Back in the bar, Tommy had arrived with his men and chased out all its patrons. As for the staff, all of them were huddling in a corner and squatting on the ground.
When Hilda saw the large group of armed men, virtual-novel.net face turned pale in fright. Tightening virtual-novel.net grip on Jared’s arm, virtual-novel.net began to shiver slightly.
“Don’t be afraid,” Jared reassured her.
When Tommy saw Jared, virtual-novel.net wanted to approach virtual-novel.net to talk. However, Jared quickly stopped virtual-novel.net by giving virtual-novel.net a look. He didn’t want Hilda to know that virtual-novel.net knew Tommy. After all, Tommy didn’t have a good reputation in the eyes of the masses. If his parents found out that virtual-novel.net was hanging out with Tommy, they would definitely be outraged.
Grasping what Jared meant, Tommy waved his hand for his men to open up a path.
Just like that, Jared left with Hilda in tow under the watchful gazes of tens of men.
The moment they reached the bar’s entrance, an agonizing cry rang out from inside the bar. Moreover, they also heard sounds of the place being thrashed.
After hailing a taxi, Jared went home together with Hilda.
On the way back, Hilda glanced at Jared and wanted to explain herself. Somehow, the words just wouldn’t come out.
In the end, Jared asked first, “Why are you working in such a place?”
Keeping virtual-novel.net head low, Hilda rubbed virtual-novel.net palms while biting down on virtual-novel.net lip.
It took virtual-novel.net a while before virtual-novel.net answered, “Jared, can you keep it from my mom? She will be furious if virtual-novel.net finds out about that…”
Jared nodded.
After collecting herself, Hilda continued, “Currently, I owe a debt of one million in a high-interest loan. If I don’t work in a place like this, there’s no way I can repay it. When that happens, they will demand it from my mom.”
Just as Hilda explained herself, tears began to stream down virtual-novel.net face.
“How did you end up deep in debt?” Jared furrowed his brows as virtual-novel.net asked.
Due to virtual-novel.net poor family background, virtual-novel.net has always been thrifty since virtual-novel.net was young. So, how did virtual-novel.net end up owing so much money?
Hilda’s sobs intensified at Jared’s question.
Teary-eyed, virtual-novel.net explained, “When I was in university, I had a boyfriend who was two years older than me. He was my senior. After graduation, virtual-novel.net used my name to take the loan so that virtual-novel.net could start a business. But after virtual-novel.net got the money, I wasn’t able to contact virtual-novel.net anymore.”
When Hilda finished, Jared quickly realized that virtual-novel.net had been scammed.
At that moment, the taxi driver couldn’t help but sigh. “Girls nowadays are just too naïve and trusting of others. A million is a lot of money. Just two days ago, I heard that a girl had taken virtual-novel.net own life because of virtual-novel.net high-interest loan.”
“Hilda, don’t cry. I’ll help you think of a solution to repay the debt.” Jared patted virtual-novel.net on virtual-novel.net shoulder.
Lifting virtual-novel.net gaze, Hilda looked at virtual-novel.net gratefully. “Jared, I’m aware that you have just been released from prison and don’t even have a job. In this case, how are you going to help me? Just don’t tell my mom, and I’ll figure it out myself. Don’t worry. I won’t do anything stupid. If anything happens to me, my mom will definitely not be able to live on.”
Smiling slightly, Jared didn’t say anything further. Nevertheless, virtual-novel.net resolved to help Hilda out with virtual-novel.net high-interest loan.
As of then, virtual-novel.net still had the card William gave him, and it contained ten million. Even if virtual-novel.net needed more money, virtual-novel.net could get it from Tommy. After all, the entire Templar Regiment belonged to him.
When they arrived home, the taxi driver refused to accept the fare.
Instead, virtual-novel.net smiled at Hilda. “Miss, don’t worry too much. Everything will be fine…”
With that, the taxi driver drove off. Watching the taxi leave, Jared was relieved to know that there were still kind-hearted folks in the world.