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Chapter 8

Author: Perfect Timing
I stayed behind my coworkers, so Fiona didn't notice me at first.

"Officers, help! They're trying to kill me!" she cried.

Don jumped in right after, bawling like a kid. "My wife's an orphan, and she's uneducated. She went to the city to work, but people took advantage of her. Now they're saying we owe loan sharks!"

I stepped out from between two of my colleagues and looked straight at Fiona.

"Fiona? Didn't you tell me your mom got hit by a car and you had to go home to take care of her?"

Hearing my voice, Fiona immediately looked up. Her face twisted into a messy mix of embarrassment, panic, and a weird kind of excitement.

One of my coworkers elbowed me. "You know her?"

"Sort of," I said casually. "She's my nanny. But we're not close. Before she left, she told me her mom was in an accident and even asked to borrow 20 grand from me. Guess she ended up borrowing from loan sharks."

That was when Don finally connected the dots. His eyes widened, and then he jabbed his finger right
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    Fiona went to prison after her postpartum recovery. She was convicted of theft and defamation, with the sentences adding up to three years.She at least got some peace. Don didn’t fare as well.The town was small, but most of the residents were online. Word spread fast that his wife slept around, got pregnant with another man’s child, and contracted HIV.After the press conference, Don got tested and found out he was clean.But who would believe him?Even his family didn’t believe him and disowned him. Neighbors avoided him like the plague.Over time, his anger issues just got worse.One day, the loan shark and other creditors showed up at their door.Driven mad, Don grabbed an axe and started swinging it around. He actually killed one of the debt collectors.He was convicted of homicide and sentenced to death.The poor baby was left alone, with no one to look after him.I felt sorry for the kid, so I contacted the local children’s home and had him placed there. After all, t

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    I stayed behind my coworkers, so Fiona didn't notice me at first."Officers, help! They're trying to kill me!" she cried.Don jumped in right after, bawling like a kid. "My wife's an orphan, and she's uneducated. She went to the city to work, but people took advantage of her. Now they're saying we owe loan sharks!"I stepped out from between two of my colleagues and looked straight at Fiona."Fiona? Didn't you tell me your mom got hit by a car and you had to go home to take care of her?"Hearing my voice, Fiona immediately looked up. Her face twisted into a messy mix of embarrassment, panic, and a weird kind of excitement.One of my coworkers elbowed me. "You know her?""Sort of," I said casually. "She's my nanny. But we're not close. Before she left, she told me her mom was in an accident and even asked to borrow 20 grand from me. Guess she ended up borrowing from loan sharks."That was when Don finally connected the dots. His eyes widened, and then he jabbed his finger right

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