So it turned out that Tyler came to her to borrow money. Janet frowned at the thought of it.
"I don't have much money," she replied in a low voice, avoiding eye contact with the man in front of her.
It was because Janet lied. Her salary was quite good, and she could afford to lend him fifty thousand dollars if she wanted to. But because Tyler seemed unreliable, perhaps because of his gambling habits in the past, Janet felt that she wouldn't get the money back.
It seemed like Tyler had seen through her, so he continued to persuade her, "Janet, I really want to turn over a new leaf and start afresh now. But as you probably know, I didn't finish school and I don't have skills either. It's hard for me to find a decent job. Fortunately, I have some old friends who are businessmen. They know how to make money. And they are willing to count me in. Now all I need is money. Just lend me fifty thousand dollars, please, Janet."
Tyler kept begging her, almost kneeling down on the ground.
"Don't do that. I'll think it over. When do you need the money?" Janet panicked when he was about to kneel down.
"I need the money right now." The anxiety on Tyler's face was instantly replaced with a glimmer of hope when Janet asked him when he needed the money. "My friends are all reliable. They told me that their business plan is great and without risk."
"Everything has its risk." Even an amateur like Janet was aware of this fact.
"My friends are all successful businessmen. They know what they're doing. Just please lend me the money. I will give it back to you in two weeks." Purposely ignoring what Janet said, Tyler tried harder to convince her.
In the end, she decided to lend the money to him.
It was not that she believed in Tyler. If it weren't for Hannah, Janet wouldn't lend him a single penny. But because she owed his mother for raising her, it was hard to say no to him.
"Alright. Give me your bank account details."
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