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

With that, Cherry went back into the kitchen with a

were left in

“Miss Eastwood, did you say

calmly replied, “Yes.”

Erin was with me, she never mentioned anything

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

displeasure subtly hidden in her

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

mother–in–law lives and tried to deceive her! They used the disappearance of my ex–wife Erin 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 bear

eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, 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

She found it surprising that Cherry had been conned out of so much money! She had

sense of appreciation toward him. At least his status as Cherry’s son–in–law

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

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 me exactly when

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

didn’t

she 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

startled lan, and he immediately stood up. He couldn’t believe that this

to ask something else, he saw Cherry approaching the living room

Cherry carefully walked over with

casual and polite

was also time for Erin to make a move. She was teaching Asa in

bidding farewell to Cherry, Erin got into her car and drove away.

her way back, while passing through a stretch of road that had maple trees on both sides, Erin noticed a dark blue Bugatti parked by the roadside. She didn’t pay much attention and continued driving, but not

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

several scattered nails

despicable thing? How could they scatter nails on the

she could make the call a group of young men suddenly appeared

man with blonde hair, immediately asked, “Hey there, pretty

guard. She politely declined by saying, “Thank

I’ll call a towing

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

his words, Erin immediately understood what was going on. If her guess was correct, they were