MY ENEMY LOVER

the cool morning air brushed against my skin. Suddenly, my phone rang. It was an

oice boomed. "Am I spea

sked in a hurry.l, trying to cover the

of rape." His words hit me like a big slap. "I'l

ising within me. But the caller had already hung up. A moment l

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walls adorned only with the American flag and the court's seal. My gaze was fixed on Trevor, who stood at the defendant's table, his

together. Betty was allegedly raped by Xavier Williams, the son of Trevor's boss, but in an effort to manipulate the situation, th

e's voice resounded in the court, pulling m

bly consumed by fear and anxiety. "...finds you, Trevor Rodrigo, guilty of the accusation of rape

feet to reassure Trevor, but the police we

ere, I promise!" I screamed at the to

wd in the courtroom. How much did they pay them to betray Trevor? I turned my gaze into Sam Will

arly thirties, dressed in the customary attire of a black robe and white wig, clutc

trembling, "Barrister Paul, we both know t

had violated her." He replied, shifting uncomfortably, glancing away. "And there was other evi

ared at him

you and your brother despite the little you paid me, but I guess you j

would have been dead by that mom

se me," and with t

was the hospital. Dread settled

rating rapidly. Her kidney has ceased to function." He continued, "If the surgery is not carried ou

all I...we've got." I be

or my grandmother. However, the delay in the entire pr

mes, please, I am begging you to do everything in your power to save my

that you deposit at least half of the money before we can do anything for her. Remember, we have treated he

line before the doctor's voice ret

it I got trapped. How was I supposed to come up with a whopping sum of twenty million

by. I caught a glimpse of Betty. Attempting to call out her name, a

om where I lived. While the pay wasn't sufficient

I greeted anxiously, alrea

acial expressions as he talked, "You tell me what's good about the morning. Your

I started to say

am not paying you to slack off or