The casino was lively tonight, filled with laughter and sighs of disappointment. Some women pitched their seductive tones to appease men in the midst of the metallic pings and pangs of the different game machines.

Despite how loud they were, those noises were non-existent to Thompson’s ears. All he could hear was a resonating voice that screamed, “What do I do? What do I do? What do I do…” 

He had lost all of his money, including the two million USD he borrowed from the loan sharks and the payment for his house. Losing the money that genuinely belonged to him was no issue compared to the pile of debt he now owed the loan sharks. Suddenly, Thompson felt out of breath. 

He was fully aware of what the debt would spiral into. A never-ending increase of interest. It wouldn’t require a month before his debt would snowball into five million USD. Thompson had no way to return such an amount. 

He soullessly wandered out of the casino. A familiar back appeared in his field of vision. It was Alice, passionately embracing some other man. She whined playfully and snuggled deeper into his...