...Harry Bennett was anxiously awaiting the moment when George Brown would walk through the door; he had carefully planned every move, knowing that George would not be able to pay off the debt...
..."Mr. Bennett, Mr. Brown is here"...
..."Send him in"...
..."I see that you are a very punctual man, I like that. And this beautiful lady, who is she?"...
..."She is my wife."...
..."Nice to meet you, sir, I'm Irma Baker. I'll be direct, we were unable to raise even a quarter of the money, so I would like to negotiate with you"...
..."Well, you've got guts," he said, raising an eyebrow...
..."I'm listening"...
..."My proposal is this: you give us back at least one hotel, I will raise it from the ashes, and in two months you will have the entire debt paid"...
..."😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Did you guys hear that? Mrs. Baker wants to negotiate. Suddenly his face turned serious and somber and he got up from the table...
..."THIS IS NOT A CHARITY, I DON'T GIVE CHARITY HERE, I WANT ALL MY MONEY NOW 😡😡😡...
...Harry took out his gun, took the safety off, and pointed it at Irma...
...The woman began to tremble as did George...
..."Sir, please, not her, if you want, kill me"...
..."What good would your death do me? I will do something better, I will kill your wife and your pretty daughter, and you will have to work for me until you finish paying off your debt."...
..."NO sir, please NO, not them, they are innocent of my mistakes, they didn't even know what I had gotten myself into"...
..."I'll give you one chance, I want your daughter in exchange for forgiving your debt."...
..."What? But sir..."...
..."It's either that or I kill them, it's your decision."...
...Irma looked pleadingly at her husband as Harry was still pointing the gun at her...
..."It's okay, sir, I accept."...
..."Very good," Harry said, putting his gun away....
...Irma felt her soul return to her body....
..."Take a seat, I'll explain exactly what I want."...
...George Brown and Irma Baker sat down...
..."I will marry your daughter legally for two years, I will have her sign a contract, after the two years she will be completely free and you will owe me nothing, what's more, I will be generous, I will return the hotel chain to you with the commitment that Mrs. Irma will raise them from the ashes in just 6 months, but I will be the true owner and sole CEO and you will be my employees"...
..."I don't understand, Mr. Bennett, why you're doing all of this?" Irma said....
..."You don't need to understand anything, just make sure the girl agrees to marry me. I don't want to force her, but I forbid you to tell her that if she doesn't accept, I will kill her and you, Mrs. Irma"...
..."Okay, sir, we'll do it."...
..."Perfect," he said, showing a sinister smile....
...George and Irma left the place, now fearing that Jessica would not accept, she didn't even have a boyfriend, let alone marry a stranger...
..."George, leave me alone, I'll talk to her and convince her, our lives are in her hands, even hers too"...
...They arrived at the house and waited for Jessica to arrive from college....
..."Good evening, Father," she said, giving him a kiss on the cheek...
..."Good evening, Irma"...
..."Good evening, Princess," they replied in unison...
..."Who did you come with, Princess?"...
..."I came with Jack, but he already left, he had a shift at the clinic"...
..."Daughter, sit down, we need to talk. Princess, we are ruined, we lost the hotel chain along with all our assets"...
..."Why?" she asked calmly...
..."I made some bad business deals. But that's not all, I gambled again hoping to get it all back; the fact is that I'm in debt to Harry Bennett, the most powerful man in this country, and for him to forgive my debt, he wants to marry you."...
..."What???" Jessica's eyes widened...
..."And you accepted?"...
..."Yes, daughter, I had no choice"...
..."Why did you choose me? I don't want to get married, especially not to a strange and dangerous man. If he asked you that, it's because he's a cruel man."...
..."Princess, he is, if you don't accept, he'll kill your father and we'll be out on the street," Irma said....
..."If my mother were alive, she would die of indignation again knowing that her husband sold her only daughter for a gambling debt."...
..."Paff" 👋 a resounding slap on Jessica's delicate cheek...
..."I will never forgive you for this. I will marry that guy, but forget that I am your daughter.😠😠😠 Jessica stormed off to her room furiously...
...While George started to cry like a baby, he had never hit his daughter, she was everything to him, but it was either marrying her to Harry or watching her die, and he was not willing to do that...
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