Chapter 3My Son Shattered a 4S Store
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When we got home, Garrett grabbed my bag out of my hands and started rummaging through it.
He was looking for that card.
"Garrett, there's barely any money left on that card."
"How could that be? That person paid my dad millions of dollars. How can there be no money left?!"
"Your grandma's been using that money to gamble, and she lost everything. She couldn't even pay the ransom to the police. I had to cover it with my own salary.
"You can check if you don't believe me. It's really not much left."
In the last life, Jenna tricked me into taking out a loan, then used the compensation money to buy multiple properties. She lived luxuriously and always gambled when she had time.
"Garrett, your grandmother didn't leave anything for us!
"How are we supposed to live?"
The hard object pressed against my waist made me feel pain, but I was overjoyed.
I had swapped that card long ago. I just wanted to watch these two fight over money, turning against each other.
This time, I was going to make her feel what it's like to be burdened with debt and have to work for a living.
Just then, my phone rang. The robotic voice on the other end sounded jarring in the quiet room.
"Hello, do you need a loan? We offer low interest rates and discounts for large amounts."
"Sorry, we don't..."
"Wait! We want a loan!"
Garrett snatched the phone from my ear and, without hesitation, rattled off a string of numbers.
I knew it was Jenna's ID number.