Chapter 198

• With a little bit of embarrassment, Liana takes out the paper that stipulated the amount of the mortgage debt. She hands it to Giovanni, who takes it and reads it immediately.
• The debt was enormous, James had taken out three loans. Practically the house was not his but the bank's. Not even with a month's salary could he afford the first payment. The CEO folds the envelope and tucks it into his jacket, being watched by Liana.
• "It's a deal! I'll give your father his job back and pay off the mortgage in exchange for your entire body," he says.