Jack paced around the room for a while, thinking. Finally he stopped and said to Nick that he would give him a benefit of doubt.
“I am sparing your life for now,” he said, “But you must pay for all that you lost.” When he heard the decree by his boss, at first Nick was happy but then the magnitude of the second part of the sentence hit him and he was suddenly stressed.
“How am I going to pay for all that huge amount?” he felt like asking this question out loudly but he never dared. Jack studied him for a while and knew what he was thinking.
“There are various way to ensure you pay, not necessarily with cash. You can pay with what you have that has value!” Jack said, and waited for him to respond. Nick thought about what he has going to do.