This time, Alaric was determined not to go back.

With nowhere to stay, he gave his good friend Ethan a call.

Ethan took him in.

Upon learning that he had run away from home with his bank account frozen, Ethan clapped him on the shoulder and said, "How about you come work at my company? I can pay you a salary every month. It won't make you rich, but hey, you won't starve."

He said it in jest.

"Alright, just set me up with a job, and I'll start tomorrow," Alaric immediately responded.

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