Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 208 I’m Not a Scammer

“Why is he here?” Erin screamed wordlessly. Her heart skipped a beal, and she cursed her own bad luck! She would be meeting her ex- husband–no, scratch that–her brother–in–law!

Just as Erin was feeling a flurry of complex emotions, lan and Cherry had already walked into the living room together. Ian wore a dark gray suit with a maroon shirt underneath. He wore an elegant black tie made him look very stylish and put together.

His thick hair was styled handsomely, with each strand seemingly meticulously designed. His appearance was not much different from before; he still looked youthful elegant, and dashing. His skin appeared even more refined and pleasing to the eye, indicating that he had become more particular about his appearance after becoming a billionaire. Moreover, from his appearance, it was evident that he’d started working out and had improved his physique.

“Mom, you have a guest?” A hint of surprise flashed across lan’s eyes when he saw Erin.

Cherry smiled and introduced, “Pam, this is my other son–in–law, lan. He’s Yvette’s husband. lan, this is Pamela, Erin’s close elementary school friend. Pam came to see me today, and we had a long chat.”

Her introduction prompted Erin to stand up politely. She looked at lan, smiled slightly, and nodded while saying. “Hello.”

lan’s gaze remained fixed on Erin. When Cherry looked back at him again, he quickly regained his senses.

lan said, “Mom, I came here without any specific reason. It’s been a while since I last visited you. Yvette has been busy filming recently, so we haven’t been able to come and visit you together. I hope you understand.”

“It’s alright. You and Yvette are both busy. I know that.” Cherry showed lan to the sofa, getting him to sit down.

lan nodded and walked toward Erin as Cherry asked, “lan, have you eaten?”

“Yes, I have. There’s no need to get me any food.”

“It’s great that you’ve eaten. That means I don’t need to cook again. But we should have some coffee. I just brought back some new coffee

beans from my hometown. I’ll brew some for you. Pam, would you like a cup too?”

The mention of coffee from her hometown stirred up some emotions in Erin’s heart. It’d been seven years since she last had a taste of it.

Erin smiled and said, “Sure. I would love that.”

“It’s no trouble at all. You young people can sit and chat. I’ll go boil the water. The coffee tastes best when brewed with freshly boiled

Cherry went back into the kitchen with a smile on her face.

only lan and Erin were left in

a conversation. “Miss Eastwood, did you

calmly replied, “Yes.”

flickered, and he continued, “When Erin was with me, she never mentioned anything about any

you, right? Just because you

her displeasure subtly hidden in

to beat around the bush. For your information, ever since

bait. They’ve swindled my mother–in–law out of more than a million dollars. Money is not the issue, but I can’t bear to see my

his smile turned chilling. “Moreover, I hate scammers the most! I’ve sent all those scammers to prison in the past. Miss Eastwood, I hope you think twice before attempting anything dishonest. After all, it would be a pity for someone as beautiful as you to be a

She found it surprising that Cherry had been conned out of so much money! She had no idea about this.

scammer, Erin felt a sense of appreciation toward him. At least

it wrong. I’m not a scammer. I’m simply Erin’s elementary

asked, “Since you claim not to be a scammer and say that you have a good relationship with Erin, then I’ll ask you this: Erin once

burst into laughter. She suppressed her amusement and inwardly found lan absurd. How could he come up with such a ridiculous question to test

she didn’t

spoke seriously, “Mr. Sloan, to my knowledge, Erin and you never had any substantial physical intimacy. So, where does this talk of her having an abortion for you

couldn’t believe that this unfamiliar woman in front of him knew

ask something else, he saw Cherry approaching

Cherry carefully walked

the three of them sat on the sofa, engaging in casual and polite conversation as if they were a regular

to make a move. She was teaching Asa in the evening and had to go back to make lesson preparations.

Cherry, Erin got into her car and

sides, Erin noticed a dark blue Bugatti parked by the roadside. She

a short distance, Erin parked her car by the side of the road. She immediately got out of the car to assess the situation. Both the front and rear tires had been punctured

scattered nails on

scatter nails on the road like this?” She sighed,

make the call

hair, immediately asked, “Hey there, pretty lady. Did your tire burst? Do you

malicious intent, making Erin instinctively raise her guard. She politely declined

call a towing company.”

gold chain said, “The nearest towing company will take at least two hours to arrive here. Are you sure you don’t need help? We have an auto repair shop not far from here. Why not come to us for car

were likely the ones who intentionally scattered the nails on