“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.” 

should I help him? He‘s the one in

and said, “What‘re you

all the troubles. “I can‘t go to the Whites. I‘ve cut ties with

ashamed to

can‘t pay off his debt, the debt collectors will never leave us alone! Our lives are in your hands now, Lila! You have to fix

You—!” Lila was speechless. These

******* 

the end, Lila had no choice but to come crawling back

three million for the sake of their history. Lila returned home and begrudgingly handed the check to

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

 

had never paid off his so–called debt. Every day, the creditors would come to threaten them, splashing red paint on their door and walls. Eva couldn‘t fight them, so she had no choice but

pulled Jeff and Glenn close to her and said pitifully, “The three of

threatening her

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