“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

son. Eva frowned unhappily. She clicked her tongue and said, “What‘re you talking about?

that Lila alone had shouldered all the troubles. “I

too ashamed to go to her former

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 with Lila.

Lila was speechless. These people were crazy!

******* 

end, Lila had no choice but to come crawling back

explaining her plight to Johanna and Beal, they gave her three million for the sake of their history. Lila returned home and begrudgingly handed

helping you!” Jeff took the 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

 

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 to force Lila to ask

you going to do something about this?” Holding the gas can, Eva pulled Jeff and Glenn close to her and said pitifully, “The three of us will die

were threatening her with

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