Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 115 Money Woes

Erin sat on the sofa, holding her phone. She’d just gone through all her contacts on her phone.

The first person to be ruled out was Chandler. She had repeatedly reinstated that she didn’t get together with him for his money. Therefore, if she suddenly borrowed money from him, she would be eating her words and would get an egg on her face.

Moreover, even if Chandler was willing to lend her the money, it would come with the condition of being his lover. She would be unable to refuse! Doing this would put her in a dilemma. This kind of financial entanglement would taint their relationship, making it impure. She wouldn’t be able to accept it deep down.

Matthew and Sean may be good friends. But they weren’t so close that she could borrow eighty million dollars from them. While Caleb was a wealthy person she could potentially borrow from, it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to do so either. If Caleb still had feelings for her, borrowing money from him would only complicate their relationship further. On top of that, what if he didn’t have that amount of money or if he was unwilling to lend it to her?

After contemplating all those possibilities. Erin shot them down in her mind one by one.

The last person she thought of was her best friend, Holly, Although she owned two beauty salons and had a decent income, she still relied on her family’s money occasionally. Holly had been pampered since childhood and was used to spending lavishly. Her income could never keep up with her exorbitant spending habits.

If Erin asked Holly to lend her eighty million dollars, it would be equivalent to asking Holly’s parents for the money. Owing to that, even Holly was excluded from Erin’s list of potential people to borrow money from.

The helplessness upon realizing that money was scarce when she needed it made Erin mope in silence for one whole hour. Only when her stomach growled with hunger and her headache intensified to an unbearable point did she finally get up?

Erin mechanically prepared a bowl of oatmeal for herself and ate it. Her mind wandered to her new boss, Roman. She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of asking Roman for an advance payment of eighty million dollars of her salary.

“My, oh my. Who would be willing to lend me eighty million dollars?” She couldn’t help but lament that the economic crisis Steven faced

this time was also her own.

She knew that Steven was at his wit’s end. lan had offered to lend her money last night, but she’d already rejected him. No matter how desperate she was, she couldn’t ask him for help. 1

Erin’s gaze drifted around aimlessly, and the calmness she felt started to wear off as time went by. She began to feel panicked internally. Would she really have to witness her own biological father go bankrupt?

Suddenly, her line of sight landed on the glass tray next to the vase. There was her wallet, keys, MetroCard, supermarket membership card. and a light beige business card in it.

up, walked over, and picked up the

a phone number. Staring at the business card, Erin recalled what the person had said to her before. She felt the impulse to give that person

long as the other party was willing to lend her money,

run out of better options, so she had

dialed the

picking up on the other end. Feeling embarrassed, she quickly hung

to her. Erin laughed at how foolish she was to think that they

rang–that

She’d made the call earlier, so it wouldn’t be good for her to not pick up the call now.

I’m Louis. Was it you

Despite being of mixed heritage, Louis spoke Coandrian very well.

her courage, Erin spoke, “Yes, I…

me.”

your business card before. I’m not sure if you still

lazily lay

was a faint hint of excitement in his voice as he replied, “Miss Lane, I’ve been waiting for your

slightly surprised. “You were waiting for

thrown my business card away.” Louis‘ lips curled into a shallow smile. The business card he’d given her at the Grand Oyster Restaurant had his personal phone number, known only to a select few.

awkwardly chuckled. “Why would I throw it-”

you must be facing some

the point, but his tone was sincere, making it hard not to spill the beans. In the heat of the moment, Erin went ahead and blurted, “I’m indeed facing some trouble.”

it, Miss Lane. You don’t need to be mindful of anything or hold yourself back. I was very rude when we first met and have been wanting

this was the first time she’d engaged in a conversation with him over the phone,

confirm if your phone number was invalid.” Erin cursed herself for being cowardly. The

you may not consider me a friend yet, but my desire to help you is genuine. I don’t know what I can

said at the moment. After pausing for a few seconds, she suddenly asked, “Louis. if I told you I

upon hearing her ask for money. He was afraid she would ask

hang up, please send

dumbfounded. “Is he really lending me the money just like that? He