• Chapter 5

  • That night, a group of thugs showed up at my door.

  • They were Underground lenders.

  • “David’s dead, but the debt’s not.”

  • “You’re paying up,” their leader, a man with a scar on his face, threatened.

  • “First, I’ve renounced all claims to David’s estate.”

  • “My mother–in–law inherited everything, including the debts.”

  • “Second, David borrowed the money, not me. And third, all that money went to his mistress. I didn’t see a penny of it. Why should I pay?”

  • I handed them a stack of financial records.

  • The thug looked through them but still refused to back down.

  • “You’re David’s wife. You’re responsible for his debts.”

  • “If you don’t pay, don’t blame me for what happens next.”

  • “Go ahead. Do your worst,”

  • Said, my voice steady.

  • Just then, a tall, middle–aged man walked in.

  • Three days earlier, through my lawyer, I’d met Captain Johnson from the anti–crime task force.

  • I’d called him before opening the door.

  • The thug froze as soon as he saw Captain Johnson, terror flickering across his face.

  • “Scarface, you’ve got some nerve threatening my friend. Want to go back to jail?”

  • Captain Johnson said, slapping the thug’s head.

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  • know she was your friend! I swear, I wouldn’t have dared

  • stammered.

  • of here. If I catch you bothering her

  • scurried off, disappearing into the night.

  • underground lenders shifted their focus to my

  • them without mercy.

  • every tactic they could.

  • Sarah sold the car David had bought her, but the interest on the debt kept

  • million debt had swelled to

  • mother–in–law and Sarah sitting

  • and defeated.

  • God you’re back. You have to

  • “What’s going on?”

  • pretending to be unaware.

  • are after us.”

  • Please, help us,”

  • borrowed that money for you two. It’s only fair that you pay

  • the money to help,” I responded coldly.

  • my mother–in–law asked, desperation creeping

  • bitterly. “Even if I did, why would I

  • always treated you like a

  • you be so heartless?”

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  • I scoffed.

  • nerve. We’ve never gotten along, and you’ve always

  • have been sitting

  • about arranging a

  • a burial plot?”

  • had

  • bank in two days. Don’t come back after that,” I said, slamming the

  • previous life, I’d suffered

  • their turn to

  • days later, the bank seized the

  • moved in with my mom, and we went to the

  • deposited into her account.

  • money, I bought a luxury

  • an interior designer to the villa, only

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