Chapter 208


    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–inw!


    Just as Erin was feeling a flurry ofplex emotions,n 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 ck 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 be more particr


    about his appearance after bing 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 shed acrossn’s eyes when he saw Erin.


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    Cherry smiled and introduced, “Pam, this is my other son–inw,n. He’s Yvette’s husband.n, this


    is Pam, 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 atn, smiled slightly, and nodded while


    saying. “Hello.”


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


    down.


    “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 shest 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


    water.” With that, Cherry went back into the kitchen with a smile on her face.


    Now, onlyn and Erin were left in the living room.


    After about ten seconds,n initiated a conversation. “Miss Eastwood, did you say you were Erin’s


    elementary school ssmate?”


    Erin calmly replied, “Yes.”


    “Mr. Sloan, Erin can’t possibly disclose every detail to you, right? Just because you haven’t heard of me


    doesn’t mean I don’t exist.” Erin


    responded, her displeasure subtly hidden in her words.


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


    became famous, there have been


    numerous scammers who found out where my mother–inw lives and tried to deceive her! They used


    the disappearance of my ex–wife Erin as bait. They’ve swindled my mother–inw out of more than a


    million dors. Money is not the issue, but I can’t bear to see my mother–inw disappointed time and


    time again!”


    His words made Erin furrow her brows instantly. She found it surprising that Cherry had been conned


    out of so much money! She had no idea about this.


    Althoughn currently regarded her as a scammer, Erin felt a sense of appreciation toward him. At


    least his status as Cherry’s son–inw


    “Mr. Sloan, 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 ssmate who has a good rtionship


    with her. I came here purely to visit Cherry.” Erin enunciated calmly, her toneposed.


    rtionship with Erin, then I’ll ask you this: Erin once had an abortion for me. Can you tell me exactly


    when that happened?”


    This question almost made Erin burst intoughter. She suppressed her amusement and inwardly


    foundn absurd. How could hee up with such a ridiculous question to test her?


    Sincen had no shame, she didn’t need to hold back either.


    A beautifully curved smile formed on Erin’s lips as 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


    abortion for youe from?”


    Erin’s words startledn, and he immediately stood up. He couldn’t believe that this unfamiliar woman


    in front of him knew so much!


    “Here’s the coffee.” Cherry carefully walked over with a tray.


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


    a regr family.


    Less than twenty minutester,n left. Not long after, it was also time for Erin to make a move. She


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


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


    On 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 long after that, she realized that her BMW had a t tire.


    After driving 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 by nails. Erin cursed


    under her breath and quickly walked down the road to check the situation.


    A few minutester, Erin saw several scattered nails on the road as expected.


    “Who would do such a despicable thing? How could they scatter nails on the road like this?” She


    sighed, stressing about what to do next.


    After considering her options, she nned to call for a towing truck. Before she could make the call a


    group of young men suddenly appeared from nowhere. They quickly approached Erin.


    The leader, a man with blonde hair, immediately asked, “Hey there, prettydy. Did your tire burst? Do


    you need help?”


    His smile carried malicious intent, making Erin instinctively raise her guard. She politely declined by


    saying, “Thank you, but I don’t need


    help. I’ll call a towingpany.”


    A man behind wearing a thick gold chain said, “The nearest towingpany 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 note to us for car repairs? We’ll get your BMW to our repair shop.


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


    were likely the ones who intentionally scattered the nails on the road to extort money for car repairs.


    As a lone woman, Erin was now facing five unruly young men who looked like hooligans all at once. To


    be honest, she was panicking, but she maintained herposure on the surface and tried to look


    unaffected. After all, at least they didn’t immediately try to rob her. There


    was still room to maneuver in this situation.


    Just as Erin contemted how to handle the situation, she noticed a man getting out of the Bugatti not


    far away. Upon taking a closer


    look, the man turned out to ben!


    Althoughn was a scumbag in Erin’s eyes, he was still betterpared to these unfamiliar men who


    seemed to have ulterior motives.


    As he approached Erin, he nced at the nails on the ground and the five men behind her, instantly


    understanding the situation. Without saying a word,n took out his wallet from the inner pocket of his


    suit and handed two thousand dors to the man with blonde hair.


    He said with a slight smile. “Gentlemen, could you please tow this BMW to your repair shop? Thedy


    and I are in a hurry to attend a meeting. Give me your contact number, and I’ll send someone to pick up


    the carter. The repair cost will be paid to you when the car is picked up. Would that be alright?”


    The man with blonde hair happily epted the money fromn. He smiled ingratiatingly and said, “No


    problem! You can rest assured and go to your meeting with peace of mind. Leave the car to us.”


    The man then took out a simple business card from his pocket and handed it ton. Erin looked atn,


    and he gave her a pointed nce.


    She chose to remain silent and not speak anymore.


    “Well, gentlemen, could you please pick up the nails on the ground for us? I don’t want my car to get its


    tires punctured as well,n said


    while stering a forced smile on his face.


    The man immediately instructed the others behind him to pick up the nails.


    While they were busy picking up the nails from the ground,n quickly walked past Erin and


    approached the BMW. After reaching the side. of the car, he opened the door, took Erin’s Hermès bag


    and car key, closed the door, and then locked it with the key.


    With a steady expression, he walked toward Erin. Right then, the five men who were picking up the


    nails had already stood up.


    “Sure. Take care, sir.” The man with blonde hair expressed his gratitude.


    By then,n had taken hold of Erin’s hand and was walking toward his sports car with her in tow. Erin


    didn’t struggle and followed him.


    Soon,n and Erin got into his sports car, andn drove away with her.


    After about ten minutes, Erin couldn’t help but ask, “You don’t actually believe they just happened to


    show up there, do you?”