Chapter Seven

"No, I swear, I didn't forge this," Ryan pleaded, his confusion growing.

"Has it truly come to this for a pauper like you?" Ella taunted.

"Leave this bank immediately before I call the police and have you charged for fraud, you fraudster!" she added.

Ryan stared at the cheque, thousands of emotions crashing within him—confusion, sadness, and a deep sense of hurt.

He walked out of the hotel.

“Spend your $10 well.” The security guard mocked.

He ignored him and he started to wonder why Smith had done something like that.

“Was he trying to deceive me? Or set me up for fraud and have me rot in jail? Why? What have I done to deserve that cruel treatment?”

His mind raced with these questions.

Smith had set him up for fraud, Turner had lied to him, and this situation has left him in a state of disbelief. Whom could he trust now?

Is he safe? Thank his goodness for not going to meet Turner, he would have probably been a dead man by now.

As Ryan's mind raced with confusion and questions, h