"We'd even take menial jobs—you'd need people to wash your clothes and groom you first thing in the morning, don't you? Let us do it for you... I'm begging you!"

On one hand, the hag feared death.

On the other hand, the hag wanted to reach Frank's level as well and therefore brazenly dropped to the ground, kowtowing endlessly in hope that Frank would be gracious.

Frank simply sighed. "People never realize their mistakes until death comes calling, huh? Just wondering-would you remember those words if the tables turn?"

The hag nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, of course! And you'd have to at least give us a chance, don't you?"

"And what about the ordinary folk whom you've hurt?"

The hag quickly said, "It's all too late for them. It's not like we lose anything anyway!'

"Really?" Frank asked in annoyance. "Funny, I could say the same about you!"

As the hag was left speechless, Frank said, "Alright, then tell me where are the people carrying out your jobs?"

when she thought there was no

surely meant that there was a chance for her, so there was no way she would let it

and tapped on a document before handing it over

skimmed through it, and slid the phone into

hag was left taken aback, but she did not dare to flip out as she asked

of course!" Frank

was

They had already done everything he said, but he was still not

kidding!" the hag exclaimed. "We're your people now-how could you

better than you are. I'm not about to take people

realization struck the hag, she cried, "Y-You

"Tricked you?"

have I ever done that?

same thing Horace

not a good man-not in the traditional sense of the term, at least, as he was much

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