A Ruinous Debt

The woman with drooping eyes couldn't believe her ears when she heard the number, her eyes widening in disbelief, and she almost fainted on the spot.

Five billion?!

Even though the Carmichael residence was wealthy, it was one thing to easily come up with five million, but a whole different story to come up with five billion.

"No, how is that possible? What kind of gambling could rack up such a deb