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Thea continued to talk about one thing after another, but Tawney tuned her out

Al and went straight to Jaot to the house, there was a for sale sign in the front yard She rang the doorbell but got no answer; she took down the phone nu hoent

While inquiring about the house, she discovered that Jamal never owned the property or the business He was house sitting for the owners, ere now living and operating a new business abroad

Jao, and no one knehere they were

The broker did ask if she was interested in buying the property The asking price was one million dollars in its present condition It was ironic, because prior to losing her job and handing over her e Now she barely had enough ot off the phone, she sat there as though someone had sucked all of the life out of her, that so Jamal and surht froloe and was able to trick her into believing he was purchasing a company In reality, he was a snake indled her out of herShe had very little money and no job and would have to repay the loan, pay taxes, and penalties on the money she borrowed from her pension and retirement accounts

What was she to do next? She was too eainst hi about thishe told her was a flat out lie He used her, pretended to be in love with her and then ripped her off without blinking an eye Behind that façade was a cruel and immoral person

Excessively in lust, she never saw the cautionary sign: Requesting that the check for the business be payable to him and not to the company, which was never his from the start

For the next several months, Taas in a state of shock and depression Every ti with Ja erotic fun, eventually gettingchildren, but all of her drea shattered into miniature pieces The hurt was just too unbearable She would cry herself to sleep every night