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Chapter 4

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The workshop fell dead silent for a split second before exploding into roaring laughter.

"Did the machine dust rot this kid's brain?"

"A piece of plastic like that is lucky to have $50 in it!"

"He's acting so well I almost believed him!"

...

Everyone mocked Lucas relentlessly.

Hailey laughed the loudest, pointing a finger at the card. "Do you think life is a movie and that's a billionaire's Amex Black Card? You were choking down $6 pasta yesterday. Who are you trying to fool?"

Zach loosened his tie and shoved the security guards aside. He snatched the card and stepped up to the payment terminal—a machine normally reserved for meal cards and fines that broadcast transactions over a loudspeaker.

He wanted everyone to hear the humiliating "insufficient balance" alert.

"You love doing things the hard way, huh?" he snorted, holding the card high. "Fine."

Turning to the crowd, he continued, "Quiet down, everyone! Let's listen to how much change this mechanic has to his name!"

The magnetic strip cleared. The room went deathly quiet as every worker and guard leaned in, waiting for the punchline.

The terminal whirred, processing for two agonizing seconds. Then, a flat, automated voice echoed through the PA-linked speaker: "Payment successful. Amount deducted: $500,000."

The internal printer whirred, spitting out a crisp receipt. The smug grins around us vanished instantly. The premium cigar dangling from Patrick's lips dropped onto the dirty floor.

"This... is impossible," Hailey gasped, the color draining from her face.

Zach's smirk froze, his mind going blank. "You gotta be kidding me! How could that trashy card pull half a million dollars?"

He scrambled backward, shouting incoherently, "The machine is broken! It's a glitch! It has to be!"

Nobody answered him.

In the suffocating silence, Lucas stood perfectly still, his hands still casually resting in his pockets.

"The debt is cleared," he said, his voice terrifyingly calm. "Now, it's my turn to settle scores with you."

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