Chapter 71

Joan’s pov

Still fixed on the image on the screen, my thoughts disorganised. At that moment, it didn’t look like a passed video, which only confirmed mom was in that condition; maybe it was framed up and he just wanted to ruin my day.

U dailed mom's number, but it went straight to voice messages; it was declined. My first thoughts were that she must have been pissed; that was the only reason she would decline it so fast, but the reason wasn’t convincing enough.

There wasn’t a way I would be comfortable here if he kept on pressuring me into sleeping with him; it was way better being at home than being here. Somehow, he had succeeded in making my decisions sour.

‘Thirty minutes to think and arrive at the location; a minute late would incur a penalty’ he sent again. My heart squeezed to the anger and fraud that loomed over me. It was definitely going to be the last time. I can't, I can't!

I will tell everyone about how he makes me do things. I will go to the police, and they will take h