CHAPTER 10: GREED
"Who are you, and why should I believe you?"

Alex gave Daniel a suspicious look. His wife had left him and their daughter, when Violet was only one year old, supposedly for a wealthy man. But Alex had not been too upset. He lived a relatively peaceful life, as long as he had enough to eat and feed his daughter.

However, after Violet fell ill, he spent all his savings trying to cure her. The doctors said the only way to save her was through a heart transplant, but he couldn't afford it.

That was when Mark Holmes appeared out of nowhere. In their rented room, Alex heard a knock on the door and stood up, alert.

"Dad, is it a bad guy?" Violet asked while playing with her teddy bear.

"Don't worry, I'm here," Alex gave her a reassuring smile.

Violet had a feeling that the person at the door was not a good person, and she was right. The man has a sinister look, with black lips and a scruffy beard.

"Who are you?"

Alex had never seen this man before, despite knowing everyone in the constructi
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