“Don’t you play dead, Maricela!”
“If you don’t open this door, I’m calling the cops!
And telling them you took bribes!”
“No, this isn’t taking bribes! This is fraud!”
Harlan finally rolled down the window. “What the hell are you talking about? When did she ever defraud you?”
The women sneered. “Ha, she tricked us! Said she was a classmate of Leo’s, used her position as your company’s executive assistant as a front, and promised to take care of our families if the collaboration with Leo was successful!”
What are you if not a scammer?”
“Ha. you took our stuff. Forget the bags and lipsticks, you’re going to spit out every meal you ate
on us!”
Harlan had no idea what was going on. He looked back at Maricela’s expression and knew instantly that these people weren’t lying.
“Harlan… I really thought our partnership would work out. Isn’t this just normal business?”
Maricela said timidly.
“You call scamming people ‘business dealings“?
Get out here!
If you don’t get out, I’m smashing this car!”
The woman banged on the car window.
Maricela carefully cracked the window open, but a hand immediately reached in from outside and grabbed her hair
Maricela screamed in pain.
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But the girls had no intention of letting her go, and instead pulled even tighter.
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Harlan yelled and got out of the car to help, when a car screeched up beside them. Before it even stopped, several men in black jumped out, blocked Harlan’s way, and started beating him without a word.
Harlan couldn’t even protect himself, and as for Maricela, someone was yanking her hair, pulling her out, while another reached in and opened the car door.
Maricela was dragged out of the car.
“Give it back!
Give back the money!
You liar!”
Then came a chaotic flurry of punches and kicks.
Harlan and Maricela had no chance to fight back.
In the end, it was so chaotic that Harlan and Maricela couldn’t even tell who was hitting them.
The two groups came and went quickly, beating them up like a whirlwind before getting into their respective cars and speeding away. Just before leaving, one of the girls tossed a line over her shoulder: Remember to pay up!
Or we’ll beat you again!
Harlan and Maricela were left limp on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Harlan hadn’t been in a situation like this since graduation. He wanted to call the police, but Maricela stopped him.
“No, Harlan, don’t call the police!”
Maricela’s hair was a mess, her face was bruised and swollen, and her makeup was completely smeared. Her lips were so swollen she could barely speak. “Don’t call the police. If you do… won’t I get in trouble too…”
Besides scamming them, she had a ton of other messes she was involved in. She was terrified of pissing off Leo and having him expose everything.
Harlan’s whole face was beaten to a pulp. His nose was bleeding, and his mouth tasted salty. He spat, and two of his teeth came out with it.
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“Fuck, those motherfuckers! They hit so damn hard!
Don’t let me find out who they are!”
Harlan looked at Maricela. “Are we just going to let it go?”
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Maricela knew she looked awful. She covered her face, shaking her head and crying, “I don’t know what to do… I…”
Harlan sighed. “I know. If it had worked out, it would’ve just been a business deal. Taking that stuff would’ve been nothing.”
“Harlan…” Maricela said through her tears. “You’re the best. You’re the only one who understands me.”
“Let’s go.”
Harlan tried to get up, but he was unsteady and fell back to the ground.
A string of curses cut through the night.
The Ballroom.
The dinner party was coming to an end.
Aside from the small interruption earlier, it was safe to say everyone had a good time.
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