"No!! I won't let this happen, I'm going back. Ugh~"
I pushed Mr. Plerng's hand away before deciding to get up and run to the door. Even though I was scared, I had to save myself now.
Snap!! Before my hand could reach the doorknob, my body was yanked so hard I almost flew, then I was thrown down to the floor.
Thud! It knocked the wind out of me so much that I could barely get up.
"Don't make me angry. If you don't have the money to pay back, then get in bed with me!!!"
"Ugh~ Why did you trick me, you heartless person? I trusted you."
"You don't have the right to say that, Eung Aey."
"Mr. Plerng, you have no right to do anything to me. I'll report you to the police. Ugh~"
"Ha! If you think you can do anything to me, go ahead and try. You'll see who's more powerful, me or the police."
"I just want to go home. Ugh~" Mr. Plerng sat down and grabbed my chin to lift it up again. I quickly moved my face away, but doing so made his large hand grab and squeeze my chin tightly.
"Ugh~ M-Mr. Plerng, it hurts."
"I really fancy you, you know?"
"I don't want to sell myself. Ugh."
"Then let your friend do it instead. Is that what you want?"
"N-No, please don't do anything to my friend."
"If you want me to leave your friend alone, you better behave, Eung Aey."
I'm cornered in every way. The signature and the fact that he said my grandma accepted the money, how can I escape from this?
"Go wait for me on the bed."
"Uh... can I call my grandma first?"
"Go ahead."
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