Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 43 Repayment of Debt

Erin smiled awkwardly, “Yes, I only have that one best friend.”

Caleb sighed and said, “Well, I guess we’ll have to do it another day. I’ll eat alone today. I won’t keep you any longer.”

“Thank you, Mr. Grant.”

When Erin was taking the elevator up to the highest floor, her phone rang. She had a look and saw that it was from an unknown number. She picked up, thinking that it might be her mother.

“Hello, am I speaking to Erin Lane?”

When she heard a rather unfriendly man’s voice on the phone, she said in detest. “Yes, I am. Who are you?”

“You can call me Tony. Your parents are with me right now. Your father owes me ten million dollars from gambling, yet your mother only. brought two million over, naively thinking she could take him away. If everyone who owes me doesn’t repay me, my reputation will be

ruined!

Tony was clearly unhappy. Although he wasn’t speaking fiercely, his cold tone still frightened Erin. She didn’t need to guess that Tony was

no saint!

Grayson Lawrence to be her father. She did not feel like explaining herself at that moment, so

up. they won’t interfere.” He added, “But don’t worry. Things like broken limbs or fingers won’t happen here. If you don’t cough

“But I’m sure you know that even if they lived up to 800 years old, they still wouldn’t be able to pay me back! The

overworking. They might not live until 60! Their lives are not worth any money to me, but since they’re your parents, don’t say I’m not treating you all nicely. I’ll give you a week to gather the eight million dollars! If you

collected while listening to Tony finish what he had to say, even if she was already bursting

sounded a little far away.

got tricked by his friend and owed a casino 10 million dollars! How are we going to live through this? Just let me and him

Are you all

a daze and hasn’t said anything in the past two days. He was

chit–chat! Lock them back up!” Tony’s

point, Erin was already so frightened she was sweating profusely. Never in her life would she imagine having to encounter people from the casino! Thinking about how that unscrupulous Grayson had dragged her mother into this, she wanted to slap him a few

for her education and brought her up since she was young. She was indeed indebted to him. More importantly, her mother also has to suffer

your mother

immediately redialed. The moment the call connected, Tony said impatiently. “I’m telling you. Don’t call if you can’t

legs turned to jelly, and she slumped to the floor by the elevator. She had exited the elevator for quite a while already. Looking at that long corridor heading to the president’s office, she got up and re–entered the elevator, choosing to head back down.

problem of getting the money. Erin returned to the design department,

Jones, and took an emergency leave of absence before leaving

left, she ran to the side of the road to hail a taxi. At that

to lend her the money!

lan, her ex–husband, at all.

him for money, but if she failed at doing so and he humiliated and insulted her in return, she would want to