Debt
Lionel's sister was drowning in debt. She asked him for money, but he refused to be dragged down with her. Then he found out, through a mutual acquaintance, that she had cancer. By the time he lent her the money, she'd already went bankrupt. She died several months later.
By the time he lent her the money, she'd already went bankrupt. Lionel's sister was drowning in debt. She asked him for money, but he refused to be dragged down with her. She died several months later. Then he found out, through a mutual acquaintance, that she had cancer.