She looked at her feet, "Yeah, we aren't exactly in the lap of luxury right now... But no, he couldn't have taken out a loan. Things are still tough, even if he took one out from your boss." Just the idea of getting caught by a gang made her head spin. She stared at him with disbelief, not as much fear and horror than confusion. She turned from him and held her face in her hands, "What the hell.... did my dad get himself into?"<br/><br/>Out of nowhere, the sound of a door slamming open made Alice jump. Linus had been listening the whole time, and from the look on his face, he didn't seem happy with his underling. "Last I checked" he began, stepping towards the couch with his yellow eyes glinting in fury kept beneath his expression on his face "she wasn't to be interrogated; she was to be PUNISHED. You are doing a very poor job of that, if that'ss even what you're doing."<br/><br/>"Please sir." The boss' eyes caught on Alice speaking meekly to him, even though she didn't understand who he was. "I don't know what my dad did, but I'm sure he'll pay you ba-"<br/><br/>Her pleas were interrupted by the sharp sound of a palm hitting her rosy cheek. She was sent sprawling onto the floor, her eyes wide. Linus retracted his hand, his anger getting the better of him "You know NOTHING of your father's insult towards me, girl! He has been gambling away all the money I've given him, and returned NONE OF IT!!" He exhaled, and stood up tall, giving her a sharp look, "Therefore, you are going to be the one paying off his debt to me. Boy," He then turned to the young man who had listened to poor Alice with a hint of displeasure in his eye, "See to it that she IS punished this time, or I'll feed you to the hunting dogs." With that he left through the same door he entered.