Chapter 649

Chapter 649

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The man fumbled with his phone and quickly rattled off an account number. Without hesitation, I transferred the $300,000.

"Now, the IOU," I demanded, holding out my hand.

They passed it over begrudgingly, one muttering under his breath, "Damn, didn't think you were this rich."

I met his gaze. "I'm not just rich-I have connections. If you ever come back to harass her again, you might hold the money, but I promise, you won't live long enough to spend it." Sometimes, you just have to bring the heat.

Their cocky smirks vanished as they slinked off, but one couldn't resist tossing a jab at Demi over his shoulder. "With a rich bestie like her, why take out a loan?" "Get lost!" I snapped.

They scurried off, but Demi didn't relax. Her whole body trembled.

"It's over now. They're gone," I said softly, stepping forward to pull her into a hug.

"Ahhhh-"

Her wail ripped through the silence, raw and full of anguish.

I didn't say anything. I just let her release everything she'd been bottling up for who knows how long.

slowed, she led me into her tiny rented apartment.

with mold. The space barely fit a narrow bed and a rickety table stacked with scraps of stale

confidence. She wasn't wealthy, but she always had enough to live comfortably and freely. And

of

it wasn't how I remembered. Her fingers were rough, her palms

tiny cuts.

answer was in her

shady lines to make ends meet. That

her clean clothes. When she finally settled beside me on the bed, the silence between us broke. "It's

trying to catch

Drago family," she said, and just like that,

about their dirty

figured she was just scared, so I rubbed her back. "Don't worry. We'll steer clear

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Chapter 649

"I remember... Cole Drago pursued

Was this why she'd been so distant? Did

even if he had, I'd

me off, shaking

from them," she said, her voice

hit like

that insane $500,000 debt. The Dragos had probably tried to make

run, not just from the money, but from the

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