A Life Debt Repaid Novels & Stories

I handed the contract back to him and said, "I'm fine with my terms and conditions." "And there is one more thing. How much does your father owe?" "Why do you ask me? Didn't you do a background check on me?" "I did. But I didn't get every detail of your father's debt, because he contracted with almost every hater in town." "Originally it was thirty million dollars, but due to overdue it was raised to fifty million now." "Okay. I will prepare a proper contract and we have the signing tomorrow at my place." "Can't I sign now?"

Their pack, the Black Moon, which was nothing compared to his, was under him as well. "Can't we use our savings to pay him back?" Karina asked. Cameroon frowned and asked, "Which savings?"—the ones you used to spoil yourself with designer products? If we use the savings in our bank account to repay the debt, then our daughters wouldn't be able to go to school again. None of us will live this lavish life. "Are you ready to sacrifice your daughter's education and your lavish life for the loan?" Karina was asked, and she shook her head in denial, thinking of another way to repay the debt. If she were to sacrifice her lavish life to repay the loan, then she would become a laughingstock among he

I said out loud as I sank into my couch, yet I refused to be deterred, Picking myself up again, I texted, "How long do you need?" "I have to settle something first, so I need some time," she replied, Immediately I saw her response, I knew she was talking about money to repay the debt owned by her family since I had heard about how she hated being in any form of debt, The first time her father got into some debt, I was told she had to work for three whole years at her workplace then, without getting paid for her to repay the loan she had borrowed to repay her father's debt,

Given her helpless situation, this was a great blessing for Riley. Riley had three months free before college started. She worked as hard as she could during those months without taking a break and finally paid off her debt to Liam. Although Riley was extremely exhausted from working nonstop, she felt a great relief knowing she no longer owed Liam anything. She still had some debts to other people, but she didn't worry about them as much as she had worried about the debt to Liam. Since now she has paid his debt, Riley sincerely hoped he would let her alone.

I swallowed and lifted my head to look at them again. "How much do you owe, I'll talk to De Mevius." Dad shook his head as if my words were hopeless and ineffective. "Two million, Amanda. And if we don't pay, you'll be affected. It's hard to talk to De Mevius, we don't want you to be affected either. They'll kill us, Amanda." I was almost depressed especially when I heard that, two million? Why are they in debt two million?

He said, smiling—you know that kind of smile you make when you're about to screw someone over? That was the kind of smile he had on. He then brought out a big brownbook, which I assumed was where he kept his records. "Your initial debt is one million, five hundred dollars," He said, slurring his words, but that debt was never mine; I inherited it. "And you've remitted a steady one thousand five hundred dollars on a five-day average for five years— that's one million eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars," He continued. I smiled, knowing that I had paid my parents' debt and earned my freedom at last.

Especially when she brought up the afterlife. "Don't talk too much." Aurora wanted to laugh. But she held back as much as she could. "Furthermore..." Savana continued. "Aren't you supposed to be wealthy? You have plenty of assets and other wealth. Why are you demanding repayment of just 10 million?" Aurora didn't know whether Savana was being reasonable or not. How could she have such a huge debt but ask for it to be forgiven? "Even if it's just $1000, it's still a debt, Ma. Especially when Alex spends $10 million on pleasing other women. It's not fair."

Without another word, I tore up the renunciation agreement. "Even if I end up homeless, I'll repay Julian's debts for him," I said. "It's just a gambling debt. I can't let a little money be the reason Julian turns over in his grave." Evangeline straightened, staring at me as if I were an idiot. Meanwhile, Leo stared at me viciously, warning me not to try any tricks. But I wasn't the least bit afraid. I merely handed over the house deed as a show of good faith.

"Yes. But the debt is yours. The universe is trying to collect the time you owe." Elion stared at him. "So I'm living on borrowed time. Literally." "Yes." "And the interest is your memory." "Yes." "That's a terrible deal, Cale." "It was the only deal available." Elion looked at his hands. "So how do we pay it off?" Elion asked. "Without you disappearing?" "We can't," Cale said. "The debt is absolute. One life for three years." "So one of us has to die?" "Eventually." "No," Elion said. "I reject that. I reject that ending."

"I've finally learned that I don't owe the world my destruction. I owe my daughter a mother who's alive. I owe you a partner who's present. I owe myself a life worth living." They sat in comfortable silence as darkness settled fully over the garden. Emma's heart beat its steady rhythm. Fifty-eight percent capacity. Enough to work part-time. Enough to raise her daughter. Enough to love deeply and laugh often and find joy in small moments. The debt she'd carried for so long, to her father, to the victims, to everyone harmed by the conspiracy, it would never be fully paid. Some debts were too large, too complex, too intergenerational to ever close completely.