Enraged, Mike kicked the door open, and rushed into the room.
Hearing the loud crash, Dan and Rebecca looked at the door.
Seeing the three people hovering in the doorway, Rebecca stood paralyzed in shock staring. When she made eye contact with Lawrence, her eyes glazed over in fear.
Dan guessed from Lawrence's calm, emotionless demeanor, that he and his friends had overheard the conversation he and Rebecca were having.
Unable to bear it any longer, Mike screamed,"You are shameless!" He might not have known Rebecca's motives in the past, but, now he had heard from her very lips and finally understood what she was up to.
"Rebecca, you are brazen. I thought that you were simple and pure, so I didn't tell Lawrence what I knew. I've never expected you to..." Jason was somewhat disappointed at that moment. Actually, he blamed himself for not saying anything to Lawrence about Rebecca's past until yesterday.
Lawrence just stood there, staring at Rebecca's panic stricken face, without saying a thing.
"Lawrence, Lawrence," Rebecca called out, as she regained her composure she pushed Dan off her and ran to Lawrence.
Rebecca grabbed Lawrence's arm and clung to it tightly as she cried and said,"Please, don't believe what I said just now, it wasn't the truth! I only said those things because I was angry, I swear!"
Lawrence stared into Rebecca's eyes. Usually, he found them beautiful, fascinating pools, but, they were not as beguiling with tears falling out of them.
Rebecca kept explaining herself to Lawrence when he didn't say anything,"Lawrence, you have to trust me. I didn't lie to you, I love you. What I just said..."
"Enough," yelled Lawrence suddenly as he slapped Rebecca's hand away from him, severely.
Rebecca lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Standing there staring at Lawrence in shock, Mike and Jason didn't know what to expect next. Thinking back, Mike could only recall Lawrence as a boy with a sunny disposition who never got angry at anyone. Even though, at times, he was serious, he was never cross, unless he encountered very annoying things. Rebecca, it appeared, had crossed the line and Lawrence had reached his limit with her.
Rebecca, sat on the floor crying while she stared up at Lawrence, not sure what to say.
Lawrence took a bank card out of his pocket and flung it at Rebecca, and said,"Here! Is this what you wanted? It is what I promised you yesterday, right? Do you think three hundred thousand will be enough for your mother and you to live?"
Rebecca understood the seriousness of the situation she'd gotten into. While Lawrence had promised her the card, if she accepted it now, she might never have a chance to speak to him again, so, she couldn't accept the card from him.
Scrambling to her knees, Rebecca picked up the card and crawled to Lawrence. She stuck the card into his hands and said quickly,"I don't want it! I honestly don't want it, Lawrence. Please, don't be angry, please, listen to me!"
Lawrence shoved Rebecca back from him and threw the card away.
"Don't want it? Do you think you can get more from me?" Lawrence asked venomously, knowing what she was thinking.
It caught Rebecca off guard to know Lawrence was smart enough to have guessed her thoughts.
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