I Am a Bad Girl

14

The plan was going smoothly.

"It's finally your turn," I said to Henry.

We gave each other high fives. "Good luck! Let's get this over with."

I made an appointment with Jacob to have dinner at the best restaurant in town.

Not long after we had sat down, Henry walked in.

I appeared pleasantly surprised and invited him to join us.

Then, I introduced Henry to Jacob. "This is Mr. Zahn, a former client of mine."

Jacob couldn't have expected that the man in front of him was the same person he had been calling "darling" and exchanging sweet nothings with every night on WhatsApp.

Jacob had met many of my clients before, and each one had made him some small profits.

So, he fawned over Henry, saying, "Hello, hello!"

When the dishes were served, Henry stuttered, "Irene, can you lend me 15,000 dollars? I've had a run of bad luck lately, and I've lost all my pocket money from home..."