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A few days later,Auntie Sue called me and said that Tom had been sentenced,which was within my expectations.
But what Auntie Sue said next was something I would probably never forget for the rest of my life.
Mary couldn't accept the news and was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath.
She died.
And Tom's girlfriend was sentenced to death.
That 300,000 dollars wasn't for the marriage at all.
It was for Tom and his girlfriend to engage in drug-related activities.
His girlfriend, known as "Sister Lisa" in the underworld, was the backroom boss of a small hotel that Tom often frequented.She made money by running a brothel and trafficking drugs.
They would specifically target people who were fond of having fun,spent generously,and often visited brothels.Tom was one of the victims.
Once,he got excited and participated in a group sex activity.When he was at his most"energetic,"a woman gave him a packet of white powder and told him that it was more exciting than the activity.
That's how Tom embarked on an irreversible path.
Drugs are extremely expensive,and Tom couldn't afford them in the long run.Sister Lisa didn't want to lose such a cash cow,so she started giving him ideas:She told Tom to lie to Mary that they were going to get married and that they needed 300,000 dollars as the betrothal gift.
By then,Tom was already addicted to drugs and had become a docile dog at the woman's beck and call.
They thought the plan was simple,but they didn't expect that because Mary had done so many evil deeds,no one was willing to lend her the money.
Sister Lisa was thinking of just giving up on this useless guy.
Then I appeared.
Although I didn't agree to give them the money either,she could tell at a glance that I was someone with a lot of money.She instructed Tom never to let me,such a valuable"piece of fat,"slip through his fingers.
That's why they kept coming after me so persistently.
In the two months since my mother and I returned to New York,Tom couldn't borrow a single cent.But he couldn't stop taking drugs!
So he promised Sister Lisa that he could get the money from me and begged her to give him some drugs to stay alive.
At first,Sister Lisa was willing to give him some,but later,as his debt piled up,she revealed her true colors.She had someone cut out Tom's kidney and sell it for money.
Tom was so scared that he crawled at Sister Lisa's feet like a dog,begging for another chance.
The woman thought that his two kidneys weren't worth much anyway,so she let him continue to come after me and even helped him come up with a plan.
That's how the incident of Tom coming to my company to"seek justice"happened.
Unfortunately,Tom was too stupid,and I was smart enough.Not only did he fail to get the money from me,but he was also scolded all over the Internet and became a trending topic.
Sister Lisa had long since lost her patience with Tom.She made it clear to him that if he came back without the money,she would cut out his organs and sell them for money.
That's why Tom was willing to risk his life to ask me for the money.
He had no other way out.
Hearing all this,I couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It turned out that I had been caught up in a carefully calculated and extremely dark deal,but I had unknowingly avoided all the wrong choices.
At that moment,I looked up at the blue sky.
I felt an unprecedented sense of gratitude and happiness.
At least my mother and I,and my family,were still living in the sunshine,weren't we?
Just as my heart was filled with mixed emotions and I was feeling deeply moved,another phone call came in.
"Do you want to go see a movie?"
"What?"
"Today is the last day of your vacation.Are you sure you don't want to come?"
I curved my lips into a smile:
"I'll come.Why wouldn't I?"
