"God, you''re so f*cking ungrateful! Do you think you would have been able to get into a school like that if I hadn''t slept with the dean, huh? Do you think you''d be able to have meals I would never even dream of having if I hadn''t slept with the rich students?"


    Monica did not hesitate to admit to everything she had done in response to Eliana''s usations.


    Wilbur did not feel that it was appropriate for him toment on another family''s affairs, nor did he have the right to do so.


    But he needed to get to the bottom of why those men showed up in the first ce and took out a card before tossing it at Monica. "There''s a hundred thousand dors in there. It should be enough tost you a while. Stop doing what you''re doing anymore. You''re hurting Eliana all the same."


    Wilbur then turned to an envious-looking Betty. "Ma''am, your business here doesn''t seem to be doing very well either. Why don''t you sell me some shares? That way Monica can work here, and I can get you lots of customers to relieve your financial stress. How''s that?"


    Betty lit up, nodding profusely. "Of course, of course! I''ll even sell you the whole inn if you want it, Mister Penn!"


    Wilbur nodded. "It''s a deal, then. Let me find out why they came here first, then we can talk about the detailster."


    He got up to wake the men up so he could interrogate them. Just as Wilbur came up to the eight tied-up men, one of the men''s phones started ringing.


    Wilbur fished the phone out of the man''s pocket and picked up the iing call. "How''s the progress? Why haven''t you been reporting to me? Did you idiots forget what I told you?"


    A series of curses and swears poured out as soon as the call connected.


    Wilbur was able to deduce that the person on the call was probably the leader of these men, and he said, "My apologies, sir. Your men broke into private property, and I''ve captured all of them because of it. Can I know what you''re after? Also, will you be able to promise that the harassment will stop once you get what you need?"


    On the other end of the call, Hooked Nose blinked for a beat before his expression twisted into a murderous one. "Listen up, buddy! I don''t care who you are or where you came from, but you better hand that footage over or I''ll kill Fox Losa, and thene for you! I''m warning you, though. I won''t be half as nice as I am now when I get to you! Of course, I''ll spare their lives if they haven''t seen what''s on the footage. That promise expires by noon today, and I hope you make use of it!"


    Hooked Nose ended the call after that. He waved a hand, and one of his men came over. Hooked Nose gave him some instructions before leaving the factory where Fox was being held.


    Over in 56 Tribe Inn, Wilbur had finally gotten some useful information out of that call, and it seemed like there were two key points.


    These people were after some sort of footage, and that Lacey''s biological father was possibly held captive!