Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 386

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Mason hesitated for a moment before hitting the answer button on his communicator. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the caller said, “I’m calling to ask for the coins you owe.”

Mason’s face turned ashen. “The repayment date isn’t here yet, what’s the rush? I’m not refusing to pay!” A laugh came from the other end of the communicator, the tone flippant.“Mr. Miller, don’t be angry. I was just joking! Of course, I wasn’t worried before. But things are different now. Your White& Beauty Cosmetics‘ reputation is in the gutter. I have to protect myself and mitigate risk early. What if White&Beauty Cosmetics really goes bankrupt? My coins would be gone!” Mason’s anger flared. His voice, sharp with fury, “What do you mean bankrupt? White&Beauty Cosmetics is doing well; it’s just facing some temporary difficulties, being targeted. It won’t go bankrupt!” He couldn’t bear to hear anyone mention White&Beauty’s potential failure. And even if it comes to that, the Miller family will back me up; are you afraid I won’t pay you back?!” He reassured himself, reminding the other party of the Miller family’s influence.

His wolf snarled, a low rumble of protective fury.

The person on the other end chuckled irritatingly. “Hey, Mr. Miller, don’t get so worked up. I’m just worried your brother will renege on the debt later. The Miller family is rich; this amount is nothing to you. But my small business can’t afford to wait.” Mason nearly exploded. Someone who could casually pull out a hundred million coins running a “small business“? The

the man continued, “I’m just giving you advance notice. You must repay coins within three days. Otherwise, I’ll have to follow the contract and sell those shares to cut my losses.”

“Sell the shares?” Mason’s voice rose sharply, laced with disbelief.“You dare!”

“Hey, I have no choice,” the man chuckled, a teasing edge in his voice.“I’m just trying to survive.”

Mason gritted his teeth.“We signed a contract! The repayment date is clearly stated!”

“Yes, we have a contract. But Mr. Miller, have you actually read the fine print?” The man’s voice held a meaningfu

smile.

Mason frantically checked the electronic contract on his communicator, scrolling fast through the dense clauses. His finger stopped on a tiny line. *Loan Usage Limitation: Funds are strictly for investment in the newly established White&Beauty Cosmetics Company. His gaze moved downward; his heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand.

*If the borrower’s newly invested company experiences any operational risks or force majeure events, leading to operational disruptions or bankruptcy, to minimize the lender’s investment risk, the lender has the right to unilaterally dispose of the borrower’s pledged Miller Group shares to repay the principal and interest of the loan.”

Mason’s face went pale, as if all the blood had been sucked out. A chill shot from his feet to his head, freezing hin

solid.

His wolf whimpered, a primal fear seizing him. Seeing his expression, Emily, initially hesitant, approached him, showing concern. “Mason? What’s wrong?”

Mason suddenly grabbed her wrist, his grip tight enough to make her wince. “Emily, I need to raise one hundred

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million coins in three days. I remember your jewelry is worth about that much. Sell your jewelry to cover the

emergency.”

Emily’s expression froze for a moment. “But…” she looked down, twisting her clothes, “Those were gifts from my brothers; I don’t feel right selling them.”

Mason’s temples throbbed. “Consider it a loan! I’ll buy you new ones once things settle down!”

Emily, unwilling to lend, feigned pain. “Mason, you’re hurting me…”

This time, Mason didn’t release his grip, his gaze fixed on Emily. Emily, wincing, pushed him forcefully. He’d just been discharged from the healer’s den, still weak, head injured, emotionally shattered–no strength left. With her push, he stumbled backward. Fortunately, there was a sofa behind him, not a table, so he didn’t fall hard. Because of the relatively minor fall, he clearly saw the disgust in Emily’s eyes!

His wolf felt a sharp sting of betrayal.

Emily rubbed her wrist, taking a step back, her lashes drooping, feigning helplessness. “Maybe I should talk to Andrew. He loves me the most; I’ll ask him, he’ll definitely help.”

“No!” Mason’s voice rose sharply. Emily trembled. Mason’s eyes darkened. Andrew loved her and wouldn’t punish her, but he would certainly tear Mason apart! His voice grew lower, almost a whisper. “Just help me this once.”

Emily bit her lip, eyes drifting away, refusing to meet his gaze. Mason swayed, drained of strength, leaning against the sofa. Emily, avoiding his burning gaze, said, “Things might turn around, Mason, don’t worry.” She said that, but her fingers were already rapidly moving across her communicator screen.

Pretending to be busy, she called her assistant, her voice urgent, barking orders.“Quickly negotiate with those influencers! Tell them we’ll compensate! Get them to leave! Hurry!”

However, half an hour later, her assistant called again. Her voice was choked with tears, near collapse. “Miss Carter! They won’t leave! They’re demanding at least five million coins each!”

“Five million? They might as well rob us!” Emily’s voice rose, shrill and piercing. Twenty–plus influencers, five million each? That was over one hundred million! She couldn’t raise that much, and neither could Andrew! And that didn’t include the ordinary consumers! How dare they demand so much from the Miller family? Then it hit her–these wolves had backing. If it wasn’t me, how else could they be so bold? Fury surged through her, almost making her smash her communicator. As she prepared to scold her assistant, the assistant’s pleading voice interrupted.“Miss Carter, please agree. They said that if we can’t settle this privately, they’ll sue White&Beauty together. If they sue, we won’t just lose coins; we’ll also…”

Go to jail! Emily’s heart jolted violently. She didn’t want to go to jail! Absolutely not! She looked at Mason on the sofa.“Mason, help me, okay? I don’t want to go to jail, can you take my place?