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AND THE COLLATERAL?
"I shouldn't have brought you into this…. Maybe I really made a mistake by telling you all these."Sally's voice was painful as she sat beside Ethan in the car, her hands tightly clasped together in her lap. Ethan kept his attention on the road, his expression calm as he drove them back toward the Carvendish residence."You didn't bring me into anything, Ms. Carvendish. You came to me because you wanted to talk about grandfather's important documents, no one is blaming you for that. To be honest, I've every right to know about it.”She wiped the tears gathering in her eyes and tried to steady herself. "That's exactly what makes me feel worse. After everything I did to you, you're still willing to think about my intentions in a good way, I never supported you, I never even tried to help you, all I did was insulting you and blaming you, yet you're not cruel towards me, while the bastard I always supported he didn't hesitate to throw all blame on me just to remain innocent, I was really
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
"I'm giving you until tomorrow to return the money or give me what you promised."Charlie tried to remain composed. "I need more time, Mr. Owen. I haven't forgotten about the agreement…. I'll try my best to bring them to you.” "You've already had enough time," Owen replied firmly. "I gave you the money months ago, and you've given me nothing in return."Jerome stepped forward before the argument could escalate. "Mr. Owen, I'll handle the debt. Whatever Sally owes you, I'll make sure it's settled."He knew Owen is connected to the loan sharks troubling them, so he decided to sort out one thing first.Owen glanced at him calmly. "The debt involved is one matter. My agreement with Charlie is another, and I won't mix the two."Jerome's expression tightened. "How much did you give him?"Owen mentioned the amount, and Jerome's face immediately hardened when he heard the figure."Where did he spend all that money?"Charlie quickly intervened. "I used some of it for a few expenses, I was try
UNTIL TOMORROW
Charlie answered without hesitation. "Just some old family records that belonged to Grandfather. I didn't think they were important."Jerome's eyes narrowed. "What kind of family records are you talking about?""I don't know exactly. They were just old documents that had been left behind after Grandfather left the home.” Owen gave him a cold glance. "You remember perfectly well what you promised me."Charlie ignored the remark and turned back to Jerome. "Father, they were only old papers collecting dust. I thought selling them would help us clear the family's debts without troubling anyone."Jerome's patience finally snapped. "Why would you promise someone something that never belonged to you in the first place?"Charlie lowered his voice, still trying to appear sincere. "I wasn't trying to betray the family. I thought if I could get those old documents and exchange them for money, we could pay everything we owed and nobody would have to suffer because of the debt."Owen let out a qu
I KNEW HIM
"Your son owes me more than money."Mr. Owen's words left the room silent.Jerome stared at him, unable to understand what he was implying. Sally remained near Hailey, while Charlie stood several feet away with his hand still resting against his cheek after the slap."What exactly are you talking about?" Jerome demanded.Mr. Owen calmly walked toward the table and placed a thin folder beside the documents belonging to the debt. "I'm talking about an agreement your son made with me a few months ago."Charlie immediately stepped forward. "Mr. Owen, we can speak about it later, I think there's been some misunderstanding.” "There wasn't any misunderstanding here young man."Charlie forced a nervous smile. "I never promised you anything that I couldn't provide…. Whatever it is, we can talk later, our family is already suffering, if you're to talk about your marriage with Sally, you can, other things can wait.”Sally clenched her fist furious enough to strike down Charlie, but she resisted
I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR SALLY
“Sister, what exactly are you trying to say?” Charlie appeared genuinely confused by Sally's accusation. "I'm trying to help you. Why would I want you to get into trouble? When did I even do anything to hurt you?” Sally's expression hardened. "You're not trying to help me. You're trying to make yourself look innocent when you're the cause of everything, that day if not because of you and your lies I and Jenny wouldn't damage Ethan's items, and if not because of you, we wouldn't meet the loan sharks either.” His face changed immediately, as if her words had genuinely hurt him. "I don't understand why you're attacking me like this. When did I even tell you to damage Ethan's items? About these loan sharks, I know nothing, I only took you to someone who could arrange the money when you needed it… How could I know they're dangerous people?” "You knew exactly who they were." Sally argued, while he pretended to be more innocent. "I didn't know they were loan sharks.""You did."Jerome ra
AFRAID OF WHAT?
"Who are those people?"The question came from one of the servants as she hurried toward the entrance after hearing several loud knocks at the front door.She slightly hesitated to open the door out of fear, while the maid beside her suggested. “These days, police and other people are visiting this house frequently, don't get yourself into trouble by opening the door.” The maid got terrified and stepped away from there as she didn't want to get into trouble.Jerome, who had been sitting in the living room with Hailey and the others, immediately stood up. The repeated knocking had already made him uneasy, especially because nobody had informed him about any visitors."I'll see who it is."He walked toward the entrance and opened the door, only to find three men standing outside. The man in front held a thick folder in one hand, while the other two remained behind him with stern expressions."Mr. Jerome Carvendish?” "Yes. Who are you?"The man opened the folder and took out several d
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