chapter 17

LUNA ALEX

It had been about a week and every day Ryan tried to contact me, whether it was through a text or a call. Surprisingly he hadn't once tried to come by the restaurant, which I was grateful. Seeing Meagan had put a bad taste in my mouth and given me a chance to evaluate what I was about to do. Giving away my father or even a piece of my father restaurant and having someone hold it over my head was terrifying. I can't even believe that I even considered it.

"So you changed your mind on taking the job." She asked to clarify.

"Yes. I couldn't do it, Melissa, I feel like I would betraying my father."

"I get it why you did it. But aren't you a little worried about what's going to happen."

She was referring to the guy in the suit that had shown up to tell me that I had 30 days to pay my father's debt off, and it was a lot more than I thought it was. Not only did he own debt to the restaurant but also on the house. It would cost over $500,000 each to be able to keep both. My college