All Chapters of The Dumped Husband Gets A Debt System: Chapter 21
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Twenty One
There was the loud sound of a vehicle coming to a stop nearby that caused everyone to stand still for a second.“What is that?” The landlady tilted her head in the direction of the sound.She had an uneasy feeling that settled in the pit of her belly.“Hurry, boys, take him to the choker.” She ordered.As the boys unfroze and continued pulling Reed away, there was the thundering sound of multiple footsteps, and men dressed in tactical gear, looking like they were headed to war, ran into the building."Everyone, freeze!"The boys immediately dropped Reed like he was covered in poison ivy, then stood awkwardly, sharing similar faces of confusion and fear with everyone around.After the men who had just run in, a man who seemed to be in his thirties stepped in after them, his steps confident and sending apprehension to everyone.The landlady was shocked for all of a second, then she walked up to the last man who seemed like the leader and brazenly spoke in his face."How dare you storm i
Twenty Two
"Reed Hawke?" The landlady was immobile, a ringing in her ears stopping her from hearing the murmurs around.She refused to believe that a tenant of hers had enough money to buy the building and get a squad of well-trained security officials to attack her."You must be confused." She tried to explain."I know Reed Hawke, he is just a young boy, my tenant. He has nothing. There is no world where he can afford to own this building."She tried to chuckle. "I mean, if he could afford to buy the building, why would he live here for three years?"At the unmoving faces of the soldiers, her disbelief slowly turned to comprehension.She looked over the men's shoulders, looking for Reed, and when she saw that he was gone, she felt sick.The neighbours started to whisper excitedly."Wait, so he was speaking the truth when he said he would move us into a new place?""I even insulted him, but he is actually our savior?""We are really going to move to West River? Whooo!"Everyone was in disbelief.
Twenty three
Reed grimaced at the sight before him. No doubt the landlady had gone through his things looking for anything of value she could find.But what value could be found in a room filled with things that were so battered, even calling them secondhand almost felt like an insult.They were as good as picked up from the garbage.The table with an unsteady leg, which had needed a stone under the bad leg to make it stand straight, or sheets yellowed with age and shredding in some corners.No wonder she had insisted that he come back and pay his rent.As he stepped into the tiny room, he was hit with the stale smell of damp walls, dead cockroaches that littered the ground, and the stench of an unused room.Reed was momentarily overwhelmed by the smell and wondered how he had managed to sleep in that same room for years.He figured that he had been so used to the smell that it stopped bothering him, and wrinkled his nose at the thought that he had gone around smelling like this room.Poverty, he
Twenty Four
Reed groaned and blinked as the sun penetrated and hurt his eyes.His aching head felt like it had been split open with an axe, and his neck hurt from hanging at an awkward angle.Last he remembered, he had been kneeling in his old room, looking at his items.Now, he was not only sitting in a chair, but he had also been kidnapped. He wondered how long he had been unconscious.“So you are awake at last, sleeping beauty.” A soft, feminine voice said.Painfully, Reed gritted his teeth and forced his neck to turn in search of the source.When his eyes finally adjusted and landed on the woman standing at the darkened corner of the room, his jaw subconsciously slackened.She was hot.She was remarkably tiny, but undeniably, breathtakingly beautiful with big dark eyes that seemed to swallow the rest of her face.She was wearing skin-tight black leather pants that molded seamlessly to the dangerous curves of her legs, paired with a dark cropped top that hung across her torso in intentional ta
Twenty Five
Reed stared at the point of the knife, where it was directed and gulped softly.'This girl does not play, look how she did not hesitate to target my family jewels.' He thought.He should have been afraid, but instead all he felt was admiration at how she was ready to defend what she stood for even if her actions were a little bit extreme.It was unfortunate that she wanted to maim him, but he found himself understanding her actions.When he raised his head, there was no fear in his eyes.“There is no need for threats between us." He said softly."In fact, I’m on your side. I want to offer you a job with better benefits than your current one,”At the girl's unimpressed look, he tried again."I could pay you a lot of money and help you get your sister free."For a second, Lara was stunned. He did not even flinch when she had brought the knife close, once again she found herself wondering who the man she had picked up was.“A job?” She scoffed, a bitter, humorless laugh bubbling up from h
Twenty Six
Reed froze, his heartbeat accelerating at the appearance of the three men. That was the absolute worst thing that could happen to him at that moment.'Damn.' He cussed. 'This damn system.'His heart started pounding as he watched the men place coolers on the table as if taunting him with his fate.All the blame was placed squarely on the system's front. If he had been told that fighting skills were available to be bought, he would not have spent all that time flirting with the baby-faced killer.It made him wonder what else was hidden under all that blue code of the system. A shiver of fear ran through him.But he did not have time to ponder the intricases of the system, the only thing on his mind was regret and worry about how to get out of his predicament.If he had moved on earlier, no matter how superior her fighting skills, she was the only one, and even if he had gotten several hits, with her small size there was no way he would have escaped.However, four against one was going
Twenty Seven
Koba and Jake exchanged glances with Mundo, who blinked as if to tell them to stand down momentarily. They could only attack Lara unawares, if she even thought that there was something suspicious underfoot, they knew exactly how she would react.They would end up as the casualties.While Lara impatiently pulled up her phone, saw the number on the screen, and glanced at Mundo with an apologetic smile before crossing to a corner of the room where she could have some semblance of privacy to answer her call.The caller was Lily, a girl she had befriended. One of the prostitutes who worked in Mundo's bar.Lara had become friends with her, secretly sending her money so that she could take care of Kim on her behalf and report on the happenings around.She had been a very great help to Lara, it was thanks to her that Kim was safe.It had been a very dangerous thing to do because if Mundo had found out, Lily and Lara would have both ended up dead."What's up?" Lara whispered."It's Kim," Lily b
Twenty Eight
'Well, I'm free.' Reed thought. 'Time to make myself scace.''Ding!'The green interface flashed before Reed's annoyed eyes.[System Mission][Use newly acquired martial skills and help Lara win this fight]Reed groaned inwardly. He had offered to help her before and she rejected him, why should he help her now?"Got her!" Jake yelled as he held the struggling Lara.Koba advanced, his knife raised. "Now you learn your place, you arrogant little bitch."With his newly optimized physical attributes and fresh combat reflexes, Reed moved like a blur.He hoisted the heavy, solid-oak torture chair over his shoulder and swung it in a devastating arc.The heavy wood connected with the side of Koba's head with a resounding, echoing CRACK.The impact completely splintered the back of the chair.Koba didn't even have time to scream. His eyes instantly rolled into the back of his head as the sheer force lifted his heavy body off his feet, sending him crashing face-first into the concrete floor, c
Twenty Nine
About an hour later, Reed was out of his sweatpants, into a tailored charcoal suit and in his new sports car.Lara sat beside him. The only sign of the emotions hidden within her were her knuckles, which had turned white with tension.Her mind was racing with fear, and even though she understood that they had to change, there was no way they could just barge into the club looking like Ruffians.Thanks to the fact that all her clothes were inappropriate for where they were going, she was forced to wait for a new suit to be delivered to Reed's penthouse, and that had almost driven her crazy.She had given herself exactly one minute to dwell on the fact that Reed's apartment was on top of one of the city's most expensive hotels.After that, her mind kept conjuring up different scenes of what would happen to her sister if she did not get there on time or if Mundo had been lying about what he had really done with her.The energy in the car was very tense, and neither of them said a word un
Thirty
Just as his hands reached out for Lara to pull her away, Mr Shaw hurriedly ran up, interrupting them."Mr Hawke, my apologies for coming so late. I was actually very far away from here, but I started to leave immediately you called me." Mr Shaw apologized profusely.The guard froze with his hands held out like that, and when he saw how Mr Shaw, a member of the esteemed Shaw family, apologized to Reed, he felt a chill of fear, and he straightened up."Is there a problem here?" Mr Shaw asked, looking at the scene in confusion."There's no problem, sir." The guard reassured him, "I was just showing Mr Hawke in."If any of the patrons complained about him, it could threaten his job, and he could not afford to lose such a cushy job."Apologize to him." Lara's voice was calm, unbothered. But the pressure on Josiah's arm was not.He raised his head and glared at Lara, "Fuck you, you bitc… ARRGHHH." His high-pitched scream was so loud that everyone winced and the women he had come with looked