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A long silence ensued, and Ava thought the person had hung up. She moved the phone from her ear, and after verifying that the person was not ready to talk, she tried to hang up, but then, Ava heard the fervent plea of the man on the other side.

"Ava, please? I have no one to turn to. You're my last hope!"

Ava sneered, straightening from the closed door and flipped the toilet seat closed so that she could sit on it. She needed some time off her feet, even if it was for just a few minutes. Ava detested it when people took advantage of her.

In Ava's life, such circumstances had happened a whole lot more than she cared to admit. On the one hand, there were the people who had wanted to get close to Brianna because of the latter's family's societal stance and riches and also because Brianna was unapproachable and rude.