Chapter 226

My voice was dead serious, but I heard Ryan let out a small chuckle behind me. “You’re really gonna pay his debt?” the leader asked, his voice laced with disbelief.

“He’s my employee. I’m not going to stand here and watch you thugs haul him off,” I said flatly. “Get me the official loan agreement, and I’ll wire you the money.”

“We don’t have it on us,” the man said, giving a curt signal to his men. “Same time tomorrow. Right here.” And with

that, they turned and left.

I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding and turned to look at Ryan. He didn’t look scared at all and just kept

staring at me with this weird expression.

“You okay?” I asked. “That didn’t freak you out?”

Ryan shook his head. “You were brave,” he said quietly.

I let out a short, humorless laugh. “Don’t be so sure. I’m sweating through my shirt right now.”

Ryan’s eyes got all intense. “No,” he insisted. “You’re the first person besides my mom or my grandma who’s ever stepped up to protect me.”

only child?” I blurted

He just nodded. “Yeah.”

I muttered, unable to help myself. “Getting into that much debt at his age

he saw my confused face, he caught himself and stopped abruptly. “My grandpa’s actually… He’s a good

grandson get

in my book.

“Don’t go

it.” Ryan turned and headed back

an hour at a coffee shop. By the time I

get her advice about Ryan’s loan. She told me to make sure I got the IOU back and to record the whole meeting

hit me then that Jared was probably doing an airport pickup this afternoon. A wild, reckless thought sparked in my brain: I should go, too. I needed to get proof

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it was a stupid plan to go alone. I needed help. So, I called

bring any paperwork?” Ryan

the car. Just hurry,”

The second he buckled in, he asked, “Where are

steering wheel so hard my knuckles ached. “Ryan, I’m paying off

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