Chapter 5

"If you even think about calling the cops or telling Mom and Dad, I'll tell them you owe money to loan sharks and made me do this," Nahla said coldly.

"Guess who they'll trust more, you or their perfect little angel?" she sneered.

With that, she hung up.

I stood rooted to the spot, clutching my phone.

A cold shiver ran up my spine, flooding every inch of me.

Turns out, people could be this cruel.

Even family ties snapped like twigs when money was involved.

She wasn't just hell-bent on destroying herself. She wanted to drag me down too,…