Decker wanted to run up to her and stop Debbie in her tracks. He wanted the money now. But Ruby got in his way.
“You know your sister know Tae
Kwon Do, right? She could beat you to a pulp if she wanted. She hasn't done that so far, because you're her brother. Don't push it."
Reminded of Debbie's top-notch martial arts, Decker immediately chickened out. He shouted all sorts of insults as he watched, helpless, as the car drove away. He kicked his leg in the direction of the leaving car as if venting his anger. After that, he hopped on his motorbike.
Just then, a woman wearing a baseball cap and a mask sprang up from nowhere and stopped in Decker's way.
“Are you Decker?" she asked.
Decker turned the key and stopped the engine. In an impatient voice, he asked, "Who are you?"
“Are you? Yes, or no."
“Yeah. What? You know me?”
The woman took an envelope from her handbag and held it in front of his face.
“Inside this envelope is a bank card with a million dollars. Take it and don't bother Debbie again!"
"A million?’ Decker's facial expression changed dramatically. He jumped off his motorbike and grabbed the envelope. He opened the envelope slowly, as if he expected this to be a trick. Once he realized she wasn't lying, he asked curiously, "Who are you? Why cover your face?
And why are you giving this to me?"
“It doesn't matter who I am. Just don't bug her for money anymore. You could start a small business with this, maybe open a store. Do something useful for once."
Decker's eyes Lit up with excitement. He promised her outright, “Okay, okay. No problem. So what's the passcode?”
“The Last six numbers of the bank card number."
“Lady, with this kind of cash I can do all sorts of stuff. It's a deal!" he exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear.
A dash of disappointment flashed in the woman's eyes, hidden under a pair of sunglasses.
After the mysterious woman left, Decker rode the motorbike to a nearby bank and found an ATM. He checked the balance and there was indeed a million dollars in it!
He jumped for joy as he counted the number again and again to make sure of it. He even pinched himself, hard, but he still hadn't awakened
This was no dream! So he took out fifty thousand dollars and grabbed his girlfriend to get some quality time.
Debbie, on the other hand, was still worried about Decker. How would she ever get him to go to work? She had tried everything, using both hard and soft tactics, to get a Leash on Decker, but nothing worked.
After a shower, she sat on the bed and turned on her laptop. While she waited for it to boot, she texted Ivan.
“Hey, I'm back in Zugrurg now.
Meet you in the office tomorrow."