Chapter 156: Taking the Blame
Watching Emily pour a drink for Pam, Leon’s gaze lingered on Stardew Valley’s most infamous drunk, and he sighed.
After all, he’d overheard what Pam had just said. She seemed to be buying on credit—and from the sound of it, this wasn’t her first time.
Judging by her flushed face and the sharp stench of alcohol that reached him even from more than a meter away, Leon guessed she’d already had quite a bit to drink before coming here.
That inevitably made him think of Penny—because this drunkard was, after all, Penny’s mother.
When Pam walked off carrying a huge, frothing mug of beer, Leon asked, “How much does she owe the shop?”
“I’m not too sure, let me check… Hmm, six hundred and forty-five gold.” Emily pulled out a notebook from behind the counter, flipped through it, and gave her answer.
“And Gus just lets her run a tab like that?” Leon pressed.
“She’s an old customer, and you know Gus’s personality,” Emily said, her expression tinged with helplessness. It was clear she wasn’t happy about Pam taking advantage of Gus’s kindness to feed her drinking habit.
“Do you think she’s likely to pay it back?” Leon glanced toward Pam, who was sitting alone in a corner chugging her beer. From her slightly shabby clothes, he couldn’t tell what kind of work she was doing these days.