NovelEnglishChapter 648
"What do you think you're doing?" | shouted.
The men turned to look at me, their eyes scanningfrom head to toe. One of them, his gaze practically
dripping with greed. "Well, well. Since when does Lindale get girls this pretty?" Another one chimed in, "What's it
to you, sweetheart? You looking to rent a place? Or are you friends with the lady in here?"
"Seems to| was the one asking the questions," | said, my tone icy.
The man pounding on the door swaggered over, his expression oozing sleaze and menace. "We're just here
looking for pretty girls. And look at that we found one."
As he spoke, he reached out a finger toward my chin.
| dodged his touch. He let out an amused "Huh."
He said, "Oh, feisty. | like that. Feisty girls are more fun."
He signaled his companions with a quick look. "Looks like this trip wasn't wasted after all," he said smugly.
Before | could react, they started closing in. | stepped back, dodging hands as they reached for me. The situation
was spiraling fast when a voice broke through the chaos. "Stop! Let her go!"
Demi.
| whipped around just in tto see her charging toward us. She swung a stick without hesitation, landing a solid
hit on one man's arm.
"You bitch!" one of the men snarled. "We've been looking for you, and here you are, walking straight into us!"
All their attention shifted to her now.
There was no way | was letting them hurt Demi. Spotting a loose brick on the ground, | grabbed it and hurled it
at one of the men.
It hit him square in the shoulder, and he stumbled back with a yelp before spinning toward me.
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| didn't move, didn't flinch. Ever since Hayden was gone, it was like something had ignited insidea stubborn,
unrelenting fire that refused to letback down.
As he charged at me, | drove my leg into his gut. The kick landed hard, knocking the air out of him. He doubled
over, clutching his stomach and stumbling, groaning in pain.
But there were still two others, and they'd managed to grab Demi. One of them was reaching for her hair when |
shouted, "If you want your money, don't touch her!"
That stopped them. Both men froze, their heads snapping toward me.
Striding forward, | shoved one of them back and pulled Demi behind me. Fixing them with an icy glare, | asked,
‘Where's the proof?"
"Proof?" They repeated, thrown off.
"The I0U. If you're here for money, you'd better have something to back it up."
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The men exchanged wary glances before one of them hurried over to the guy I'd kicked, rifling through his
pocket. After a moment, he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and unfolded it.
It was an I0U, handwritten and signed by Demi. The amount: $250,000. | recognized her handwriting instantly.
Behind me, Demi said nothing, her silence speaking volumes-it was real.
"This $250,000 is the principal," one of the men sneered. "With interest, it's $415,000 now."
Of course. Loan sharks-leeching off and squeezing people until there was nothing left.
I scanned the date on the I0U. Six months. In six months, the interest had ballooned to more than half the
original loan.
"Your interest rate is ridiculous," | said flatly.
| had the money to pay, sure, but there was no way I'd feed into their greed. Giving in would only make them
bolder, preying on more desperate people.
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‘That interest is illegal. | won't accept
it. I'll give you $25,000 as interest.
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pripee Kell up my phone.
One of the men lunged at me,
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swiping for the phone, but |
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That seemed to rattle them. They exchanged glances.
After a tense pause, one of them finally spoke. "Principal plus interest-total is $350,000. No less."
| kept my expression stone-cold, thumb hovering over the call button.
"Okay, okay! Total is $325,000!" one of them barked.
I didn't even blink.
"Fine!" another snapped, throwing up his hands in frustration. "$300,000, but that's as low as we'll go! And you
pay right now!"
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