No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 650



When Deborah called, I was in the bathroom, splashing water all over my face.

"Licia," her voice was so drained of energy, it barely sounded like her.

This wasn't the Deborah I knew, who used to talk like a firecracker, bursting with life.

Something had happened to her, but I knew it was her recent suicide attempt that had changed her so much. My heart ached for her. "If you hadn't called, I was about ready to storm over to your place."

"Licia, please don't. I'm okay," Deborah hurriedly tried to reassure me.

I tossed the paper towel I was using into the trash and leaned against the sink. "Then start from the beginning. Tell me everything."

There was a moment of silence before Deborah spoke, "Licia, I've lost everything, and I'm almost a million in debt."

As soon as she mentioned her boyfriend, I got it. She had been duped by him. "So, you tried to end it all? Your life isn't worth a million?"

"Licia, it's not just any debt. I've got student loans, credit cards, and... payday loans. If I can't pay, they harass me online. And they've even started threatening to go after my parents," her voice was laced with despair.Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

"Why didn't you call me?" As the words left my mouth, I remembered my phone had been broken at the time.

Maybe she did try to call.

If only she had gotten through. If only I could have lent her the money, maybe she wouldn't have tried to end her life.

But it was too late for what-ifs.

Thinking of her fleeing to a place miles away, I asked, "So, you're in Goldbridge trying to pay it all back?"

She just hummed in response, but I knew, with her basic education, she wouldn't land a high-paying job in a strange city. She couldn't possibly earn enough to make a dent in her debt.

Earning ten thousand a month

meant just a hundred and twenty thousand a year. It would take her almost a decade to pay off a million, that's if she didn't spend a dime on herself.

The mental strain alone could break her before she even got close.

And her parents would be devastated by her struggles.

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"Come back. Work for me. I'll pay you a million up front," I offered, realizing again the power of wealth to help those you care about without a second thought.

"No," she flatly refused.

"Why not?" I was baffled.

"Licia, I know a million isn't much to you, but I borrowed it. I don't know when I could ever pay you back," her voice faded.

"Are you out of your mind? I'm not putting a deadline on you," I was frustrated.

"Licia, just leave it. Knowing I won't try anything again should be enough," Deborah hung up, and wouldn't pick up my calls after that.

Stubborn girl!

I couldn't just stand by and watch her suffer. I decided to fly to Goldbridge and find her myself.

But before that, I needed to see her boyfriend, John Hudson.

The fact that he shared my last name felt like an insult.

Thanks to Dustin's heads-up,

meeting him was easy. He had et

buzz cut, clean-cut features, not exactly a heartthrob but he had a wholesome look about him. Content

But you can't judge a book by its cover. He might look squeaky clean on the surface, but inside, he was just pure filth.

"Ms. Hudson, what can I do for you?" John recognized me immediately.