“What?” I asked, shocked. My eyes widened like saucers as everything clicked into place.

She had already planned ahead, it seemed. She knew I would definitely agree to her demands and sign the contract as long as it was my mother’s life.

“Do you think I am lying Leah? It seems you still don't know me well after all,” she said, her lips tilting sideways in a smirk.

“Good thing I recorded the call from the hospital,” she said smugly, picking ...