Chapter 5 Episode 5

"What nonsense?" Damian shouted with all his might before passing out.

Annie's eyes popped out, she rushed to her brother who lay as if thou he was lifeless. One of the guys held her back. She fought back tears, struggling herself away from his hard grip.

"Let her be" the devilish looking man who she assumed to be their leader commanded and the guy who held her let her be.

She wanted to run to her brother who still lay still but Mr devil was quick to close the gap between them. He now had on a black mask on his face.

Annie wondered why was that.

She couldn't see through his face but she can feel the fact that those cold unfeeling eyes of his were piercing through her body. It was very obvious.

"Let my brother go, you beast" Annie yelled at him, she even spat at him.

He let out an evil grin and held her chin, pressing her against the wall.

"Do you know what I did to the last person that spat at me?" He asked.

"Why should I care to know?" She pushed his hand off her cheeks.

"Stubborn? Well your brother borrowed a sum of two hundred thousand dollars from me, he hasn't returned both the money and the interest. How do you expect me to let go of that?" He asked.

Annie was surprised but she didn't act so surprised. She wondered what her brother would want to use such a huge amount for.

"Even sooo? Does that mean you have to beat him up like a thief" Annie finally found her voice. Where she got the confidence from was something she also didn't know.

"You're just a bloody beast! A disgrace to manhood and you have just failed as a man by beating up your fellow man just because he hasn't paid up the money he borrowed from you. You're so cruel! You're a devil" Annie spat at him again.

Ran Yu swiveled his face to the sides and gently wiped up the spit on his mask. One of his bodyguard made an attempt to teach Annie a lesson for spitting at him but he signaled them to stop because she is just a little ignorant thing. What's more? She looks so innocent and he forgives the fact that she doesn't know who he was.

He watched her ran to where her brother lay, trying all method to make him gain consciousness.

"He has one more week to pay my money....if that week exceed without my money being paid, you have no option than to be my slave, my harlot, my whore and my obedient of dogs and I will do to you whatever I like" his voice was so deep, yet dominating. It made her fret.

She watched him left with his boys.

When Darmian finally regained consciousness, Annie bursted into fresh tears. She would ask him questions on what made him borrowed money from such a devilish man and besides what could he have used such a huge amount for?

She wondered.

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"One million dollars was sent to......" Travis accountant was speaking to him on the the phone but he cuts in. "Tell me tomorrow, I'm exhausted right now" He replied.

He drove into his mansion's driveway. It was so obvious he was tired. It has been a long and stressful day for him but then, the stress was worth it because all his stress yielded him the results he desired.

His companies are doing well and his bank account keeps getting fatter.

"Welcome sir" The gatekeeper and the bodyguards greeted him in unison. He only nodded and walked in.

His mansion is always as quiet as a graveyard. He stays alone, the only time he calls his bodyguards in is whenever he wants to get something. He doesn't even cook, he orders takeout everyday. Travis is so married to his job. He is a complete introvert.

He got undressed in his royal looking bedroom and made it under the shower, he enjoyed the feeling of the cold water on his clean skin. He stayed long under the shower and would have stayed longer if not for the sound of the door bell.

Someone was at the door and it's kinda wired because his body guards would have informed him through the phone before allowing anyone to come ring the doorbell.

Travis grabbed the towel and pay his body dry, he tied a towel around his waist and walked out of the bathroom. He opened his wardrobe and quickly changed into a red night robe.

Indeed, he was alluring.

He took steady strides down the stairs to the door.

"Who's there?" his thick voice asked, coldly. He hates his privacy to be invaded.

"It's me. Shirley" he heard. That was his personal assistant's voice and he wondered what she wanted. He didn't open the door.

"What's it Shirley? Working hours is over, can't it wait till tomorrow and besides, my house isn't the right place to discuss about work" he said, in a business oriented voice.

"I'm sorry boss. It's the plan for the new construction company, you forgot it on your desk sir" Shirley said.

"What!! Forgot" Travis opened the door immediately.

"Holy shit! How can I forget such a thing?" He lamented.

Shirley smiled sheeply as she stepped into his living room.

"Wow" Escaped her lips, her boss has such a nice place. Her eyes took his figure in slowly. She felt like touching his wet hair which was dripping seductively.

"Thank you Shirley. You should get going now. It's late" Travis said.

"Hmm, can I get a glass of water?" Shirley requested.

"I don't have a maid around to do that" Travis replied.

"I will get it myself then, can you give me directions?" Shirley stood.

Travis nodded before giving her directions. He watch her walk away, swinging those shameless hips of hers.

Immediately she was out of sight, Travis called one of his bodyguards to come get her out. After that, he walked into his bedroom.

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Not knowing what to do, Annie decided to take her brother home. She assisted him in standing, making sure his hand was around her neck.

She was thrown into another anguish. She started questioning him.

"What have you done to get us in this mess?"

"How am I going to pay such a huge amount?"

"Two hundred thousand dollars, grandma will have a heart attack if she finds out."

"Oh dear heaven! Why does Damian looks like this?" Her grandma lamented when they got home. Tired looking Annie made him sit on the couch and went into the kitchen to boil some water to treat his wounds.

"Annie what happened!" Her grandma requested.

"He owes some mafia boys more than two hundred thousand dollars, they beat him up and he has only a week to pay" Annie explained.

"Oh dear heavens, why does he owes these crooks so much money?"

"He borrowed it. He was going to start a business with his friend. He had to make an investment and his friend disappeared with the money. I have to find the money or else they are coming to take me as their sex slave" Annie explained.

"Ohh heavens! This is the death of me! My blood pressure! " her grandmother fell to the couch.

"Grandma listen, stay calm"

"Ohh Damian why? What's the matter with you? I have no words. I'm old and tired. I have no words"

"Don't worry grandma"

"Annie what are we going to do? Where will we get that kind of money? We don't have it. Maybe I can sell a kidney"her grandma said.

"Do you really think anyone would be interested in such an old kidney?" Annie slammed her forehead, she watched her granny bring out a dirty and old two hundred dollars. "this money should have paid for my funeral, it's all I have" She said and dropped it on the table.

"Don't say such things" Annie replied. She has just fifty dollars in her pocket. She brought it out as well and dropped it on the table.

"We put all our money together, look at how hopeless we are. It's not even one percent of what we need. Only a miracle can help us now" she smiled, sadly.