She inquired, “Tom, can you explain exactly what happened?” She showed him the incriminating photo in which he was seen holding drugs.

Tom’s reaction was immediate. He grew indignant and vehemently exclaimed, “I’m innocent. Someone rushed over and forced that stuff into my hand. I hadn’t even had a chance to react when the police stormed in.”

Hearing Tom’s vehement denial, Ariana became more certain of her initial suspicion that this might be Carl’s act of revenge.

Maintaining her composure, she pressed for more details, “Please, Tom, tell me, why did you go to that bar tonight?”

Tom, however, appeared evasive, struggling to find the right words.

He avoided eye contact with Ariana, and his confidence seemed to waver.

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of things, she urged, “Tom, you must be honest with me. If

a sigh and finally admitted, “I just wanted to make some extra money. A

voice unwavering, “Make money? Are you in urgent

gaze. With a lowered

of debts?”

well-off you could say. But then he got swindled by someone, and his business investments went south. Unable to bear

his

debts he owed to the bank still needed to be repaid, and those debts were transferred to me. So, for the past few years, I’ve been trying my hand at various endeavors, from underground music to bar singer. I used to perform regularly at a bar to chip away at the debts. Additionally, I have a

Ariana, his gaze filled with a mix of

show, especially since it gained so much attention. I wanted to seize the opportunity and

I hadn’t been eliminated, the appearance fees were only a few hundred dollars. I would have had to wait until the show ended or my manager secured me some events to earn anything significant. But the bank’s relentless pressure and my sister’s tuition fees weighed heavily on me. She’s working part-time as well, but I didn’t want her to bear such a heavy

Tom’s heartfelt explanation, Ariana couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the young man. He

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