Chapter 6
Christopher thought they had the wrong person and stood up to explain: “You guys must be mistaken. My girlfriend comes from a well–off family–there’s no way she owes money.”
Megan also defended Sophia: “Exactly! Sophia’s dad is the CEO of a publicly traded company. She wouldn’t need to borrow money.”
Megan looked at me and said: “Did you get the wrong person? Some people just…”
I kept my head down, sipping my water and pretending not to
hear.
No one noticed that Sophia, who had been so arrogant moments before, was now completely silent.
Nathaniel said coldly: “Debt collectors don’t make mistakes. Let’s hear what they have to say first.”
Megan and Lauren immediately shut up.
The debt collector slammed his phone on the table and said: “Here’s the video of you borrowing money with your ID! You borrowed fifty thousand dollars and now you want to skip out on it?”
Sophia’s voice in the video was crystal clear as she borrowed the
1/3
money. The entire room fell dead silent.
Lauren asked: “Sophia, didn’t you say your family was wealthy? Why would you need to borrow money?”
Christopher asked with displeasure: “Sophia, what’s going on?”
The debt collector sneered: “Wealthy? Her parents are just factory workers living in a tiny apartment in the projects! We went to find her parents, and they’ve disowned her!”
Everyone stared at Sophia.
She finally broke down and screamed: “It’s just fifty thousand dollars! I said I’d pay it back!”
Everyone was stunned to see the usually gentle Sophia suddenly explode in anger.
Lauren asked cautiously: “Sophia, are you in some kind of
trouble?”
But Megan, who had been deceived for so long, was furious: “So you’re not a rich heiress at all? All those photos you posted on social media were fake?”
Sophia flew into a rage and lunged at Megan with a shriek. The two immediately started fighting.
Sophia kicked Megan hard in the stomach, and Megan fought
back by yanking off her sunglasses.
When everyone saw Sophia’s face, they were all shocked.
Sophia’s eyes were red and swollen, with wounds oozing pus. Her entire face was a horrifying sight.
Christopher asked in surprise: “What happened to your face?“
