Meanwhile, back at Stone River...
Nathan settled onto the edge of his bed.
His body ached with each movement. The drugs the doctor had given him hadn’t kicked in and for a moment, he doubted if they were actually painkillers.
A frown creased his face as the image Veronica appeared in his mind. It had only been their second interaction but the doctor was already getting on his nerves.
He couldn’t tell whether she genuinely disliked him or if that was simply her default personality.
What kind of doctor checks her patient’s dick while he is unconscious?
Nathan recalled her expression when he woke up, the way her eyes widened as she looked under his shorts.
He unzipped his jumpsuit and looked below. What greeted him wasn’t particularly impressive in its resting state.
He sheathed it in his shorts and blinked away thoughts of the doctor.
Nathan opened his Critter. He intended to pay for the food and tray he’d used as weapons earlier.
[ @ISimpForLadyMight ]
Nathan shook his head at the handle. There were two messages already waiting for him. He opened the chat.
[@ISimpForLadyMight: Hey Nathan. That was some action at the yard today 😂😂]
[@ISimpForLadyMight: Don’t worry about paying for anything, it’s on the house👍]
Nathan smiled and typed a response.
[Thanks man.]
Almost immediately he got a thumbs up reaction to the message.
Nathan’s thoughts drifted to the inmates that had beaten him up. He didn’t know what they were capable of nor did he intend to find out. He wanted to ensure they stayed off his back, at least until he was out of Stone River.
He had turned down the doctor’s help. He doubted she had good intentions, and he didn’t want to be indebted to her.
He asked Moe the extent of his services and if he had a way to keep them off his back. Maybe a warning. A reminder that messing with him wasn’t worth the trouble.
[@ISimpForLadyMight: Yes it’s possible but it’ll cost you]
Nathan heaved a sigh of relief. His second option was paying a guard or putting a bounty on them. Depending on how effective the threat was, he kept those options aside.
He typed his response.
[No problem. Same address?]
Moe reacted with a thumbs up emoji.
[@ISimpForLadyMight: Anything else?]
Nathan rested his chin on his hand as Veronica came to mind again. Part of his escape plan might involve the doctor, but her behaviour put him off.
Nathan glanced away.
This isn’t the time to be picky. I need whatever edge I can get.
[Could you get me information on the prison doctor?]
The typing indicator appeared for some moments.
Nathan mused he needed leverage he could use to his advantage. Something he could use to blackmail her or make an offer she couldn’t refuse. A pang of guilt stabbed at his chest but he dismissed it.
He was ready to cross a line, but then again, she had called him a criminal. Maybe it was time he acted like one.
Moe’s response appeared.
[@ISimpForLadyMight: Veronica? The warden’s daughter?]
The Warden’s Daughter?
Nathan frowned as he read the text. The same doctor he intended to use as a tool for his escape was the warden’s daughter. His shoulders dropped as he realized the irony of it.
"That explains a bit of her behaviour," he muttered.
The air of superiority, the way the guards gave way for her antics, her refusal to apologize despite being the one at fault. But it still didn’t explain why she held a grudge with him.
Theo had alluded that the warden was an agreeable man. Did it extend to his daughter too?
At least there’s got to be something she wants. Something I can use.
He typed his response.
[Yes. Whatever you’ve got on her.]
[@ISimpForLadyMight: I’ll see what I can find. Don’t get your hopes up.]
Nathan asked for the total price for his services. Moe replied with the cost and mentioned he was only charging for the inmate problem.
He was also happy to give him a discount, especially after the stunt he pulled in the yard earlier.
Nathan thanked him and sent the payment.
[Spent: $7000]
[Rebate (2x) : $14,000]
[System Balance: $11,007,000]
Moe sent a thumbs up emoji. Nathan reacted with one of his own and closed the chat. With two issues sorted he moved on to the next one. His sister’s.
He downloaded TiikTuk and set it up. He followed some random accounts and finally, Catherine.
She had around a thousand followers. Her content was random. From singing videos, cooking, pictures of the sky and even gameplay recordings.
Nathan smiled as he recalled helping her take some of these or even stepping out of the camera frame.
Unlike her, he didn’t post himself. Despite all her rants of him being handsome and showing off more, he preferred privacy and being anonymous.
He summoned the system card and bought coins worth a thousand dollars.
[Spent: $1000]
[Rebate (2x): $2000]
[System Balance : $11,008,000]
"Too small," he muttered. The platform had a maximum top-up limit of a thousand dollars. Nathan exhaled sharply and proceeded to tap.
Tap!
Tap!
Tap!
He kept going until his fingers began to ache. By the time he was done, he had bought five hundred thousand dollars worth of coins in total.
[Spent: $500,000]
[Rebate (2x): $1,000,000]
[System Balance : $11,508,000]
With a satisfied smile, he set the phone aside and slowly lay back on the bed, his gaze settling on the ceiling.
An image of Catherine flashed in his mind.
After tonight, she won’t have money problems anymore.
Nathan closed his eyes then drifted to sleep.
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