049. Honor or Money

Along the way home, Claire kept thinking about the offer from the mysterious master. She did love money and really needed it right now, but Claire felt she would not sacrifice her honor just for money. She didn't want to be enslaved by money.

Claire had arrived in front of her house. As she was about to open the door, she heard someone crying from inside the house. Her brows furrowed in question. "Why do I hear someone crying? Or is this just my hallucination?" she muttered.

Claire wanted to open the door with the key, but found it was already open. She was getting worried. What if a thief broke into her house?

When the door was wide open, Claire saw her mother huddled on the couch with tears rolling down her cheeks. Claire immediately ran to her mother. She hugged the middle-aged woman.

"What's wrong, Mom? Why are you crying?" Claire asked.

Ariana still didn't answer. She caught her breath as she stared at her daughter's face.

"Okay, relax, Mom. Please tell me what happened," Claire
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