“You‘re making it look like I owe you money! Now you‘re even asking me to lend you some more?” Lila was completely dumbfounded.

 “You‘ve taken all my money. I have nothing left. Go to someone else!” She was telling the truth. She didn‘t have a penny to her name. 

“I don‘t believe you!” Jeff shot back. He raised his head and shouted at Eva, who was in her room, “Mom, Lila claims to have no money! She just wants us to be killed by the debt collectors!” 

Hearing this, Eva and Glenn rushed out of the room at once. 

“You told her?” Eva hissed through gritted teeth. Then, she put on a flattering smile and turned to Lila.

 “Could you just lend Jeff some money? We‘re all family anyway, right? You can‘t possibly just watch your brother suffer.” 

These people were driving Lila nuts. She shouted hysterically, “But I really have no money!” 

Eva paused for a few seconds and then said, “Ask the Whites for some money then. We have to deal with the debt collectors.” 

help him? He‘s the one in debt, not me!” Lila

tongue and said, “What‘re you talking about?

obvious that Lila alone had shouldered all the troubles. “I can‘t go to the Whites.

felt too ashamed to go to her former

off his debt, the debt collectors will never leave us alone! Our lives are in your hands now, Lila! You have to fix this!” Eva was done playing nice

You—!” Lila was speechless. These

******* 

no choice but to

for the sake of their

check and thanked her with a smile. But things didn‘t end there. Not long after Jeff left with the money, he returned home without a penny left. He knelt

 

would come to threaten them, splashing red paint on their door and walls.

and Glenn close to her and said pitifully, “The

her with their lives.

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