He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 309

It took half an hour to re-bandage his wound, securing a fresh layer of gauze.

Having no desire to stay, Nelson stood up. "Get some rest."

He looked incredibly annoyed, and Lydia knew it was because of Juniper.

A vicious glint flashed through her eyes, though she kept her voice perfectly sweet. "Mhm, you too."

As Nelson drove away, the irritation still gnawed at him.

Julian Sterling chose that exact moment to call, his tone completely careless. "Hey, Juniper asked me to find her a solid loan shark a while back, so I gave her the contact for Gideon Xavier's underground crew. Those guys are ruthless—they don't leave any crumbs. Seriously, Nelson, isn't that a bit much? I mean, with you breathing down her neck, is she really that strapped for cash?"

When Julian recommended someone, he meant business.

To him, anything involving money was a non-issue. At the end of the day, Nelson would be the one bailing her out anyway.

Nelson couldn't be bothered to entertain him. He kept one hand lazily draped over the steering wheel. "She's not desperate for money."

"Oh, so there's someone she wants to destroy? Gotta say, I didn't see that coming. Her thirst for vengeance is intense. Let me tell you, that app is a total scam. Pair that with those loan sharks, and whoever she's targeting is going to be wiped off the face of the earth. I thought Juniper was just a harmless little bunny? I can't believe she came up with a scheme this vicious."

A harmless little bunny?

Nelson sneered. *Just wait until she bites you. Then you'll see.*

Julian wanted to dig for more details, but Nelson hung up on him mid-sentence.

Julian chuckled to himself. Nelson always lost his mind whenever Juniper was involved.

Desperate, he had no choice but to call the police.

The cops arrived quickly. After analyzing the app, they frowned. "A lot of people have been scammed by this lately. It's a fake app run by an overseas syndicate. They let you taste a little profit at first, but once you put in the big bucks, you can't withdraw. The money is already offshore. We'll do our best to track it, but don't get your hopes up."

Forrest's legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor, utterly paralyzed in disbelief. "No! That's impossible! It has to be real. My money is right there in the account, look! Over fifty million! It's got to be a network glitch! You have to help me! Aren't you cops supposed to fix this kind of thing?!"

He was screaming so hard he was practically spitting fire, but with the recent flood of identical scam cases, the police's hands were tied.

"Mr. Vane, take this as a hard lesson. Anything that promises money this fast is illegal."

Forrest lay limp on the floor, unable to get up. Suddenly, he remembered the woman from the bar last night. "It was her! That woman tricked me into downloading this app! She's the reason I lost everything! You have to go arrest her right now! I put in over four million dollars—that was every cent I had!"

And worst of all, he had borrowed over three million from loan sharks. If he didn't pay it back, they were going to break his legs.