Chapter 99. Husband at Work

“No one gets unpunished if you put my wife in danger. Even a tear that falls from her eye would get a beating.”

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Johann’s POV

It wasn’t that busy afternoon in the office. I was planning to check on my wife, but Jones interrupted my peace when he handed my phone over.

I answered, “Yes, who’s this?”

“Johann, it’s me, Dick Thomas,” the person on the other line said. I didn’t answer and just listened.

“Hey, you know me right? I’m your wife’s father,” he claimed. And I hated his guts for being delusional. Since when did he become a father to her? I knew everything about him.

“I know you. What now?” I coldly asked.

“Well, the thing is, I have a lot of debt. And I got a loan from loan sharks, and now the debtors are collecting and I have no money to pay. Can you lend me some money?”

“And I care because?” I flatly refused.

“Well, they uh, they took your wife in custody and said he’ll return her whole if I paid by today. I