Chapter 13

She wanted to say something more, but when she met the icy gaze of the man in front of her, all her words of resistance became stuck in her throat.

After enduring the punishment, she knew better than to challenge him now.

Gazing at Carolina’s tearful eyes, Red took a sip of a drink, his voice softening slightly, “Actually, following me isn’t all that bad. Think about it. If you were to leave right now, without my protection, your and your little brother’s lives would be in danger. That Taiwanese man isn’t as simple as he seems. I also know that your past life was filled with hardships, your little brother’s health wasn’t good, and you often had to go to the hospital. As a fourth-year university student, you have no job. Don’t you think you could better care for your little brother by staying with me?”

His words left her at a loss for how to respond.

Being Red’s lover, everything else he offered her wasn’t all bad apart from the moral dilemma.

She couldn