Chapter 44

Jayden immediately agreed after hearing my plea. "I only have 30 thousand dollars on hand right now. I'll send it all to you immediately and figure out how to borrow the rest." Jayden knew that aside from my workplace and Sophia, my social circle was nonexistent. That's why he offered to help me borrow the money. A wave of warmth rose in my chest, and I mumbled a quiet "thank you". Just 20 minutes later, the taxi I'd hailed stopped outside Mom's home. I had gathered the money needed. As I stepped out, I noticed a crowd gathered downstairs, whispering among themselves. "Why would someone jump from a building?" "At her age, what could drive her to this?" "Ferlyn got scammed out of a lot of money. She couldn't repay it, and the debt collectors came knocking." "How much was she scammed out of?" "Not sure, but I heard her house had already been mortgaged." Jumping from a building? Scam? Debt collectors? The fragments of conversations hit me like a punch in the gut, a terrible for