Chapter 26

“Krystal needs me,” I lied casually. It was midnight by the time I got to the parking lot of the Cloud Hotel. Zachary was already injured. A few burly men with big gold chains and cigarettes in their mouths. When they saw me, they laughed. “Kid, is this the backup that you called for? A woman?” “Did you call her here so that she could sleep with us to pay off your debt?” Another man spoke obscenely. I walked over to Zachary and helped him up. His face was bruised and swollen, so much so that his original appearance was distorted. He looked wretched. “Zena, I work here as a part-time valet and accidentally scratched their car. I said I’d pay them back, but they told me to pay $100,000. I don’t have that much money…” Zachary briefly told me what happened. “What car? Let me see.” I asked. Zachary pointed to a white Tiguan parked not far away. That’s it? I couldn’t help but frown. This car was definitely not worth more than $200,000, and they wanted Zachary to pay $100,000 for a ti