A trap
Author: Justlynkyler
last update2025-03-14 00:16:50

Searching through his phone, Mark found the number of the manager of Pinnacle Bank. Never did he think it could be beneficial if not today and at this moment. Days ago, he had collected the number intending to collect a loan and putting the charges on the company. His spending habit was something he couldn’t control and by taking the loan, he could keep living the luxurious life he wanted.

Sadly, before he was unable to achieve that, August and Caroline came into the picture and ruined everything for him.

“Hello, Mr. Ethan, you must be the bank manager of Pinnacle Bank, right?” Mark said right after the call went through.

“And who is this?” The voice sounded uninterested over the phone.

Rolling his eyes, Mark racked his brain on what to say and after a while, he seemed to have come up with a plan.

“It’s like this, I am a worker in Aurora Corporation and my boss wants to take a loan from your bank. I know it might not make sense, but I have to warn you that our company is bad, and we
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