Chapter 631

The word "payment" rolled off Hull's tongue thick and heavy. If you listened closely, you could hear the undertone in his voice—a sort of meaning that went beyond the obvious.

Too bad Susanna was too stunned to notice.

"Wait, you want... payment?" she blurted out, eyebrows knitting together in confusion.

This couldn't be right. She'd asked Star for help, hadn't she? Star must've gone to Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Quinn, in turn, probably asked Hull to handle it. So if Hull was now asking her for payment, wasn't he just pocketing something on the side?

Susanna's mind was spinning at a hundred miles an hour.

"Does Mr. Quinn... know about this?" she whispered, glancing around as if someone might overhear.

This wasn't exactly something that would earn her a gold star. If word got to Mr. Quinn, Hull would be in hot water, right? Yet here he was, bold as brass.

Hull chuckled, a low, amused sound. "Are you threatening me?"

"What? No, no, not at all!" Susanna shook her head so fast she nearly got dizzy.

so much as hinted she'd crossed a line, even Star wouldn't be able

trailed off, cheeks burning, then dropped her gaze to her shoes. She looked about as helpless as a stray

her shrink into herself. "Just

don't have any money." The words came out so quiet, they were barely more than a

name. When she'd left Portis City, she'd left everything behind, and by the time she got to Ferrowland, she'd lost her bag running from those guys

second, Hull's smirk faltered. But then he said, with a sly glint in his eyes, "Looks like you owe me quite a bit,

debt for life-assuming her mom even made it out of Black Gate alive.

ruined Hull's reputation, and now she was

voice low and meaningful. "Not all

up. "Then... how am I supposed to pay you? I literally

with mischief. There was something in his gaze Susanna couldn't quite read, but

have to offer. Whenever you figure it

Susanna pleaded. Her whole

the hope of seeing her mother again.

just smiled, slow and unyielding.

dropped open in silent

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