Previously:
"We will be back soon," she smiled at the cat, "Promise."
The cat meowed and rubbed its head on her leg, then walked away from them. She clutched her bag. Bai opened the door for her, and they stood outside. Waiting for the taxi, Lai couldn't help but fidget anxiously.
"Are you worried about where he got the money from?" Bai asked her.
"Yeah," she answered immediately, clutching her bag tightly until her knuckles turned white, "If he increased the debt again, I don't know what crazy thing I would do other than throwing a glass at him."
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He stared at her anxious face wondering what crazy shit her father had gotten into this time. Wondering how much more pain he could cause his daughter and wife. When the taxi arrived, they sat inside and headed for her house.