Jacky stood up and walked towards the door. As he walked out, he said, "Cut off his pinky finger on his left hand and send it over to the Moore family. They'd understand."
"Yes, sir."
Deanna followed him as he left. Halfway out, she told Flynt, "Don't do things the hard way if you can do it the easy way. You should always put yourself first. The Moore family definitely has money, and there's no shame in borrowing some from them. Your missing finger won't be ever grow back. However, if you borrowed money, then you can always return it to them sooner or later. Flynt, for Cynthia's sake, I'll tell Jacky not to cut off your finger. Write a letter to them and tell them that they should just hand over the money."
"My brother paid up, so I'm fine. Look at me, not bad right?"
Deanna said this earnestly but Flynt sneered. "You can sleep with him but I can't."
She frowned. "That's a different matter altogether. We still have to pay him. Even if you did sleep with him, he'd still ask for money. You have to understand that your brothers will definitely collect their dues."
Flynt's life had been turned upside down by her. She behaved so differently from a regular person.
Flynt stopped talking and was too tired to say anything else.
Deanna turned around and walked out to stop them from cutting off Flynt's fingers.
Flynt was lying down inside, appearing quite amused. Deanna had actually helped him.
"Jacky..." She pleaded in front of Jacky. He had sent someone out and slapped his thigh. Jacky sat down and hugged her. "Don't worry, this is just something we men need to settle."
"How can a man be without a woman? If you have a daughter in the future, then would you say the same things to her?"
Jacky laughed. "Why a daughter? Isn't a boy better?"
Deanna shook her head. "I'd like to have a daughter."
"Then, let's have a daughter and two sons. What do you think?"
Deanna thought about this. "I want to ask my brother, if he isn't happy, then I..."
"Having a son would make him an uncle," Jacky said. Deanna then changed her mind. "Really?"
"It's true."
"Then, I'll have a son."
"Mmm." Jacky hugged her and kissed her for a while. She had forgotten all about the chopping off fingers business, but Jacky didn't forget. He still respected her and chose not to cut off Flynt's fingers.
After taking a look at Flynt, Deanna followed Jacky and walked out. As she did, she asked, "Will he starve to death?"
"No, he'll be fed regularly."
"With just a potato?"
Jacky smiled but didn't say anything after.
Deanna tugged on Jacky's sleeve and asked, "What if someone finds out?"
"Then, I'll go to jail," Jacky said, stopping in his tracks. "Are you afraid?"
"What's there to be afraid of? If you're in jail, then you still get to eat and sleep."
"I heard that prison is terrible. The people inside will bully you."
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