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!

be her father. She did not feel like explaining herself at that moment, so she cautiously and calmly asked, furrowing her brow. “Tony, how do

of trying to call the cops? Even if they show 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 up the other eight million dollars, I won’t let your parents go. I’ll make them stay and work as a janitor in the casino

know that even if they lived up to 800 years old, they still wouldn’t be able to pay me back! The

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 can’t get me the money by then, don’t blame me if they

he had to say, even if she was already bursting with rage. She calmly said, “I want to talk to them to know they’re still

little far away. “Hey, you

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!

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

said, “I’m fine, but Grayson seems to be in shock. He’s in a daze and hasn’t said anything in the past

them back up!” Tony’s voice rang through the phone

profusely. Never in her life would she imagine having to encounter people from the casino! Thinking about how that unscrupulous Grayson had dragged her

if Grayson wasn’t her real father, he had paid for her education and brought her up since she was young. She was

mother already. Go get the

said impatiently. “I’m telling you. Don’t call if you can’t get me the eight million dollars! I won’t pick up!”

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

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

took an emergency leave of absence

At that moment,

to lend her the money!

lan, her ex–husband, at all.

but if she failed at doing so and he humiliated and insulted her in