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A DEBT PAID IN LIES
Author: Slytherin_Era
last update2026-04-07 21:41:29

"I told you already, if the money doesn’t come in today, we won’t be calling you next time… we’ll be at your doorstep to collect the money personally."

The voice on the other end was low, almost lazy, yet the threat beneath it was unmistakable, and as the call ended abruptly, Charlie slowly lowered his phone, his fingers tightening around it as a thin layer of sweat formed across his palm.

For a moment, he didn’t move, in fact he wasn't able to take a step forward or backward.

The silence in th
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