2. The Bankers!

"Come on, Meghan, You know I've tried so many things just to make ends meet." Gavin tried explaining grabbing Meghan by the hand. If there was something he hated, it was having a fight with his wife. He loved her so much and was ready to do anything just to make her happy.

"You are well aware of the loan I took from the bank which I invested only to be swindled. It's not as if I'm not doing anything about our condition. I'm trying but it's not just working out." Gavin explained further.

"How long do I have to wait for things to work out?" Meghan asked.

"Very soon, babe. Things will fall in place soon. Just bear with me." Gavin replied offering her some assurance.

Meghan knew Gavin was really trying his best but the pressure and threat from her parents were almost getting the better of her. She's been facing consistent threats from her parents that she'll lose her job in the family's company if she doesn't divorce Gavin.

"Gavin, how soon is very soon?" Meghan asked.

Gavin could sense her frustration. He couldn't deny the fact that Meghan had really been supportive but luck wasn't just on his side. 

In the midst of their argument, they heard a knock on the door.

"Who's there?" Gavin asked.

"It's the officials from Morano City Bank." A voice from outside replied.

At the mention of Morano City Bank, Gavin could almost hear his heart pound knowing fully well they had come for their loan repayment. Gavin had taken a loan of $2,000,000 to start up a real estate business using his family ancestral mansion as collateral but he lost all the money to swindlers in the guise of real estate Moguls.

He came out and met not just the bank officials but also some police men.

"Good evening, Mr Gavin." One of the bank officials greeted.

"Good evening," Gavin replied.

The senior bank official went straight to the point, "Your loan is long overdue for repayment but we've not heard anything from you," he said.

"Yes, Mr Gavin. We've given you enough time to repay but you're not making any effort to do so." Another bank official said.

"I'm working on paying back, I just need more time." Gavin pleaded.

"That's what you've been saying, Mr Gavin. This is the third time you're asking for more time and I'm sorry to say, we're not giving you that this time around." The senior bank official stated firmly.

"We're seizing your property in exchange for the money you borrowed from us. If you're not ready to comply with us, then the police will have to take you with them." The other official stated. Turning to the police officers, "Throw them out." He ordered.

"Wait!" Gavin interjected. He turned to face Meghan who had been rendered speechless from everything that has been happening.

"Officers, please give us more time. We'll definitely pay." Meghan pleaded.

"Madam, we've been giving your husband time to pay up this loan. We're a bank and not a charity organisation. I'm sorry," the senior official said. 

"Officers, go ahead and throw them out." He ordered.

Gavin felt as though his world was crumbling around him as the thought of losing his family's ancestral mansion dawned on him. He had made a solemn promise to his father to protect it at all costs.

"Please, don't do this to us," Gavin pleaded. But his pleas fell on deaf ears as the police officers proceeded to forcibly remove them from the property.

"Don't do this to us!" Meghan joined in begging. But the police remained unmoved by their pleas.

"Take them out," the senior official ordered angrily, feeling irritated by Gavin's plea.

"I'll be back to reclaim my property. I promise you that!" Gavin declared facing the bank officials.