Chapter 3: Asking For Money

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"Yes, we're willing to pay for the damages, but we just hope you will let us pay in installments," Ivory Zimmerman, Jonah's mother, echoed bitterly, her voice full of pleading. "Mom, Dad, what's going on?" Jonah frowned, confused. "Why are you acting so desperate? What money do we owe?" As he spoke, Jonah eyed the two strangers in the living room suspiciously. Both looked to be in their thirties. The guy was decked out in gold jewelry, totally looked like new money. The woman was wearing a super tight, flesh-toned dress, and from where Jonah was standing, it was clear she wasn't wearing anything under her dress. She looked trashy as hell. "Hmph!" The woman, who had been sitting with her legs crossed, stood up and sneered at Jonah's attitude. "Your dad just scratched my Porsche with his beat-up tricycle at the market! The repair shop says it'll cost ten grand to repaint it. Your family owes me, so you'd better watch your mouth. Or else, I won't let you pay in installments!" "Jonah, be polite!" Ivory tugged at his arm, lowering her head as she choked back tears. "It's all my fault." Charlie let out a heavy sigh. "If I hadn't been trying to avoid the city inspectors, I wouldn't have scratched her fancy car." Jonah knew that his college education had drained the family's meager savings, and even after graduation, he hadn't found a suitable job. His parents just scraped by selling fruits and vegetables. Now, with this happening, they had no choice but to swallow their pride and beg for forgiveness. Jonah felt guilty for not being able to protect his parents when they needed him most. He glanced at the couple, about to say something, when he noticed the man's forehead looked oddly gray like something wasn't right. "Severely run-down! Too much fooling around, it's messing up his liver, and he's got an STD," Jonah muttered to himself, diagnosing under his breath. He glanced at the woman and noticed a faint red mark between her eyebrows —something that regular people probably wouldn't even see. "What are you staring at?" the woman snapped, pissed off that Jonah was looking at her. She pointed at Jonah's parents and yelled, "Look at your son! It's not that I won't give you more time, but if you don't give me ten grand today, I'm calling the police and having you all arrested! Luciano..." As she spoke, the woman wrapped herself around the man's arm, acting all flirty. "Kourtney, it's your call. Whatever you say goes," the man said with a laugh, giving her arm a loving pat before turning to Jonah's parents and putting on a stern face. "You hear that? You pissed off my girl, so you only have until today!" Jonah, sharp as ever, quickly realized these two weren't really in love. They were just using each other. With a confident smile, he stepped up and said, "Mr. Luciano, right? Lately, have you been experiencing back pain, feeling dizzy, cold hands and feet, a loss of appetite, and feeling always tired? And you've got some itching down there that the hospital can't fix, right?" "What the... How do you know that?" The man stared at Jonah in shock, making sure he'd never seen him at the hospital before. "Are you a doctor or something?" Jonah nodded with a smile and looked at the woman. "Yours is even worse. You've had messed up periods for years, and you've had an STD for more than six months that won't go away, right?" "You..." The woman stared at Jonah like she'd seen a ghost, then freaked out. "You're nuts! You're the one who's sick, your whole family's sick! I'm fine. How could I have an STD? Luciano, don't listen to him. He's just broke and trying to stir up trouble!" The man saw her reaction, gulped, and pulled Jonah aside, his voice shaking. "Is all that true?" "I'm a doctor. Why would I lie to you?" Jonah, feeling more confident since inheriting Helwick's Legacy, smiled. "Think about when your problems started. It was about a month ago, right? And your girlfriend's had messed up periods for half a year, strong body odor, and a crazy high sex drive?" The man nodded like crazy and whispered, "You're a miracle worker! Is my condition really that bad?" "It's really serious," Jonah said, "If I'm right, the kind of STD you have is something local doctors can't handle. They can only give you IV drips to keep it under control." "Yeah, that's exactly what the doctors told me! You're amazing! So... she gave me this disease?!" The man nodded, muttering to himself, "That bitch actually screwed me over." As he said this, the man stormed over to the woman, furious. The woman seemed to see it coming. She went pale, grabbed her purse, and made a run for the door, yelling as she ran, "Luciano, what's wrong? Why are you chasing me?" "Stop right there, you lying bitch!" The man chased after her and kicked her in the butt, almost making her fall. Meanwhile, the woman screamed and ran out as fast as she could.

Chapter 3: Asking For Money

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