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Chapter 234 âMs. Stewart, stop playing the victim with me! Donât think that just because youâve found a sugar daddy, youâre in the clear. Now that your sugar daddy has abandoned you, you should figure out a way to snag another rich guy and have your mom pay off the 80 million dollars in gambling debts that she owes us. Then, maybe Iâll let you off!â
â80 million dollars?â
Claraâs face turned pale. âHow could she owe so much money?â
âWhat do you think?â
The older men exchanged glances. Clara suddenly realized, âYouâre loan sharks. What youâre doing is illegal!â
âIllegal?â The men burst into laughter.
âWho do you think you are? Are you talking about the law with us? Debts must be repaid. Your mother signed the 100 herself. Itâs her responsibility to pay it back.â
âI have nothing to do with her anymore! Why should I pay her debts?â
âDebts of the mother are paid by the daughter. Do you think changing your identity means that youâre off the hook?â
One of the men held up a birth certificate and sneered. âI have all your and your motherâs details right here. As long as you owe us money, you canât escape.
At that moment, Olivia returned to the private room. She pretended to be confused. âWhatâs going on? Why is everyone standing? Letâs sit and eat.â
Clara composed herself and quickly sat down. However, her face was still pale, and she couldnât eat a bite.
âMs. Brown, I donât feel well.. I think I should leave.â
âIs it serious? Do you need me to take you home?â
âNo, itâs fine.â Clara practically fled from the room Olivia watched her leave with a steely expression.
50, Ms. Brown, how about we discuss business?â one of the men said. He placed his hand inappropriately on Oliviaâs leg Olivia merely smiled. Then, she stood up and said, âSorry, tonightâs meal is on me. Enjoy yourself.â
With that, Olivia left the room, leaving the men looking bewildered.
Meanwhile, Maeve had already received the surveillance footage.
She knew clearly that these people were not to be trifled with. They were shady businessmen who should not be provoked.
However, with this footage, she could finally uncover some of Claraâs secrets.
Watching the video and listening to Claraâs conversation with the men, Maeve pondered over what they had meant by Clara faking her death.
As Maeve was considering this, the officeâs phone suddenly rang. She answered, and a policeman on the other end said, âMs.
Scott? Weâre from Seathbum Cityâs police department.â
âYes?â
âWeâve identified the anonymous online poster. However âWhat is it?â
âThe poster died five years ago.â
âFive years ago? The person is already dead?â
Maeve was stunned. Her mind flashed back to what the men in the video had said.
âYour mother owes us five yearsâ worth of gambling debts!â
âDonât think you can just fake your death and latch onto a rich guy to clear your debts!â
âFive years of debt and taking death...â Maeve murmured.
Marve quickly pieced it together. So, this was Claraâs secret.
At that moment, there was a knock on the officeâs door. Larry walled in and said, âMadam, Mr. Brooks has asked me to bring you houne.â
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