Chapter 27

"Excuse me for bothering you, but could you lend me some money?" It was 8:00 p.m. Amelia was sitting in the park at the hospital, frantically making phone calls. After the loan sharks left, Amelia had withdrawn all the money she had, which amounted to about 200,000 dollars. That meant she was still 800,000 dollars short of paying off those loans. It was a massive sum for her, and she only had one day. So, she had to desperately try to borrow money within that limited time. However, she had few friends, and most of them came from ordinary families who simply couldn't spare much. After making numerous phone calls and enduring much scorn, she finally managed to borrow 2,000 dollars, which was a drop in the ocean. Just as she was feeling hopeless about raising the money, Christina called. Amelia composed herself before answering. "Amy, do you not consider me a friend? You're borrowing money from everyone else but me. Aren't we best friends?" came Christina's complaints as soon as Ame