Chapter 6 6

"I miss you so much, my daughter. Please, don't leave again," Nurdia pleaded.

Kania deeply regretted her actions, for she had heartlessly left her mother. Her father had asked her, before he passed away, to take good care of her mother. Yet today, she had left her mother solely because of her disappointment with her lover.

"Mom, forgive me. I have broken the promise I made to Dad," Kania expressed with great remorse.

Mother and daughter embraced each other. Kania cried in her mother's arms, regretting her foolish actions.

"Mom, forgive me," Kania said with a trembling voice.

"It's alright, dear. Mom understands your situation," Seeing her daughter so sad, Nurdia felt her sadness too.

The two of them spent time together at home. In the evening, Kania was in her room, still feeling regret over her decisions.

"What should I do now? The debt I incurred to prepare for my engagement is quite substantial. I need to find a way to repay it," Kania muttered, feeling very confused about the debt she had accumulated for the engagement that had fallen through.

Kania was troubled, thinking about all the debts she had with the bank, which made her slightly hungry.

"It seems there are snacks in the refrigerator," she exclaimed.

Kania walked out of her room and saw her mother still awake and on the phone with someone. She could overhear the conversation.

"I won't tell Kania. Don't worry, I will find a way to get her account number. Okay, I won't consider it a debt. Thank you very much," Nurdia said.

Kania furrowed her brow, puzzled by her mother's apparent hidden plan.

"Kania, what are all those snacks for?" Nurdia asked, pointing to the two bags of snacks that Kania had brought.

The woman blushed and replied, "I was hungry and wanted to eat something."

Nurdia laughed at her daughter's cute antics, patting the empty seat next to her.

"Come here, sit with me. I want to talk to you about something," Nurdia requested.

Kania chuckled and walked over, taking a seat next to her mother.

"Mom hasn't gone to bed yet?" Kania asked.

"No, Mom just got a call from a distant relative," Nurdia revealed.

Kania recalled her mother's phone conversation, realizing that the person her mother had spoken to was a distant relative. She nodded and continued to casually enjoy her snacks.

"Kania, are you this hungry because you're thinking about the bank debt?" Nurdia asked.

Kania was startled, causing her to choke on the food she was eating. Nurdia looked at her daughter anxiously and offered her a glass of water.

"How did Mom know about that?" Kania asked, still somewhat breathless.

Nurdia didn't provide an explanation for how she knew about it. She held her daughter's hand, trying to calm her.

"Kania, don't worry about the bank debt. Just let it go, consider yourself debt-free," Nurdia said.

Kania furrowed her brow, finding her mother's words strange. "Why shouldn't I think about the bank debt?" Kania asked again.

Nurdia hesitated, unable to provide an explanation for why her daughter shouldn't think about the bank debt. "Just focus on doing your job well. Don't burden your mind too much," Nurdia requested.

Kania nodded. "I won't think about the debt. Maybe if I work harder, I can pay it off," Kania said with a smile.

Nurdia looked at Kania with concern. "Are you sure you want to go back to work at that company, Kania?" Nurdia asked.

Kania smiled and nodded, sighing softly. "If I don't stay and work there, I won't be able to pay off the bank debt. I'm just afraid the bank might use this house as collateral to pay off my debt," Kania said in frustration.

Nurdia looked at her daughter sadly, her heart aching to see Kania bearing all the losses caused by the deceitful man who promised her a sacred bond of marriage.

"Mom, I want to go to my room now," Kania requested.

Kania didn't want to dwell on the topic any longer. The more she talked about the losses caused by the scammer, the more her heart hurt.

In her room, Kania cried softly, thinking about all the losses she had suffered.

"It's all my fault. Because I asked him to marry me, I was so impatient to ask that scammer to marry me," Kania whispered.

Kania cried, regretting her actions. She leaned against the wall and gazed at the stars outside her window. While lost in thought, Kania received a text message from an unknown number.

"Who is this?" Kania asked as she read the message.

"Give me your bank account number, I will transfer all the money to pay off your debt," she read in the text message, feeling confused about the sender.

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The next day, Kania, who had reconciled with herself, returned to work as usual. But this time, she came as a different Kania – one who was cold, independent, and firm.

"Good morning, Kania," Bianca greeted, Kania's work partner.

"Good morning, Bian," Kania replied with a smile.

Bianca put her arm around Kania's neck, inviting her to sit on her workbench. "How was your engagement? I'm sorry I couldn't come, I had a family event," Bianca asked.

The question reopened the wound in Kania's heart, leaving her momentarily speechless, until she heard a call from her former lover, the love scammer.

"Kania,"

Kania clenched her hands tightly, placed her bag on the table, and took out some documents from her bag.

"Kania, the boss is calling you. You should go see him now," Bianca suggested.

Kania smiled and nodded, then walked away, leaving Bianca behind. With the documents in hand, she entered her boss's office, who was also her former fiancé, with heavy steps and a heart still in pain.

"Is there something I can help with?" Kania asked.

Now their eyes met, cold and slightly sharp. Kania stared at him with disdain, while her boss returned her gaze with a cold look. Kania shifted her gaze away from her boss, focusing on the nameplate on his desk.