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!

her father. She did not feel like explaining herself at that

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 and work as a

if they lived up to 800 years old, they still wouldn’t be able to pay me

parents, don’t say I’m not treating you all nicely. I’ll give you a week to gather

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

Tony’s voice sounded a little far away. “Hey, you two! Bring the old couple here.”

his friend and owed a casino 10 million dollars! How are

and Mr. Lawrence now? Are you all hurt?” Erin sounded agitated, but she tried not to get

“I’m fine, but Grayson seems to be in shock. He’s in a daze

up!” Tony’s voice

she imagine having to encounter people from

it was pointless getting angry at that moment. Even if Grayson wasn’t her real father, he had paid for her education and brought her up since she was

you’ve talked to your mother already. Go get the

say anything. Tony hung up. She 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

to the floor by the elevator. She had exited the elevator for quite a while already.

thing that mattered was to solve the problem of getting the money. Erin returned to the design department, found

took an emergency leave of

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

her the money!

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

seconds, thinking whether she should ask him for money, but if she failed at doing so and he humiliated and insulted her in return, she would