Bargaining Position

Delilah walks into her shop upset and crying. She wiped her tears a few times and sat on one of the chairs to calm herself. Daniel was following her afterward with the same blue look. He slowly walked over to Delilah and took a chair to sit next to her.

"You want to tell me what happened? Who is that man?" asked Daniel carefully.

"He is the owner of my debt," Delilah replied after wiping her tears. Daniel's eyebrows rose at her answer. But soon, he reached out his hand and wiped Delilah's remaining tears.

"Tell me how much he asked you to pay?" asked Daniel again gently and attentively. Delilah then turned and glanced at him.

"For what?"