The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 538

Chapter 267: Just Collecting a Debt

Jaime silently repeated those words to himself, hoping they would somehow come true.

Please… just let it go.

For a brief moment, no one said a word

Maya studied her younger brother, a faint crease forming between her brows. His reaction had been unusually strong, but knowing Jaime, she couldn’t imagine him being upset over something as trivial as a new phone.

Damien was the first to break the silence.

“I’ll buy you a new one too.”

Jaime’s eyes widened.

“Ahaha… no, no! There’s no need for that.”

He waved both hands frantically before a thought suddenly came to him.

“I mean…” he said with an awkward laugh. “I’ve been telling May for the longest time that it was time to replace her phone, but she’s just too frugal. She kept insisting the old one still worked, so there was no

reason to buy a new one.”

He pointed at Maya before flashing Damien a thumbs-up.

“That’s why I was so surprised she finally agreed.” He grinned sheepishly. “Good job, Brother-in-law.”

A few amused smiles appeared around them.

Maya looked at Jaime for another moment before the faint crease between her brows slowly disappeared.

When she thought about it, his explanation did make sense.

He had, in fact, been telling her to replace it for quite some time. Even Harper had been urging her to get a new phone, but Maya had always insisted there was no need. As far as she was concerned, as long as the old one still worked and did everything she needed, there was no reason to spend money on a

replacement.

“All right…” she said, letting out a quiet breath. “Your adrenaline must still be all over the place. You’re acting a little strange.”

Jaime nodded a little too quickly.

“Yes! That’s exactly it!” he said with an awkward laugh. “I’m just… really excited. Sorry.”

Only then did the tension in his shoulders finally begin to ease.

Before anyone could dwell on it any further, Harper’s name flashed across the screen once again as the phone continued to ring, drawing everyone’s attention back to the call.

Damien rested a gentle hand against Maya’s lower back before reaching for her suitcase.

“Go ahead and answer it,” he said. “I’ll load your luggage first.”

Maya nodded with a grateful smile.

“Okay.”

“We’ll be in the vehicle,” Dahlia said, motioning for Jaime to come with her.

“I’ll be there in a minute,” Maya replied. “This won’t take long.”

While Maya stepped aside, the rest of the family exchanged one last round of goodbyes.

Before heading toward the waiting vehicles, Dominic wrapped his wife in a quick hug before turning to Jaime and pulling him into another embrace.

“We’ll see you after your surgery,” he said with a warm smile.

Jaime returned the hug with a grin.

“Thank you, Uncle Dominic.”

Charles stepped forward next, pulling Jaime into a firm embrace before giving his shoulder a reassuring pat.

“Don’t think getting surgery gets you out of our chess matches,” he said with a chuckle. “You still owe me a

rematch.”

Jaime laughed.

“You’d better be ready, Grandpa.”

Eleanor hugged him as well, instinctively smoothing the front of his shirt the moment she pulled away.

“Take good care of yourself,” she said gently. “Listen to your doctors, and don’t give your sister anything else to worry about.”

Jaime chuckled.

“I promise, Grandma.”

Harper glanced around before looking down at herself.

“Oh, this?”

She lowered the phone slightly, giving Maya a better look at the sleek black tactical suit she was wearing before flashing a proud grin.

“Not bad, huh? Admit it-I’m giving off serious Black Widow vibes. I kind of feel like one too.”

Before Maya could say another word, a man’s voice called out from somewhere behind Harper.

“Bosu-san, seiatsu kanryö. Futari wa kuruma ni nosemashita” (Boss, all clear. The two we caught have

been loaded into the vehicle.)

Harper gave a small nod.

“Yoshi. Ikō.” (Good. Let’s go.)

She turned back to the screen as though nothing unusual had happened.

“Just collecting a debt.”

Maya looked at her blankly.

“…Collecting a debt?”

Standing beside her, Damien had already pieced together what was happening. Given the nature of his own world, the scene unfolding behind Harper was all too familiar.

Harper smiled.

“Remember when our men were poisoned?”

Maya nodded

“Well… we found the people responsible.”

Her smile remained, but there was a dangerous edge to it now.

“So…” she said. “It’s time for them to pay up.”

Only then did Maya put two and two together. Her eyes widened as she stared at the screen.

Somehow, she had a feeling that whoever Harper was collecting that debt from was in for the worst night of their lives.