Housewife Gone Wild

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.”

“Wait, you’re an only child?” I blurted out, surprised.

He just nodded. “Yeah.”

work,” I muttered, unable to help myself. “Getting into that much

which made no sense to me. When he saw my confused face, he caught himself and stopped abruptly.

his grandson get hunted down

in my book.

office,” I told him. “Don’t go wandering around

it.” Ryan turned and headed

a coffee shop. By the time I got back to the office, Jared

I got the IOU back and to record the whole meeting tomorrow, just in case I get scammed. If these were loan sharks, I really needed to

hit me then that Jared was probably doing an airport pickup this afternoon. A wild, reckless thought sparked

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car, I realized it was

Murphy, should I bring any

you. I’ll explain in the car. Just hurry,” I said,

The second he buckled in, he

wheel so hard my knuckles ached. “Ryan, I’m paying off your debt. Now I need a favor from

Ryan nodded right