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!

explaining herself at that moment, so she cautiously and calmly asked, furrowing her brow. “Tony, how do you want to settle this?”

won’t interfere.” He added, “But don’t worry. Things like broken limbs or fingers won’t happen here. If you don’t cough up the other eight million dollars, I won’t let your parents go. I’ll make them stay

you know that even if they lived up to 800 years old, they still wouldn’t be able to

I’m not treating you all nicely. I’ll give you a week to gather the eight million dollars! If you can’t get me the money by then, don’t blame me if they

while listening to Tony finish what he had to say, even if she was already bursting with rage. She calmly said, “I want

little far away. “Hey, you two! Bring the old couple

I’m so sorry! I lied to you! Grayson 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 die! Please, take good care of

How are you and Mr. Lawrence now? Are you all hurt?” Erin

seems to be in shock. He’s in a daze and hasn’t said anything in the past two

chit–chat! Lock them back up!” Tony’s voice rang through the phone

encounter people from the casino! Thinking about how

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

talked to your mother already. Go get the money!”

immediately redialed. The moment the call connected, Tony said impatiently. “I’m telling you. Don’t call if you can’t get me the eight million dollars!

had exited the elevator for quite a while already. Looking at that long corridor

mattered was to solve the problem

an emergency leave of absence before

hail a taxi. At that moment,

her the money!

didn’t even think of lan, her ex–husband, at all.

if she failed at doing so and he humiliated and insulted her in return, she would