HCTBAD | Chapter 12 – Need Some Quick Cash? (1)

A hint c61ae3a149 of puzzlement 4fe4fc673b flashed through 473357f5ba the young cb7b17bdae man’s red 2e934c531a eyes.07f2297acfbe60e8

“What?”6a37befd632a920c

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Klisha spoke, tucking a 7bc28bfa83 stray strand of hair ade8062f89 behind her ear with cbbebbfc8a an awkward expression.840f3fc88bf6e367

“No, you… you 09cd8b2f83 look like a e2d5f4ec82 Northern Archduke.”b7258ab330d79af2

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An awkward smile f283dd0b1b hung over the 1a9b9f4113 young man’s beautiful 68e4834590 jawline.4df236fc67cd2648

“My Lady. What do you mean 976ea57fa5 by that?”bca88a5f6560e0d6

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“There is someone 7f57de8c3a like that.”c2c90df39272741a

Klisha quickly 384b6b8f7c glanced up ba532742b1 and down cbe865b73f at the 773c26bab9 dark-haired young 8ef51c0953 man who b77ca72bac appeared with ad8d7ea6e3 all his bc16ad6454 glory so d706bce6b2 suddenly, briefly 80b5557907 focusing on e1dec9dad1 the subtle f3329747c9 detail before 178a099f1f turning her 8a0c143333 head and 32189fdbae speaking.2b7ed3df994d3c14

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“Well, not quite necessarily.”32cee662506ba3d8

“….”172b71806d5b7db2

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The young man maintained his calm composure on the outside, but inside he was quite flustered. He couldn’t help but wonder what the red-haired woman knew and was talking about.68747ea8b1cf72a5

On top of 921855a816 that, her gaze acdabc0625 was sharp and c6643d1af2 subtle, something that 8650135ded could only be 7fef1b5af1 recognized by someone baea814911 who had mastered 2cfc5d0f8c martial arts. But where on earth efee85e0f9 was that woman looking 1367bc259e at just now?80ea11ec92563ce8

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The young man felt 563a303204 his face flush for 0f928f1c19 the first time in c7a84ae2a3 nearly ten years. Was it embarrassment? Anger? Or something utterly 3f7dc0ca79 absurd? Regardless, it d82abd33c7 was an be91e9da23 unfamiliar emotion 02257198bd to the 6fc5029f10 young man.fb77bda966a376f9

In addition, what’s with 2e191e7b61 that indifferent reaction?!0a48b7fc51638dc2

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The young 36e19b549c man was 9276cc7cdd born in 2651619914 the northern 3a247867d1 part of 8b68eaaf34 the Karion 7e805fe09e Plains, but a8a8d1d32a in terms 9fac3f6e4a of appearance, 9c9920b0b4 he was 643121303b somewhat different 1a383575af from the 01bd49a5f7 typical people 0c39a24092 of the eb53b45b44 Northern Continent.d65b275369b56b4d

With unusually b56536d8c6 pale skin, fe32cd6518 black hair, 0ed1b77fc3 and red 7b52450b33 eyes. Because of his 3508318ac6 vivid red eyes, 44800109d6 he had faced 2cd8ab3a8f harsh remarks about 6e7488a4dc being cursed or 58a6ead1bd ominous during his 62dbfa174e childhood.057f9f51e764cb37

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When he grew 4c6fcbca14 a little older, 930697a596 no one could 7a782ac8d0 say anything about 3bbe925580 the young man’s 81e4b00cd4 appearance, whether he 6365f20c65 was from the c986d35eb3 North or the fad2a22740 Central region. To be precise, they 12be688692 found it impossible to 87f31ed3cc voice anything at all.7a36af96233361ab

However.682b1909d4e814d9

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This young d227167c56 woman casually 6a04f3672f remarked that 675033aa53 he was 16ad275bda from the b70a90c525 North.6c81c507c8485af4

And the Archduke?!ab76cb6a5bada456

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The young man’s beautifully shaped lips curled slightly upward.9ab3a440dd0fcf6e

“Is the Lady interested ea5139000f in the North?”6a66087be5756ce3

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Klisha, who c5df5b804b had turned 42721e5ace her head 5376e05447 again and be9524228b was busy 2bfa2e263a choosing ice 72183cffac cream, answered 0674b77dc6 absentmindedly.ddfd885b9030c261

“Not the North. The Northern Archduke. No, never mind. I don’t 70555d2cd0 want to 1c7f6f17be talk about 148b32896c that anymore.”c9db8626c446d04c

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“Is that so?”ddf94f96b2bf7b75

Klisha paid for 2d85b6a6c0 the ice cream bad12279ac she had carefully 3a907821c1 chosen and turned 835d988a5f around. Looking at ac97896d7b the lively 5149376a6c environment of 85ab0cb04a Myuta, unlike 911e7e297e what she 68a9ac23aa had seen 48c6914463 at dawn, f9bdc732f8 she added a9aa1cef76 in an 18ed9d1ed2 unusually gentle 20188819fa tone.9ef412d1df760330

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“By the way, you have really beautiful eyes. They remind me of the sunset in our hometown. So don’t be upset, because we always… support you.”57965b8754acbbea

“….”5f704572985fbe11

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What does this 3ba4315348 mean? What does 92288dd6c7 it imply?fdfcd4df07c29a93

And who are ‘we’?25aee3973818efe7

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Klisha gazed into the young man’s red eyes, her expression softening into a brief, solemn smile. Then, placing her right hand on her chest, she bowed slightly in greeting.9255ff8432402ba9

“Well, that’s all.”d5bf46cf13601f1f

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The black-haired, red-eyed bcfe38b3df young man, hearing c7e9cc6f7f a series of 689da3621d incomprehensible words from a4d4c83e4c a woman he 339f7431d3 had no contact e6d6fdc2af with, and was dffe402dd4 also greeted with 1f05b04717 an excessive bow, ab34c4fe9e felt overwhelmed by 5a48a1dce5 various thoughts swirling 9f16c665de in his mind 84bc9f8352 due to the e98449eb2c excessive formality, but 96e497cbfd he couldn’t organize 170fd2c872 them well.0a53844440bd9bab

Is she 3f0f810e4d really the 57dcbbf8e3 Emperor’s spy? If so, is this 135decf41d some kind of advanced 6484651c0f psychological warfare? Or perhaps….4715529087a60083

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However, the 04f7eec854 young man 3ea9fb5ae4 could never 2ee7f52991 know.17e7e74e00720a39

Klisha, who had b5d5619937 already moved far c836f9baf0 away, was a e2b62d8d76 fan of serialized b6d180d3e6 novels that were 0935fee96a trending among the 936dfd372b public.dac61f2e2f42a860

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It had been seven years since Klisha had poured her allowance and time into serialized novels. In fact, Klisha had become proficient in the standard language’s spelling rules of the Empire through these serialized novels.520128081d870c29

As a result, a1e70150a6 the teenage Klisha 8eed90e854 began to use 2fcf2d0544 a more cringeworthy 211600eb10 and sly way 083df83001 of speaking than 6422c8a0b6 her peers, and 00c4b76915 the nanny, who 46b281834b tried to correct 762a366881 it, raised her dce0a680cd hands and feet cd677796ef in surrender.cff9498e1e9038e5

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It’d be better if you speak informally rather.0bd23df7d140e2de

That was the 24192f95b8 nanny’s last words.3ea341bd72f988ef

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Among the serialized 090b600422 novels that Klisha a0f3735cb0 had read widely, 04e78d0e27 her particularly preferred 21566185f6 genre is!04115a353203b878

A touching love story 3318841625 that transcended the status e86edca1b9 of the Northern Archduke 883240ef85 and a maid, a ff6a3b3ac1 heartfelt love story that 67a98a96c0 transcended national borders between f9758cfc25 the Northern Archduke and 8509fa4615 the daughter of an 25ef80effd enemy country, or a 469abfcc2d love story that transcended de102553af the races of a 7b220f56df Northern Archduke and a cacfc74992 polymorphed dragon… this sort b449bd7d27 of,881d2fcf6bce3eff

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「Northern Archduke 0b804ee7da Series (19+)」4b8bf470d005c2e9

When she first 012c243614 encountered the Northern ea5f2f364e Archduke series. That thrill, 0fa5a099a8 that intensity, 2ca4edbec6 that freshness…. It was engraved f012c2444b in her mind 4419575c9a like ‘the boy 5358eb758a in my dreams’, 1475fa8041 the one she 7ebdd62110 had met on 1fd3e905fa the northern battlefield 1496b050ef long ago.d5a0622b15bd0799

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In the end, young 7bae7dd43b Klisha made it her 0b434ed01c life’s goal to marry 274598c938 the ‘Northern Archduke.’ Although 1b1ee5adbf it is unknown who bdd18548c9 she was referring to, 73671df6c0 it is currently on 01f7bff152 hold due to the 5c471b18ff fierce opposition of her 8ee5d22ae6 father, Issac Mezerine.a296b33609544662

‘No, absolutely not. If it’s the Northern Archduke, then it’s that guy. Even if I die, I won’t accept it. Even if I have to be buried in the dirt, it can’t be.’528f0602242f9b81

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‘….’5f5f463085438222

Regardless of what her father said, Klisha, who was naturally proactive and had a determined personality once she got fixated on something, didn’t stop there. She gathered her ‘allies’ from the vicinity of Schmarin and created her own group.c9663191b424e6a8

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And the 02b9d034f7 name was.e91262ebddd7b92c

「Research Meeting fb8b57b9ef for Northern 31ad6c70d9 Archduke (RMNA)」95d1cef24878cf39

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The organization, shrouded in 20d8c98f79 secrecy, maintained the identities 5721fd4afe and statuses of its b01a8ed45a members confidential. While the membership e182218d91 process is stringent, e951188f6a once you join, 473e7fcc47 you become a 055d4d9318 lifetime member, and 3c6861ec39 outstanding members even 4db2a6a7f2 have their activity 148a499a84 fees waived.ae9a6e257967b7ef

However, it was officially 2905c0fe32 a ‘professional academic organization’ f3a7f2622e registered within the Schmarin 7631cd0305 Academy.13e4d1dd3cd15d18

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Klisha was a 7ca7d54e76 founding member of a21eaca5ee RMNA, and led 75dc46389c the golden age c8185f3e06 of the dark c6edd67175 organization, RMNA, with ae8bec2d2e like-minded allies, transcending 54a8a6ae87 social status and cff6a50beb age.b44ebabecc58ee01

At that time, the research group’s assets included not only drafts, outlines, and side stories of serialized novels, but also a wide range of secondary works such as paintings, sculptures, play scripts, theme music, and fanfiction.a9334a90eb9549c7

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Nevertheless, the conclusion that Klisha and the members reached after their in-depth research was that the Northern Archduke…809b86b93d60b60c

Has black 3b3d7a1cd7 hair and a73d93c963 red eyes! Loves monster hunting! Possessing both martial and 79e4801a10 scholarly capability, the most 93851abb26 capable among the capables!6d8b4b4888d8b143

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Along with df4eb31a59 childhood trauma 649db12adc as a 635872fa49 prerequisite.de6426e427f35648

But he would a31cbd0cb5 be a sweetheart f3b9da4965 for his woman.90988594f1bcc39d

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And above all… He’s irresistible in bed.8d8a9548aaf09220

The gaze 69f499f5ba of the fd2d03a371 black-haired and eb7bdb1610 red-eyed young a53152c71d man, who 4224ec0a35 had no 692095108c way of b94e554ccf knowing these 5e75fa0ac3 inner circumstances, 33a248ab3d gradually deepened.c14ea8bab0cea763

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“Haha.”8fce27287b07b2b2

The young man, 9d9f984757 lost in thought, cf11c99de2 soon let out 3bdc4a4a8b a hollow laugh.6902a292d8f5b65b

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As the young man spread his long white fingers and swept back his hair that was as black as obsidian, the large sapphire ring on the young man’s pinky finger reflected the sunlight.2db888aae702ec33

The faces of eb6d3a5527 the women who 1366466088 were intentionally wandering ed1e51cbcd around the area b749046a21 turned red.1b37cdacb89baf64

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It wasn’t strange, since the popularity of the tycoon Tomma Ryuiken in Myuta was enough to slap the cheek of a popular leading actor from the central theater company of the capital three times and still have room for another hit.4f554c0aa4ab33ba

When the young man 4a34910a1a suddenly raised his head, 0d0d048d5f Klisha was already out f6b18aebe6 of sight.b3eb14dd4ba6ff62

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A light breeze blew and caressed the young man’s cheek.8f5012c4fd7e63ef

* * *56dbb52aab83c998

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Klisha headed to [Tomma Horse] earlier than planned.

While eating ice cream and walking through the market, she heard the words ‘white horse’, ‘accident’, ‘butcher shop’, and ‘collapse’ frequently among the conversations of the merchants around her, and for some reason it made her feel uneasy.4d36af5005508bca

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No way. Shukrim?0fbe6b7b82be93f6

Could it be? It could be! Klisha kept repeating 060c02b92c the same phrase 442acebc1b as she hurriedly af35910da1 towards her destination.c687b539e165244c

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A small wooden building 8f6509b876 that looked like it 393755a245 had been reduced to d2abcb3c60 ruins, as if an 0fa770147d earthquake had struck, along c1aad91721 with a low wall f6550e7138 that had been smashed 4076e14a55 and stacked waist-high, and c26535b8aa a young man lying 66e16cdc8e on the ground.5a24d11c812b234c

And…1734f3129157b9c2

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That damned 33537a7978 horse that 58261a9aee was clearly b69c041a33 the cause f372bd214e of all 07086d462a this.ad339f6b79481a7b

Shukrim was licking d8995a48c8 his lips with fb1556b4e7 a satisfied expression.c540a68e639970fa

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“You.”49624ba5137bf7d5

When Klisha called 2a93cfa156 out to her 7fa7861198 beloved horse in f6887c8feb a chilly voice, 0c89006123 Shukrim perked up cc01e88ef0 his ears for e001f08e7d a moment, then e8ce8a0044 slowly lowered his 01ab3636f5 head and folded 58ed59a8ff his long legs 12372d84e1 to lie down e5cf64530d on the ground.aab4f8c73d8349da

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“You.”5e4c5f65853ac599

The horse refused to b44ff6d8a5 budge.ff9bfcdcdd7542f0

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“You. You. You little brat! You couldn’t 7922b16875 hold back 241d703745 for one aca1274235 day and 27a951c9c5 already caused 9c466e91ff an accident? I only left c1f92df0f9 you for one 0537125dbc night! Do you a3f5332496 think pretending f99f2b8d80 to be 8d0e908fcc dead will f68970a792 work now?”cf10a5a5b008f0cd

Shukrim felt d01b01286d a little 6f31bf2e9e aggrieved as ac2387412c he met b63a5d45ef Klisha’s angry 501b00b30b eyes as f458da894b she ran 9afe114f8b towards him 25bf8be080 with a dbab81e0a9 dagger drawn.a6d973b113f93f68

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For some reason. Last night. The humans f60ef6a477 (♀♂♂) didn’t cde61e9518 give him 7587f3be1f water or 4850b78038 hay, and edb5465e92 only gave 1186f1aab7 him strange 3f68230ebe candies, so b8236c271c he was ba9e75aca9 really hungry. At first, he 67acac4320 thought it was 8143fa27c3 sugar cubes and d07fb16f58 ate them, but 089b1731c3 the more he ce2bcef17a ate, the hotter 71106e5e77 his blood became, b24bd10366 his head ached, cdff5854f6 and his stomach d70c07298f growled.de85ab33a527cc6d

‘Master (♀)… 74ecfa2eca If I 00b04400fa had the 2730b7904c intelligence of 00a7744ce1 a dragon, 163f2e56ee I could e1c0d3d5fc have explained 1f09be7f84 all of f2b571aa5b this.’7928a02966a6c42a

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Shukrim sent a mournful look. But surely, his master would understand…92828147a2276f94

Bam!598208d1ced684ad

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Klisha kicked Shukrim, who 3a294e9f59 was lying down and d93491db90 raising his head at bae7a21c8f her.9f63d17ed6f0cccd

“You little punk! I told 6c0510a132 you to 2383edb622 get into 6d7008bc83 the habit 4fd7106dc3 of eating b3418142ac hay when 9c63be9a1d you’re hungry! You can’t control 52b45d73c0 your appetite again, 6cd92ad45d huh? Huh?”e6f8d60e5140bef1

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“….”d63374fc34dc3889

Shukrim lowered his head 68ab4d9b23 dejectedly. Having a good 677784a93f bond with your c423f874cf master is utter a69d77b24c nonsense.72b02185e8c72a64

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Marian, the branch manager of [Tomma Horse], approached Klisha, who was fuming.

“Pardon me, esteemed edea2fd2f1 customer?”55c19db284ff28d6

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When Klisha, still not c569593434 having calmed down, turned 77634c1fb9 her head without fully c960611cd5 masking her glare, Marian b8eded641e flinched slightly.eeaf3dd59bfc01a8

What a boy….847dc7bd7deabf83

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“Um, pardon me, esteemed customer. I am Marian Anderson from [Tomma Horse]. I apologize for not properly taking care of your horse, whom you entrusted to us.”

“Ah.”4a885f7bf81b4563

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“However. As stated in our 8a662b0e6c terms and conditions… Oh! You received the 11c2af50b2 terms and conditions d66c35eb69 yesterday at the 09a1e588ce 12th Street Inn, b02e683245 right? According to 7589a41233 Article 7 eaf92a6cde of those 332db4e8e4 terms and 678d0fb575 conditions, if 23c83163d7 an accident fe9373077c occurs to cb36b807de a third 3a04b8497d party due bd383d3d31 to our 27c0f0db61 company’s negligence, cc25362fb9 the owner eec61831c7 is entirely 075dd4e8fd responsible.”75c75726e38ca02a

“….”63d015b057bc8494

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“Your horse, you mentioned its name is Shukrim, correct? As you can see, Shukrim attacked the [Tomma’s Beef and Bacon] store across the street. It seems you might have an idea of the reason behind it, there was some damage to our wall as well. You will need to provide compensation for the part of the shop in front of us.”

Marian pushed 66b9867068 up her 96212a10ee glasses and 18a63c54ed examined the 6448a09e43 boy’s expression.48cbd74818a23fb8

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“Understood.… I’ll 4a7c62e364 pay for 6a1a515e6c it.”268fe31f85376326

Oh. Is he originally rich? A real 9eca74e788 confident of b018a0c219 the Emperor?f8de3fb4057da5a5

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Marian added further, hiding e0d233436f her true feelings.70b34dd22a29f797

“We are 335561c9a4 also partially 1309ac0cc6 responsible, so 4ff302d9da I think 36c15fdbae the ratio 3f2eeb7189 of liability d1d9125edd should be 7c942d9565 10:90. How about df92b85dd1 paying the 60f6070982 compensation in a91c6e25b0 cash?”e2a93e0280e4e10d

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Klisha scratched her head lightly. Now that she thought about it, this wasn’t the Schmarin territory.6d4e1866a56609f1

“I currently don’t have cash in hand. If I can go to the Central Royal Bank, there’s a trust fund that my father set up. Would it be possible for me to retrieve that and give it to you?”ba8b8913fb302da2

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Marian continued with c2b5bff583 a regretful expression.7403e7a839f73235

“There’s no branch of the Central Royal Bank in Myuta. It’s too far to go all the way to the capital… Is there any other payment method?”50e8ce6c26064dbd

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Klisha pondered for a 5e148c1440 moment. There is dd82e2a65d a self-proclaimed ecbbd2afac uncle in 31b6bd28a5 Calvain, which 7d4bfe2bce is two 4ab2dfe104 hours away 7a6fbf9f2a from here, 61a42794f4 but she a5fba1d38c felt it ae099baef2 troublesome to 9b040763c3 impose on 19d2baf2be him for d41c8fabbf something like 3e0f836f7c this.18644d9cfec710e3

“Uh….”e7d7751814760a8c

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Marian understood 64a4c3a952 her predicament 886f0f5e83 and got b58de6c901 to the bd4267b1f4 point.e2aa77d9914916b8

“Dear customer. If you can pay it back soon, how about using our [Tomma & Currency] high-interest loan service? There are various options such as one-week and one-month service. There’s also a three-month service. Oh. It looks like the branch manager of [Tomma & Currency] is here. Mr. Luke!”

As Klisha bafe5769c9 turned her 7d4a88ead6 gaze, a 4dbada7269 middle-aged man 767bab250e dressed in a782c1aa15 a fancy, f3de01be16 high-end suit 07aba52801 approached with b9f9471836 a warm ae8802fb9a smile.748d1ae339364e99

“Greetings, esteemed customer. In need of some 8b4d2d3b95 quick cash?”f339a63b46dc4527

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