Chapter 122

If he’d been speaking clearly, then lan would’ve the gist of their argument and even figured out who Maja was, since Leo had blurted out her name loud and clear.

But Leo was a dropout and had worked on construction sites in several coastal towns for years, rubbing shoulders with laborers from all corners of the country. Back then, he was hell–bent on escaping the poverty of Crystalbrook Valley, so he’d picked up their accents on purpose.

Understanding one person’s dialect was a piece of cake, but when you mix accents from several towns, it becomes a whole different ball game.

So, lan was absolutely clueless about what they were arguing about and could only make out bits and pieces of what Maja was saying.

As for Leo, he didn’t understand a single word

He was proficient in many foreign languages, but he couldn’t understand Leo’s mixed accent. Outside in the hallway, Maja fell silent for a moment, almost bursting into laughter out of sheer frustration.

“If it wasn’t for them, do you think I would take care of your business? A 28–year–old man who still hasn’t landed a steady job, ran off with a client’s hundreds of thousands, lost over a million in gambling, asking your parents to pay off your debt. What give you the right to raise your voice here?

Maja grabbed him, answering the phone immediately.

“Uncle”

was calling, it was her Aunt

voice was laced with exhaustion, and it was

that the news of the acquisition has been made public, the neighbors are very upset and came to our house to make trouble. Your uncle’s leg was broken by them, and his head was bleeding, and he is still in the hospital for emergency treatment.. I don’t even have the money for his surgery, Oli kept the money before. Now she is arrested by the police, and I cant find anyone else who can help. I really have no choice.”

a sharp pain in her heart, feeling

Susan would let Olivia stew in jail for a while, and after a month, Maja would somehow scrap together the money to bail Olivia out.

trouble was bound to follow her sooner or later Letting her cool her heels in jail for a month would be a good

suffer even a bit, instead, they started eyeing other people’s

would soon be bought out by the government at a high price, so they bought their neighbors‘

they even dare to do

wave of exhaustion, but she could only comfort Susan

wire you the money right away. Also, I ran into Leo in Greenfield. Use this

You can go back if you want to, but I don’t ever want

“Smack!!”

his sentence, Maja slapped him.

his cheek

Maja in disbelief, took a few seconds

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