Chapter 1

My boss offered me 500,000 dollars just for my breast milk.

I thought he wanted it to feed a baby.

But then I saw him lying there, weak and almost lifeless. After drinking my milk, he suddenly regained his strength. That’s when I realized he was using it as medicine.

Later, he offered me five million dollars to nurse him directly.

For the money, I said yes.

And then, he asked me if 50 million would be enough for me to...

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My boss called me into his office that day.

I was freaking out, terrified that he was going to lay me off.

If I lost this job, I wouldn’t have a dime coming in.

Back when I was pregnant with my daughter, Lily, my previous company basically forced me out.

After prenatal checkups and hospital bills drained what little savings I had, I had no choice but to ask my husband for money.

Every single time, he gave me this attitude. He’d constantly nag me, saying, "You don't need to buy this," or "That's a waste of money." And he always ended with, "Look, I'm broke too."

Thank God I had plenty of milk and could breastfeed.

Still, diapers aren't free, and neither are clothes.

My daughter’s clothes were already too small, and with winter here, she needed warm clothes.

Honestly, if I hadn't lucked out and found this job, she wouldn’t even have diapers or warm clothes.

Relax.

My boss said gently as he sat across from me.

This is personal.

I relaxed a little.

And then my boss smiled faintly at me.

My boss was good-looking, came from a very wealthy family, and clearly never had to worry about money.

God, I wish I could be him.

I hated myself for being so naive back then, marrying my husband and having a child at that age.

Now my life is miserable, and my child has to suffer with me.

Are you currently breastfeeding? I’d like to buy some of your breast milk, if that's okay. Don't worry, I'll pay you.

I naturally assumed he had a baby at home, or maybe a friend whose wife wasn’t producing enough milk.

In my mom groups, there were always mothers who didn’t have enough milk and asked if anyone had extra.

But usually, it's free. If you have extra, you just pass it on.

So I said, 'Sir, if you need it, you don't have to pay me. My baby can't finish it anyway, and the extra just goes to waste.'

He quickly said, 'Absolutely not. I don't like owing favors. And I need it supplied on time every day. If you don't accept payment, I won't feel comfortable making specific demands.'

Ah, so he did have conditions.

Fair enough. If I didn't take his money, it would be awkward for him to demand anything.

So I nodded. 'Alright, but you don't have to pay much.'

If I kept him happy, he probably wouldn’t fire me.

Then, he asked for my bank account and directly transferred 500,000 dollars to me.