Chapter 35

Suzy’s smile faded as she asked in a deep voice, “What happened?” Nelly paused for a while, as if keeping her emotions in check. Then, she slowly opened her mouth to tell Suzy the truth, “My dad is a gambler. He’s been gambling since I was a child, and he’s still gambling now. He didn’t come home for a month before this, but he came back two weeks ago and told us that he owes someone 50 grand. He said he wanted to sell the house. My mother refused to hand over the house, and after dragging it out for two weeks, a bunch of people came by and took my brother away. My mother and I are in a hurry to sell the house to get the money. The debt collector said he wants the money by tonight or we’ll never see my brother again.” Suzy frowned at this. “Have you called the police?” Nelly’s voice was filled with exhaustion and helplessness. “My mother’s too afraid to call the police, and she disallowed me from calling them!” “What about your father?” “He ran off!” After saying this, Nelly could