Chapter 5

"Nathan, are you crazy?" Lillian's shrill voice pierced the air, as grating as fingernails on a chalkboard. "If you let her go and she runs, who are we going to get the money from?" I lowered my head and sneered. As expected, fools only played with fools. So much for the act—this mask was more of a burden than anything. "But…" Nathan simply took off the mask. "She really looks like she's in a lot of pain." Hearing that, I immediately started sobbing. "It really hurts, Nathan. If you untie me, I promise I won't run." "Let's go ask my mom for the money together, okay?" "See? She said she won't run." Nathan pointed at me. While Lillian glanced over, I quickly nodded, earnestly promising I wouldn't run. "Miss, I really won't run. Without money, I can't buy anything. I won't even be able to survive." "If you untie me, we can go ask my mom for the money together, alright?" "My hands are already numb. If you don't untie me soon and I end up truly crippled, my mom won't c