The bartender placed Howard's drink in front of him. He was miserable and desperate because of the stress he had been put under. His friend, Jonathan, was also with him at the bar.
"What do I do?" Howard lamented. "He only gave me till 9 PM and I've only got an hour left! I can't return so much money in such a short time…"
"You need to get a grip on yourself!" Jonathan exclaimed. "I warned you not to take money from that guy! But now, you'll have to find a way to convince him to give you more time!"
"I had no choice!" Howard said bitterly. "My wife wanted to open a cafe and I assured her that I have the expenses covered. She doesn't know whom I borrowed the money from but I think she's getting suspicious. Last night, she asked me about the loan again and I had to dodge her question."
"You're troubling Natasha and yourself," Jonathan sighed. "You just had to borrow from Lucas Hao's men! They're not good people and extremely dangerous. This loan shark...what's his name?"
