"I forgot to grab the phone!" Answered the mysterious man who accidentally shot Anna. "It was just a mess and I heard people running towards the scene, I'm sorry."
"It's alright!" Answered Anna without much energy on her tone but it was clear to notice that she isn't pleased when one would take a look at her facial expressions. "Do you think he would contact me again?"
Even at such a situation she is asking about the Blackmailer, it is certain that he has drained a lot of her energy so far. It isn't easy to handle all those tears and stress, coming from an ex lover. Sending such explicit images may not be the best idea but she didn't think it will come to this case.
Thinking about how the Blackmailer's bone cracked, the Invisible boxer stated. "I'm not sure what his next move will be, but I think you should feel free for at least a few weeks. I roughed him up really bad."
The mysterious man tried to sound and look brave, he offered more help. "If he does, we will stage another meeting. He won't be able to escape my hands that time."
He tried to make her feel happy, but she just kept a dissatisfied look on her face. Giving a glance at her eye, he thought to himself. "What have you gone through to miss an eye." And wondered if its related to the blackmailer.
With money constantly going through her mind, she broke the silence with a little question. "Did you at least grab the envelope? It had 4,000£ inside." Although the amount big indeed, her tone made it sound like she is talking about 10£.
Feeling a bit embarrassed and rubbing the back of his head the tall buff man standing besides her, expressed as if he was holding his voice in. "I forgot to grab that too, but I think money won't be a problem for you."
Giving a stressful sigh, thinking about all the money she could have paid back if she got her hands on that envelope again. But she still hung on to that one small pieces of words. "How wouldn't it be a problem? That jackass has made my life miserable!"
Apparently her tone arose now, it felt a lot less lifeless. But one thing was made certain, most of her emotions contain rage.
"I have a lot of money to spare, especially for such a case where you have been taken victim by a Blackmailer." His thick tone is hard to not pay attention enough, but he has this thick dialect and his words roll out so smoothly.
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You would think that he could tell her that a loved one died and he would still convince her to feel happy about it with his tone. "I will help you get rid of all the debt you have."
Bewildered of such help coming from a stranger when just a day ago such a tragedy came from a loved one, she just became direct about it. "What's your name?" A sudden question indeed but what was its root?
"I'm Jack." He answered shortly with no aims of giving a last name, and eager to hear more of what Anna has to say.
"Look Jack, you helped me a lot last night but I think this situation will turn out worst." She tried to say that he made the situation worse, if he didn't interrupt perhaps the blackmailer would get entirely out of her life.
But her wordplay towards Jack showed concern, "I don't want you to be around and get hurt. I wasted a lot of tears throughout this problem and I don't want to cry more thinking about your death, I don't want him to kill you."
"He is just a low life blackmailer, I promise you we will get rid of him but for now we need to take care of the main issue." His courage indeed grabbed her attention but annoyed her a little bit because she couldn't convince him. "How deep are you in debt?"
Seeing that there is no way to convince this man otherwise, she just tried to cooperate temporarily so the amount can scare him off. She doesn't want him mixed up in her problem that she brought on herself. "On the bank or..."
"Regardless of where or who you own it too, tell me how much you are in debt!" Jack insisted as he stood tall besides the bed she was taking rest on, with a face that shows good enthusiasm to solve this problem. "Think about it to every last detail."
She noticed that her plan is on the way of failing, he still didn't flinch even though she owns money not just to the bank but also to other people. So she just gave a little thought and answered, "Um, there is mom and dad. I own them 700£!"
"I can afford to pay that!" His tone arose a little bit showing noticable enthusiasm, even at a high pitch for once actually. "Who else?"
"Um, I think I own around 3,000£ to all my friends combined!" She answered once more, feeling more than sure that this part of the debt will finally scare him off and let her handle this problem on her own.
But no no, his tone still remained full of enthusiasm as he answered. "I can pay that too, and I'm assuming the last debt is to the bank?"
His wordplay this time, made her feel like he is close to giving up. I mean he already agreed to pay a debt of 3,700£. "What maniac would give all that money to a stranger?"
She thought as she kept a bewildered look on her face. "No, I also owe 2,600€ to my Coworkers!"
His tone sunk a bit this time, but surprisingly he still agreed. "I will pay that too, you don't have to worry about it."
Now she began to be suspicious, why would he give all that money. This time she didn't beat around the bush, straight ahead she asked. "What do you want from me? Why are you paying all my debts?"
With her face turning from pale and reactionless to her nose red with a bit of anger, she continued to ask. "What will you get out of this?"