Series 3-18
When I was nine months pregnant, my evil mother–in–law and her family forced me to use my dowry to pay off their debts.”
My husband borrowed hundreds of thousands of dollars online, but I was the one who got the phone calls from the debt collectors. They threatened me
He begged me to help him pay off the loan.
My father–in–law, mother–in–law, and sisters–in–law all threatened me, a lady who was nine months pregnant.
But where could I get the money?!
My mother–in–law said, “Didn’t we give you 200,000 dollars as a betrothal gift when you got married? And your family also gave you 200,000 dollars as a dowry.”
At that moment, I realized that everything they did was for my 400,000 dollars
As a nine–months pregnant lady, I had trouble walking X
One day, I received a phone call.
“You must be Trent Gage’s wife.“%
“He borrowed 200,000 dollars from us and hasn’t paid it back. So we’re calling you.“2
It was such a blow to me.X
“He took out a loan?!
What did he borrow money for?!
‘Our family had no major expenses, and nothing bad had happened. Why did he get a loan?
“I’ll give you three days. If you don’t pay me back, you should know the consequences.”
I held the phone in my hand, my heart racing.
What consequences? The most common way was for them to make a scene at the borrowers‘ workplace and in front of their families. That would make the borrowers lose face and their jobs.
There were even news reports of people losing their lives. 200,000 dollars?!
What did Trent do with such a huge sum of money?
I called him right away, and he came back pretty quickly.
He lowered his head 2
“Did you really borrow it?”
He nodded silently.
I almost fainted. That was two hundred thousand dollars!
The two of us would have to work for a year to save that kind of money
I was pregnant. He was the only one working. So, saving money was so difficult.
I yelled at him
“Why did you borrow the money? How did our family get to the point where we need to borrow money online? Couldn’t we make ends meet?”
He knelt in front of me, took my hand, and begged.
“Honey, please help me pay it back. I really have no other choice. The business is bad this year, and my income is half of what it used to be
“You are pregnant, so you need special care. My mother is sick again. She also needs money to get treatment.”
“I had no choice but to apply for an online loan. I thought I would be able to pay it back when the business got better, or I took on some private work.”
“But you failed to pay it back.”
“Yeah, I didn’t want it, either, and I didn’t expect them to call you.”
He knelt in front of me, crying bitterly, begging for my help.X
over be able to pay it
“If I can’t pay it back, they will definitely come to my company to make trouble. By then, I lose my job and will never be back.”
“Those people are capable of anything. Honey, please help me:
How could I help?
I got pregnant two months after getting married. It was hard for me, vomiting all day long.
I couldn’t go to work, either.
“Where can I get 200,000 dollars?”
He hesitated for a moment.
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I saved all the money for us, leaving no single cent for my parents.
At first, his family was only willing to offer 50,000 dollars
Later, they offered 200,000 dollars for no reason.
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