"While I'm not surprised you got scammed... just what did you say to lose so much money?" Rael asked, pushing Altros away.
Altros furrowed his brows.
"Why does that matter? I didn't try to argue with him. I just came to him with a lot of money and asked him to waive the tab slightly."
Rael sighed, rubbing his temples.
"So you went in there with a lot of money and didn't negotiate?"
"What was I supposed to negotiate?" Altros scoffed. "He already has my sister's life in his hands. If he so much as wanted to, he would just disconnect her from the machine and make it look like an accident."
Once again, Altros was playing the victim card. Sure, it was an effective card given the situation, but then again...
"When did you become so spineless?" Rael asked. "Shouldn't you be in your rebellious phase right about now? What do you do nowadays? Gamble? Sleep with tens of women a week?"
Stepping forward, Rael pressed his finger into Altros's shoulder.
