Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan)
Chapter 860 I Am Your Creditor

Chapter 860 I Am Your Creditor

Bryce had always wanted to replace a chance to make up for the hurt he caused to Anna. He thought she was afraid of retaliation and couldn't bring herself to say who hurt her, but he walked up to her anyway. "You can boldly speak out the name of that person, we will all stand up for you," Bryce said.

Anna shook her head again.

"Bryce, you might have watched too many TV dramas recently, so you thought my hoarse voice is caused by someone framing me. But I'm just having a cold," Anna said calmly, looking at Bryce with clear eyes.

"But didn't Mia say that..." Bryce tried to ask more questions but was stopped by Jimmy's gaze.

"Pay attention next time," Jimmy said with an intriguing light in his eyes before turning around and leaving.

Mia had been controlling her emotions all this while. But when Jimmy left, the anger inside her erupted instantly and twisted her face into a grimace.

"Anna, are you stupid? You know who hurt you yet still protect her? You're aiding and abetting evil!" Mia suddenly lost control of herself which caught Anna off guard.

"What's wrong with you?" Anna asked in confusion as she noticed Mia's intense reaction towards the situation.

Realizing that she was getting too emotional, Mia adjusted herself internally. However, the anger inside continued burning stronger than ever, since she hadn't gotten what she wanted.

"Anna, let's go replace Mr. Harrison and tell him everything." Mia grabbed onto Anna's hand intending on forcing her way through to see Jimmy.

Anna frowned slightly at this suggestion. "I don't want to pursue it anymore." She glanced over at Charlee whose face had turned pale.

Mia angrily let go of Anna's hand. "You're so spineless!"

After saying those words without even looking back once, Mia stormed off furiously leaving behind a sigh from Anna.

Bryce caught up with Jimmy and got into his car directly,

"Why didn't you continue questioning further? I've known Anna for some time now, and I'm sure that she isn't someone careless enough about her health."

Bryce looked at Jimmy intently with furrowed brows.

"As long as you investigate, I believe that culprit will soon surface."

Jimmy shook his head slightly before smirking lightly.

"She doesn't want any further investigations done."

After hearing Jimmy's response, Bryce looked stunned for a moment before a playful smirk appeared on his handsome face.

"Since when did you start listening to Anna? Have you made any progress with her? When can I expect some wedding candy?" he joked, his voice laced with teasing. Jimmy's dark eyes glittered like stars.

"Although you're not pressing the issue this time, aren't you afraid that it might happen again? If it does, she might not be so lucky next time and you'll regret your actions." Bryce reminded. Jimmy's eagle-like eyes revealed a chilling coldness that sent shivers down Bryce's spine.

"There won't be a second time," Jimmy replied confidently.

Bryce nodded in agreement. "m off to my date now. You should go take care of your lady. Otherwise, I'll feel embarrassed and guilty every time I see her."

He patted Jimmy on the shoulder before getting out of the car.

Jimmy didn't leave immediately; instead, he kept staring at the company entrance with his deep-set eyes.

...

Anna returned to the practice room and removed her stage makeup before changing into casual clothes in the locker room. She picked up her bag feeling refreshed as she thought about seeing her father

soon.

As she prepared to hail a taxi outside, she saw Charlee approaching quickly with hands nervously clasped together.

"Is something wrong?" Anna asked as she noticed Charlee's anxiety and unease while curving up into a smile.

Charlee took a deep breath before asking hesitantly, "Why didn't you expose me? Aren't you afraid that if I get away this time around, then there won't be another chance for you?"

Anna smiled sweetly in reply, "What's the point of staying that? The result has been out and I haven't got 100, 000 prize money. Why bother pursuing it? What's important is that I know you're a very strong girl. Maybe you need the reward and prize money more than I do." Anna said calmly.

"Prize money?" Charlee looked confused.

"What prize money? How come I don't know about it?"

Anna was also puzzled by Charlee's reaction.

"Isn't there 100, 000 prize money for first place besides the trophy?"

Charlee shook her head.

"How could that be possible? This is a new talent show. The number one only gets a trophy and ranking. Where did you get that news from?"

"It's..." Anna hesitated for a moment.

If there was no 100, 000 prize money, why would Mia deceive me?

Could this be Mia encouraging me so I wouldn't withdraw from the competition?

Charlee didn't know what Anna was thinking but she was grateful to Anna for not pursuing her wrongdoing.

"Thank you for not pursuing this matter. I promise that next time I will never do anything to hurt you again. Can we... be friends?"

Anna blinked with sparkling eyes. "I never considered you an enemy."

This short sentence made Charlee tear up instantly with gratitude overflowing within her heart.

"Thank you."

After saying these words, Charlee turned around and left while Anna kept staring at where Charlee had disappeared until she vanished from sight completely into thin air. She then turned around to prepare to hail a taxi cab to go visit her father in hospital.

But instead of seeing one arrive, she saw Jimmy's black luxury sports car parked right in front of her.

Seeing Jimmy getting out of his car made Anna instinctively take one step back away from him.

"Get in my car; let me take you out for dinner."

Anna instinctively refused Jimmy's request immediately without hesitation.

"I have no time; I need to go see my father at hospital."

Anna quickly hailed a taxi, but before she could get in, Jimmy's deep voice sounded again. "You owe me so much money. I'm your creditor."