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94. Pay Back Time 26

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Tim drove off hastily because the day was gone and he wished to take the Old Man to the hospital.

“We will call Mr. Robbie and his wife later and thank them, Richard,” Tim informed the Major.

“I got it, Boss.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Robbie was a Civil Engineer and had been out of work for some months after his company packed up. The company was a leading one in the country but when they could not get contracts, things became difficult, and they folded. He was disturbed when his colleagues were hired by other construction companies and he was left behind.

At that point, he attributed his predicaments to spirituality and resolved to seek spiritual help to find a solution.

“This is not ordinary, Debbie. I think I have been hexed,” he often told his wife.

She would smile and discourage him from that, “That is weird. How can you think of that, Mark?”

When the problem lingered, she was forced to believe her husband. She observed that he was getting depressed due to sadness and unfulfillment.

“I
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