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

into the

Erin were left in the

conversation. “Miss Eastwood, did you say you were Erin’s elementary

replied, “Yes.”

with me, she never mentioned anything about any

to you, right? Just because you haven’t heard of me doesn’t

hidden in her

I don’t want to beat around the bush. For your information, ever since my wife.

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

and 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

She found it surprising that Cherry had

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

I thank you on Erin’s behalf for your special concern for her mother. However, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not a scammer. I’m simply Erin’s elementary school classmate who has a good relationship with her. I came here purely to visit Cherry.” Erin enunciated

fell silent for a moment upon hearing her words. He lowered his gaze as if contemplating, then raised his eyes and 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 had an abortion for me. Can you tell

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

no shame, she didn’t need to hold back

knowledge, Erin and you never had any substantial physical intimacy. So, where does this talk of her having an abortion

believe that this unfamiliar

Just as he was about to ask something else, he saw

the coffee.” Cherry carefully walked over

in casual and polite conversation as

also time for Erin to make a

Cherry, Erin got into her car and drove away.

blue Bugatti parked by the roadside. She didn’t pay much attention and continued driving, but not long after that, she realized that her BMW had a flat tire.

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 by nails. Erin cursed under her breath

saw several scattered nails on the road as

such a despicable thing? How could they scatter nails on the road

she planned to call for a towing truck. Before she could make the call a group of young

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

She politely declined by saying, “Thank you, but I don’t

I’ll call a towing

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 repairs? We’ll get your BMW to our

they were likely the ones who intentionally scattered the