Chapter 47

Clara was devastated hearing what the credit union had to say. How on earth did her mum borrow such an amount of money without telling her? What did her mother use the money for?

She couldn't place all that or get the answers to her question. The bills are too much and she doesn't know what to do.

“Miss, are you still there?”

“Oh, yes, you were saying?”

They repeated the statement they made earlier even though Clara had gotten that in the first place.

“When should we be expecting it, Miss?”

“Soon.” Clara gathered the courage to mumble that. That way she would escape giving them a certain duration. She doesn't even know how soon that will be.

After the call disconnected. Clara breathed out, she was lucky to still be in this hideout of hers and was going to her room upstairs.

“Soon?” Alex's voice frightened her.

Clara was startled for a few seconds. She itched her hair, she didn't expect anyone to hear her or for Alex to be back by this time.

“Were you eavesdropping?” She replied, fakin