all alon never cared about the lottery before . You must have egged him on ! You knew this shop you ? You set this up ! " get him to buy My hand shot out , slapping her hard across the face and knocking her to the ground . " Shut your filthy mouth ! Even if I knew the shop was shady , how could I possibly have controlled Patrick the same numbers as the real winning ticket ? " Murmurs rippled through the crowd , this time siding with me . " Unbelievable . Emily dumped Oliver the second she thought Patrick had won . " " And now she's blaming him for Patrick's loss ? What a snake . " " Nobody forced Patrick to buy anything . If his luck's rotten , that's on him . " I stood tall , looking down at the crumbling pair before me . Patrick was raging , and Emily was humiliated . " Instead of throwing blame around , maybe you two should worry about how you'll repay that massive loan . " The words landed like a hammer . Both of them stiffened , faces draining lo Patrick's teeth chattered with panic . " The ... the mortgage , the car loan , the other debts ... Six million in total ... " The crowd gasped sharply . Are you insane , Patrick ? You borrowed that much before even touching the prize money ? " " Just now you were pretending to be loaded , promising us dinner and buying us designer gifts . ' " Let's see how you plan to cough up that cash now . " Emily , face flushed with shame , quietly stepped away from him . Patrick spun toward her in desperation . " Emily , what are we going to do about the debt ? " 〃 She frowned , voice icy as she said , million , not me . " His eyes widened in disbelief . at do you " Emily , I took the loans for us ! We spent that money together . You can't just walk away now ! You have to share this responsibility ! " Her response was a cold laugh , followed by a sharp slap across his face . " You scumbag . You tricked me , and now you want me to clean up your mess ? Dream on . " I let my lips curve into a smile . It was perfect . I would just let those two snakes rip each other apart . 2/2