Chapter 52 Karma
A day had passed, and Jasmine spent the entire night in fear. When the sun rose, the Anders Residence kept getting visitors knocking at the main door.
“Open the door!”
“It is only right to pay up for what you owe! Stop hiding in the house.”
“Pay us back!”
The entire Anders Residence was jam-packed and surrounded by waves after waves of people. After the bankruptcy, the Anders were barely able to survive by selling their properties. With loan sharks coming over to their place, the Anders realized that it turned out to be Jasmine who had taken on usury with a steep interest rate.
“You’re such a disgrace to the family!” Angered, John slapped Jasmine forcefully. Upon feeling the searing pain on her cheek, she turned on the waterworks. Still, she couldn’t be bothered by it as she paid huge consequences to be able to take out a loan.
Immediately, she kneeled with a loud thump. “Dad, help me! Please help me! I’ll be dead if you don’t!”
“I don’t have any money. Solve the problem that you created yourself!” Then, John rolled his sleeves and left in anger while Jasmine quickly ran after him before clinging onto his leg.
“Dad, I have no choice anymore. I took some pictures for them to be able to take out the loan…” When John heard Jasmine, he felt as if he was struck by lightning before he staggered a little. With complete shock, she stared at this daughter of his whom he had been spoiling ever since she was born.
“Jasmine, I really don’t know what to say to you anymore.” John was so furious he spat blood before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
“Dad… Dad!” Still, no matter how much Jasmine shouted, her father never answered. Although she dropped out of school, rumors about her were still being spread around the school without any signs of stopping.
“Have you guys heard that the Anders went bankrupt?”
“It’s not just that! I also found out that she took a usurious loan, and those loan sharks went to her house to get their payment back. Her father got so pissed off he passed away!”
“I guess that’s karma for Jasmine. After all, she used to boast a lot because her family was rich.”
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Since many students weren’t happy with Jasmine’s attitude back then, they all gathered together to gossip about her.
On the other hand, Elise also heard some rumors about Jasmine at school. Still, she wasn’t bothered because it wasn’t really related to her. Moreover, she was kind of in trouble right now.
Ever since Elise’s outstanding performance during the Chinese Week’s speech competition, many colleges reached out to her with all sorts of scholarship proposals to try to get her to enroll in their school. She had been accepting calls from colleges admission offices, but she rejected all offers by telling them that she had no interest in language majors.
“Elise, come over to mine tonight. I’ll get my mom to prepare your favorite crawfish dish!” Mikayla leaned over with an excited look on her face and suggested when she noticed that school was about to be over.
Looking at the time, Elise agreed cheerfully. “Sure! I’ll drop by your house after school.”
“Great! You’re the best, Elise!”
Grinning at her friend, Elise sent Matthew a text to notify him that he didn’t have to pick her up from school. Although Elise had texted Matthew, she still noticed his car parked outside when she came out from the school with Mikayla. Then, Matthew got out of his car and walked toward them.
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