Chapter 153
Last week's Eighth chapter .
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We returned to the living room after putting Peter on the bed . Rather surprisingly, Peter did not wake up even once during the ordeal . The most he did was to call Lluvia's name a pair of times .
I had to give it to the man . Not many people can remain sleeping after being dragged all the way until the bed . He probably will wake up later with a strong hangover and remembering nothing of what happened .
Lluvia continued preparing the breakfast, but even I could notice she was somewhat distracted . Her face was a mask of worry and anxiety . It seemed that her husband's acts finally had driven her to a corner .
"Mrs . Lluvia, are you alright?" I asked .
"Huh? O-Oh, don't worry . I'm just thinking about something . "
"… It looks like you are in a very difficult situation . " I sighed
Lluvia fell silent .
She finished preparing breakfast and served me a dish of scrambled eggs with white bread .
When I started to eat, Mrs . Lluvia suddenly spoke .
"Clark, do you know of any way I can raise the money?"
I stopped eating . Looking up, I saw a desperate expression on Lluvia's face . Currently, she was grabbing any straw she could find .
"… I'll be honest with you, Mrs . Lluvia . " I said after thinking for a while . "I can't think of any way you can reunite that money in one week . Of course, it's different if you try something like robbery or some other crime, but with your strength, even that is impossible . "
Lluvia bit her lips . It was clear she had reached to the same conclusion I reached . Just now, she was simply trying her luck .
And she could try a bit more .
"… Can you, perhaps, lend us the money?"
I looked right into Lluvia's eyes . "I'm sorry, Mrs . Lluvia . Even if I want to help you, there is no way I will lend you that amount of money . "
"But, we can pay you! Please, we…"
I shook my head . "Mrs . Lluvia, 700 gold coins is more than I have to pay to live three years here . There is no way I can simply give you all that money . Besides, how are you going to pay me? Forgive me for being blunt, but to be honest, with your family situation, you can't pay me in this lifetime . "
Lluvia was unable to deny my words .
After almost one minute, she finally opened her mouth again .
"… I can find other ways to pay you . "
"Mrs . Lluvia, it's better if you stop here . " I sighed, but she continued .
"Although I'm not young as other girls, I'm still very beautiful . During my younger years, I had many suitors . Even now, some men are still after my body . I can assure you that you will be satisfied . . . "
"… You know what you are proposing me, right?"
Lluvia's face showed bitterness . "I know, of course I know . But what other options do I have? If I don't get that money, my husband will die . . . "
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