At first, they refused to settle privately.
"Damn it! Settle this, my ass! My beautiful sister has been ruined by you, and who knows if there's a bastard in her belly now! How could we settle this privately?"
"A rapist like Patrick wants to go to college? What a load of crap!"
"A scumbag like you should be rotting in jail; that would be too easy on you! I think you deserve the death penalty!"
It was my brother who, dragging me along, almost smashed his head in bowing to them, saying all sorts of humble words, before Janet's brother finally agreed.
Twenty thousand dollars to settle, as if it were the bride price for marrying Janet.
To keep me out of jail, my brother had to sell the house our parents left behind to scrape together the money for Janet's brother.
But with the house sold and the money paid, I still didn't get to go to college.
That was always my regret, but I considered it my punishment for the crime I committed…
"Oh, stop it, you naughty thing! I've kept myself pure all these years just for you; you're my only man…"
What?!
Ignoring the obscene scene in front of me, I whipped my head around, eyes wide open, rushing over to Janet, staring at her intently.
"Say that again! What do you mean Samuel is your only man?!"
