Chapter 418

"Tell me, how much did you owe this time?" I asked. Ferlyn immediately froze. She opened her mouth to retort but fell silent when she saw my menacing glare. In a weak voice, she answered, "Not… not much. Just around ten thousand dollars." "Just ten thousand dollars?" I stared at Ferlyn in shock, my eyes widening. "Mom, how did you rack up so much debt again? What is it this time? Gambling? Poker? Or did Ashton and the others come asking you for money again?" Ferlyn lowered her head, shifting slightly to the side. When she spoke again, her voice was barely above a whisper. "It… it was Ashton. He said he had a business idea, said it was a great opportunity this time. It was a profitable period. As long as I invested, I'd receive massive returns. He even said his friend made over 500,000 dollars from it." She hesitated before adding, "I… I thought you were working too hard trying to earn money most of the time, so… so I…" She didn't have to finish for me to understand what sh