Without the temptation of Ethan Grant's glasses, Shirley Thorne finally recovered some of her intelligence.
According to Ethan Grant's analysis, these loan sharks were just a bunch of cannon fodder. If they managed to hurt Shirley Thorne, that would be a happy outcome for the mastermind. If they didn't, and ended up getting caught, it wouldn't matter—they were disposable.
This concealed a huge piece of information.
Namely, the mastermind behind this wasn't afraid of their identity being exposed if the loan sharks were caught. You could say they were acting with impunity.
The loan sharks were different from Leo Graham. Leo had to be rescued, but the loan sharks didn't.
Thinking of this, Shirley Thorne felt a little defeated. Whether she acted as bait or not, the person pulling the strings wouldn't lose a thing.
Instead, she might be forced into a workout, hauling 220 pounds of cash to some godforsaken corner of the city.
"Don't worry, I've got everything under control."
