novelxo Chapter 8
Meanwhile, Yves was just a country bumpkin and a blind man.
Thus, now it seemed like Yves was pretending to be blind, probably to gain sympathy from the Lewis family.
Such a person… was Valentina’s friend?
Another slap came while he was lost in thought, snapping him back to reality.
Seeing the bearded man raise his hand again, he said hurriedly, “Stop, stop, Ms. Simmons, don’t let this kid fool you. I don’t know how he managed to get close to you, but he is just a cheater, you…”
“Why do I need you to teach me who I can be friends with?” Valentina’s pretty face displayed a hint of mockery.
The bearded man didn’t waste any words and delivered several more slaps.
However, the people brought by Patrick dared not say a word. Even the two people behind the counter quietly retreated.
Patrick was already terrified of Valentina, so how could his gang of small gangsters dare to provoke her?
Only the sound of continuous slaps could be heard in the room.
After a dozen consecutive slaps, Patrick’s entire face became utterly swollen, and his nose was bleeding profusely. His current state looked somewhat miserable.
“That is enough,” Valentina waved her hand and said at this moment.
The bearded man pushed Patrick to the ground and snorted coldly.
“Get lost!” The bearded man said to them.
The others looked at him with fear in their eyes.
It was an imposing aura they couldn’t confront. Facing this burly man, they didn’t even dare to take action.
Upon hearing the bearded man’s words, they felt like they had been granted amnesty and ran over to Patrick. Patrick looked dazed after being slapped dozens of times. They then dragged him out of the room.
“Thank you,” Yves said to Valentina after they left.
Valentina looked at Yves. Her eyes were filled with suspicion, and she said, “Your eyes… aren’t blind?”
Yves was left stunned. He cleared his throat and said, “They were healed last night.”
Valentina squinted her eyes, wearing a skeptical expression.
Indeed, he was still blind yesterday, but he was fine today. Such a story would be hard to believe, but Yves was telling the truth.
He had a clear conscience, but thinking about how Valentina might suspect he was faking his blindness and the incident where he had persuaded Ruby to undress yesterday, he couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.
“Thank you, Yves, thank you, Valentina!” Ashley quickly added at this moment.
“What… is going on? Does your family owe Patrick money?” Yves asked.
Ashley sighed and said, “Yes, we owe him one million dollars.”
Chapter 8 Let’s Get Married
“How did you end up owing him?” Yves inquired further.
Ashley’s eyes revealed a hint of bitterness, and she said, “Our family used to run this inn. We made some money in the earlier years. Last year, one of my dad’s old classmates came to see my dad and told him that the inn was outdated. He asked my dad to open a hotel with him.
“They each contributed one million dollars…” Ashley continued, “After opening the hotel, my dad is the legal representative, and his partner mortgaged the hotel with Patrick, taking a loan of over three million dollars.
“Later, Patrick came to us and demanded the money. He even showed us the contract. In the end… the hotel was taken away by Patrick as repayment. However, the hotel was only worth two million dollars, and my dad, as the legal representative, had to bear the remaining one million dollars in debt,” a bitter smile formed on Ashley’s lips, and she said, “Afterward, Patrick turned this debt into a high–interest loan. A year has passed, and according to their claims, it has become more than four million dollars!”
“So, what about your dad’s friend?” Valentina asked.
“He… ran away,” Ashley said, “Later, my dad found out from other old classmates that the person who partnered with my dad was actually… working for Patrick.”
“So…” Upon hearing this, Yves narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “Was all of this a trap they set? Did you not report it to the police?”
“We did report it, but they have a contract that states one million dollars, and they privately demanded us to pay back four million dollars,” Ashley explained, “They know many gangsters, and after we reported it, they often came to harass us.
“There is no nothing we can do…” Ashley sighed, “My parents now can only go out and do many jobs every day to try to pay back the money!”
“Working for a lifetime won’t even come close to paying off these high–interest loans,” Valentina shook her head and said, “Patrick is truly ruthless!”
Yves raised his eyebrows and looked at Valentina, asking, “Ms. Simmons, you seem to know this guy called Patrick?”
“Of course!” Valentina nodded and said, “We came to Haven City to invest in some projects, and Patrick has a reasonably good e–commerce platform under his control. Initially, it was one of my investment targets, and we’ve been evaluating it recently.
“But he is a scumbag!” Valentina’s tone carried anger, and she growled, “I won’t invest a single penny in his project!”
After saying that, Valentina smiled mischievously and asked, “Do you need… my help? It is just a simple matter to make Patrick bankrupt.”
Yves shook his head and said, “There are some grudges between Patrick and me. I won’t bother you with this matter. I appreciate what you did earlier.”
“How will you thank me?” Valentina’s lips curled into a teasing smile as she asked.
Yves pondered for a while, then looked up at Valentina, saying, “Ms. Simmons, although I have never met you before, you must have gone through many means to find me. Ms. Simmons, I can agree to one request from you as long as it doesn’t violate morality!”
Yves had initially thought that the reason why Valentina was looking for him was to save Ruby.
However, she had come again today, suggesting she had another reason, probably hoping Yves would intervene again to save someone.
Yves didn’t like owing anyone favors, so he agreed to Valentina’s request.
“Will you really agree to any of my requests as long as it doesn’t violate morality?” Valentina asked again.
Yves nodded, saying, “The condition is that it must not violate morality.”
A hint of a smile played on Valentina’s lips, and she said, “In that case, I do have something that I need your help with!”
“Tell me!” Yves said.
“Let’s get married!” Valentina ran her fingers through her hair, and a trace of blush appeared on her charming face.
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