Chapter 232

"Please spare me." Tears streamed down Shelia's face.

"Don't play innocent with us, young lady. Just because you've played dead and latched onto a wealthy man doesn't mean all your problems disappear. Your benefactor has abandoned you, and now you need to find another sugar daddy to clear your mother's 80-million-dollar gambling debt. Do that, and maybe we'll let you off the hook."

"What? 80 million? How could there be so much debt?"

"You tell me."

As they exchanged glances, realization dawned on Shelia. "You're loan sharks. This is illegal."

They burst into laughter. "Illegal? Do you think you can lecture us? It's only right to pay back what's owed. Your mother signed the IOU herself."

"I have nothing to do with her anymore. Why should I pay?"

One of the men brandished her birth certificate. "A daughter inherits her mother's debts. Do you think changing your identity will erase that? Your family's history is all here. You won't escape us until every cent is repaid."

Just then,