"Monica... ording to your debt, you indeed only need to pay me twenty thousand dors. But if you want to be free from me, I''m afraid that costs extra. It''s not a lot. Combined with the twenty thousand dors you owe, that would be a hundred thousand dors in total. If you can pay me that amount, I''ll let you go right now! Of course, if you don''t have it, there''s something else you can do in exchange for that. If you let a hundred of my buddies downstairs have their way with you today and still have the energy to crawl out of this ce, I''ll let you go. How about it?"


    Ryce went back to his desk while he spoke and took out a cigar to smoke.


    A hundred thousand dors!


    Monica was dumbfounded when she heard that. She did not expect Ryce to be so shameless, asking her to pay a hundred thousand dors when the debt was only twenty thousand!


    While Monica had the money in hand, it was her hope for starting a new life. At that moment, Ryce was like a demon snatching away her only hope!


    "Mister Ryce... you..."


    Monica was furious after hearing his words. She wanted to stand up and argue with him.


    However, to her surprise, Wilbur tugged at her and urged her to sit back down on the sofa.


    "Just give him the money you have! I believe Mister Ryce is a man of his word," Wilbur said calmly while sitting on the sofa.


    "Do you know how long it took for me to earn a hundred thousand dors? He''s trying to take away everything from me just because he said so!"


    Monica treasured the money more than her life, so she argued while looking at Wilbur.


    "If you don''t pay what he demanded, do you think we''ll be able to walk out of this ce unharmed? Monica, that money doesn''t belong to you anyway. You can use it in exchange for your freedom, so you should seize the opportunity! I''m telling you this one final time. Give your money to him. If you insist on keeping it, you can continue this negotiation with Mister Ryce. I don''t n on getting involved in your personal matters."


    Wilbur was about to stand up and leave.


    Monica seemed convinced by what Wilbur said. She felt like she would lose a hundred thousand dors and still suffer the torture if Wilbur left.


    "I''ll do it! I''ll listen to you, Mister Penn!"


    Monica took out the card Wilbur gave to her in a flustered manner, then passed it to Ryce.


    Ryce picked up the card on his office desk. He nced at the security pin, then quickly checked if the card was valid for a hundred thousand dors.


    After some inquiries, Ryce saw the six-figure digit on hisptop screen and broke into a fit ofughter.


    Having earned eighty thousand dors through ckmailing gave him a great ego boost. He casually nced at Monica, then shifted his gaze to Wilbur.


    "Sir, I''m sorry for the mistreatment just now. Please, have some tea!"