Chapter 69

Edison smirked, his lips curling with disdain as he watched my panic. "Joshua, it seems you're not as clever as I thought. I figured you'd piece everything together the moment you heard my voice during the loan process, but I guess I overestimated you." My body went rigid, and fragments of past events flooded my mind. When Mom was in debt, I sold my car, my shares, and emptied my savings, but I was still 80 thousand dollars short. Left with no other choice, I applied for a loan from the bank. All the paperwork had been processed. The bank staff told me the application would take two days to review. Given my income and financial history, I was confident the loan would be approved. But two days later, I received a call from the bank saying my application had been rejected. That same day, I overheard Edison's voice on the phone. He said, "Joshua, you've sold your car, your house, and your company. What do you even have left? If I were you, I'd jump off the roof and end it all." I f