79. Saving the family

Chapter Seventy Nine, saving the family

Miller’s heart pounded as he tried to reason with the loan sharks over the phone.

He could hear the menace in their voices, the underlying threat that made his blood run cold.

“Listen, I just need a little more time,” he pleaded. “I’ll get you the money, I promise.”

“You’ve had enough time,” one of the loan sharks growled.

“We want our money, and if we don’t get it by tomorrow morning, we’ll storm into Brown’s Conglomerate and cause a scene. We’ll tell the world that a Brown owes us.”

Miller’s stomach churned. The thought of the family’s name being dragged through the mud terrified him.

He knew he had to act fast, but what could he do?

As he watched Chris driving out of the estate, an idea struck him.

He remembered the events of the evening—the First Daughter, the goddess statue.

If he could get his hands on that statue and sell it, he might just have enough to pay off the debt and have some leftover.

No one would suspect him, and he co