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she selected her father's number. The

--" he star

u've ruined my life. How

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was for a business? We both know that business failed over 10

her was

so," Abeni

ow your mess has come to my doo

said desperately.

"Your sorry doesn't do anything to fix this," she said cold

number. Tears of frustration spilled down her cheeks. She wa

e she did everything else he put her through - with grace and grit. Wip

t help but remember the way her touched her, how he made her feel. It was wrong, it was twisted, bu

and forced herself to

, but that would only get her a fraction of what it was worth. Maybe she could borrow mo

sense of hopelessness creeping up on her. She knew that time was running out, and with each passing hour, th

her friends ex

d just explained everything that had happened

e hospital and spilled coffee on is your father's debt c

aid Abeni

undred thousand dollars plus interest by the

eni, her voice f

all muttered in

ked Abeni, panic r

is guy? Maybe I know him,

that," she said while absentmindedly poki

rozen in shock. Confused,

know him?" she

!" exclaimed Ele

w him!" added Na

ked at th

now who he is?" asked

Abeni, shak

elor in New York!" exp

t explains why he loaned money to my dad...but i

nowing looks that uns

aring me..." sai

rds Abeni across the dining

f the biggest mafia groups in New York a

claimed Abe

casinos, hospitals, schools, supermarkets, hotels, ca

telling me my father borrowed money f

ed Camillie wi

u slapped in the hospital

ying to process this b

y don't the police arrest him or so

d funds them so if you wanted to report this, they

ank in. She placed her head

riends helplessly between sobs. Camillie

nd. Andrei is short on money right now because of his business. But

Abeni uncertainly, loo

Camillie, pulling her

. "And I can loan you five t

"But you were saving that money for

d now you have a job, so you'll pay me

an you ten thousand dollars as

at for me?" Abeni a

my best friend!"

l that for me?" she asked, t

ch made Abeni cry even more gratefully. Sh