For ten thousand dollars, I used despicable means to saddle Adrian, whom I had loved for three years, with a public scandal. As the only son of a diplomatic family, he could no longer pursue his dream of working at the State Department. "Natalie, is that all I'm worth to you—ten thousand dollars?" I sneered indifferently. "It's because they offered a high price, not because you're worth it." Furious, Adrian sent me to work at Nocturne, where different guests humiliated me day after day. Later, when more than a dozen thugs finally got off me, Adrian burst through the door. His eyes bloodshot, he demanded, "Natalie, do you love money this much?" Covered in wounds, I sneered, "This time, it's over a hundred thousand." Afterward, Adrian took all the money he had and knelt outside the Ashborne Embassy in Aldoria. "Natalie, I'm giving you all of this. Please, come back."