Chapter 382: An Informant
"Why would we do that? They’re sex slaves that were promoted to be surrogate mothers for our clients?" Samantha was the one to ask.
Anastasia slightly shrugged. "I was just thinking, wouldn’t it be better if they were getting paid so they could have a little something for themselves?"
Both Xander and Samantha shared another look.
"They’re sex slaves—"
"I understand that you’ve kidnapped them and forced them into all of this, but that doesn’t guarantee they’ll stay loyal," Anastasia said, her voice steady. "Keeping them locked away in this mansion won’t buy their silence. Money will."
A frown settled on everyone’s face, including Julian’s. The tension in the room thickened as the gravity of her words sank in. Anastasia knew the truth had to be said if they were going to regain control over the situation.
"What do you mean?" He asked. They’d not planned for this at all, but he was ready to back her up.
"Paying the girls will create an illusion that they were willing to participate rather than being exploited. As you said," she paused, facing Xander, "X is destroying every trade you conduct, which only means he’s catching up to you. Let’s say one of the girls escapes, and they bump into X, she’s going to tell him everything she knows."
Xander and Samantha had never thought of paying off the girls because they deemed it unnecessary.