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Curtis cracked a grin, “Funny. I came here today to pay you back.”
David didn’t buy it for a second. Who the hell pays back money like this?
“Man, what are you really up to?”
“How much does Carl owe you?” Curtis asked.
David clenched his teeth, “Three… no, a million,”
“You know his financial situation as well as I do. You could sell his organs and still wouldn’t scrape together a million.”
David was utterly confused, “Dude, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. Can you just spell
it out for me?”
“Don’t sell yourself short, even a complete idiot can be useful,” Curtis encouraged. “You guys are pros at debt collection. I’ll give you two weeks to find Carl, and I’ll settle his debt of a million, plus interest.”
After work, Leanne stopped by the Richardson family estate.
As she entered, Jennifer was just coming downstairs, instructing the maid to make some ginger tea to take up to Phillip.
“Did Phillip catch a cold?” Leanne asked.
Jennifer replied, “Tina’s with him. He accidentally fell into the water yesterday and caught
a chill.”
Leanne just nodded.
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She knew that in Jennifer’s eyes, Tina was a more satisfactory daughter-in-law than
Suzan.
“You’re back just in time,” Jennifer continued. “The chicken soup in the kitchen is ready; I was about to have someone bring it to you.”
Leanne was a bit surprised, “Thanks.”
“Don’t mention it.” Thinking she came to visit her grandmother, Jennifer said, “Mary visited Mr. Perez. She won’t be back for a while; I’ll have the driver take you there.”
Leanne replied, “I didn’t come to see Mary today.”
She stood there, silently looking at her until Jennifer realized she had something to say and dismissed the maid bringing in the tea.
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“Have a seat.”
Leanne sat down on the couch. The freshly brewed tea before her sent up wisps of steam, aromatic and inviting. Absentmindedly, she twisted her fingers together.
It was uncomfortable, so even asking took courage. “Did Carl ever ask you for money?”
Jennifer paused slightly, “Why do you ask that all of a sudden?”
So it was true.
“That was a long time ago,” Jennifer explained. “You were still in school. He somehow got my number, even found your school. At first, it was ten thousand, a few tens of thousands, threatening to take you away. I didn’t want him to harass you, so I gave him money a few times initially.”
So it wasn’t just once… He wasn’t just brushed off; he had latched onto the Richardson family out of greed…
Leanne felt like a slap swung years ago, carrying shame fermented for all that while, just landed on her face today.
“Eventually, I used some measures to teach him a lesson, got hold of something that could land him in jail, and he finally backed off”
Jennifer didn’t want Leanne to harbor any resentment after all these years, so she added, “Leanne, I hope you can understand my actions. Don’t think I’m heartless towards your family. People like him are never satisfied; indulging them is like feeding into a
bottomless pit, waiting for a disaster to happen.”
Leanne squeezed her fingertips, “I understand. I’m sorry for the trouble.”
“It’s all in the past, no need for such words.”
Leanne nodded, paused for a moment, then lifted her calm eyes to meet Jennifer’s. why you never liked me?”
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