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Chapter 1193
Naomi parted her lips open and lowered her head. “I… I don’t have their contact numbers.”
Other than Ryleigh, she did not have the contact numbers of her other friends.
Lucy gave her a puzzled look. “What? No way. That’s too nerdy. You need to have your own friends.”
Just when Naomi was about to say something, she suddenly shouted, “Watch out!”
It was already too late by the time Lucy reacted. At the same time as she stomped on the brake, the front of the
car hit a vehicle that was stopped in front of her waiting for a red light.
Lucy forced herself to calm down, and she was slightly stunned. “Oh my gosh, I just rear-ended someone… Can you
see what kind of car it is?”
Lucy did not know what kind of car it was, but judging from the logo, it seemed to her that it was an expensive car,
and she was worried that she couldn’t afford to pay.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNaomi looked at the logo and said, “It’s a Land Rover. Looking at the model, it should be the 3.0 L6 series. It’s worth
at least a few hundred thousand dollars.”
“What? A few hundred thousand dollars!?” Lucy nearly passed out when Naomi said that. She would have lost a few
hundred dollars if she had crashed into a car that cost a few thousand dollars, but the reality was that she had run
into a Land Rover that was worth at least a few hundred thousand dollars. If she had run into a Bentley or Rolls
Royce, she could have died on the spot.
The driver of the Land Rover got out of the car. It was a man wearing a black suit.
Lucy was so terrified that she couldn’t come around to her senses yet.
Naomi got out of the car, and it was only then Lucy returned to her senses and unbuckled her seat belt.
The man glanced at his car. The tail light was broken. There were a few scratches and a dent at the rear of the car.
He clicked his tongue and asked, “How do you guys drive?”
“I’m very sorry about that. This is all our fault. We’ll pay for your loss,” Naomi replied.
When Lucy heard what Naomi was talking about, she rushed over and pulled her to the side. Then, she whispered,
“Naomi, how… How much do I have to pay him? Can you tell me first so that I can prepare myself?”
Naomi glanced at the car and said, “It’s not that much, actually. The maintenance cost for this car in the
automobile sales service shop is about $400 to $600 once. It will probably cost about $500 to $600 to replace the
dented part and repaint it. As for the tail light, it should take about another $200 to $300, and that’ll bring the whole
bill to $1,000 or so. Besides, their car has insurance, and it’s only a small problem. If he wants us to pay him
$2,000, maybe we can ask for a discount and bring it down to $1,000, and the problem will be solved.”
Lucy took a deep breath and looked at her incredulously, “$1,000? And you called that not much?” The man had
just finished talking on his phone. He ran out of patience and shouted at them, “Hey, have you guys finished
talking? I’m in a hurry. Do you want to handle it ourselves or call the police?”
Naomi turned her head to look at him. “I think we can solve the problem ourselves. How much do you want us to
pay you?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe man snorted disdainfully. “$15,000. Can you afford it?”
Lucy was on the verge of crying as she gasped, “$15,000?”
T’ll definitely go bankrupt if I pay him the money!’
Naomi frowned, “15,000? Are you sure about that? It’s going to take only $1,000 to $2,000 to get your car fixed at
the automobile sales service shop. We’re willing to compensate you for reasonable repair costs, but that doesn’t
mean you can take advantage of the opportunity to extort money from us.”
The man laughed in anger. “Oh gosh, are you blind? This is a Land Rover. It’s worth a few hundred thousand dollars.
How can you compare it to that broken car of yours? If you guys don’t agree with my suggestion, then I’m afraid I’ll
have to call the cops.”
“Let’s call the cops then,” Naomi said. This was something the man did not expect. He was stumped and said, “You
guys still need to pay me money even if you call the cops. There’s a possibility that you’re going to pay even more
than I’ve asked.” Lucy was nervous. She looked at Naomi, but Naomi just took her phone out and called 911. “Hi, is
it 911? We’re having a-* Before
she could finish her sentence, the man snatched her phone away and threw it on the ground. This was the first time
Lucy came across something like this, and her face turned pale in fright.
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