"How are you here? Weren't you in the country?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Selena cut him off sharply. "Take me to where you live and get me something to eat first."
She clutched her stomach, her lips cracked and pale. "I am starving."
Adrian let out a cold laugh. With a detached curiosity, he bought food from a convenience store and brought her back to his rented apartment.
Watching her devour the food, he spoke coldly. "Now can you explain?"
"I need money."
She wiped her mouth. "You must have saved quite a bit over the years. I have no way out now. And I know it was you who reported me. If you refuse to help, I have plenty of ways to drag you down with me."
It turned out that not long after Adrian left, their superiors had uncovered Selena's actions. In a recent operation, the crimi
