In the bedroom, Thomas called Samson and said something. The moment Emma opened the door and entered, virtual-novel.net seemed to casually hang up.
Emma tucked virtual-novel.net hair behind virtual-novel.net ears before virtual-novel.net apologized. “I’m sorry.”
“Huh?”
“I apologize on my dad’s behalf. I know you said that for his sake, but virtual-novel.net always finds himself at a dead end. He can’t figure out the solutions for his problems.”
Thomas smiled. “It’s all right. I didn’t mind it. The most important thing now is to solve the problem.”
Emma breathed out a long sigh. “Dad has gone out to find Donald. Bah! I hope he’ll manage to borrow the money.”
While they talked, Thomas’s phone vibrated as virtual-novel.net received a message. Thomas calmly opened the message and read it. The message stated, [We’ve found out the cause].
He kept his phone away before virtual-novel.net casually grabbed a coat and walked out.
“It’s late now. Where are you going?” Emma asked.
Thomas stopped at the door and thought for a while. He smiled as virtual-novel.net said, “I’m going to be a detective and find the money that was lost.”
Before Emma understood what was going on, Thomas had left virtual-novel.net sight.
***
On the other side, a black sedan was driven in the rain and parked in front of a luxurious villa at the end of the road.
Johnson used his hands to shelter himself from the rain while virtual-novel.net trotted all the way to the door. Then, virtual-novel.net pressed the doorbell. It was only after virtual-novel.net pressed it for five minutes that someone walked over from the courtyard and opened the door.
“Hey, are you Mr. Johnson Hill? Why have you come to our place at this hour?” the housekeeper asked in surprise.
“Um, are Donald and Jade at home? I need to find them urgently.”
“They are watching television. Please come inside.”
The housekeeper led Johnson into the living room and sat virtual-novel.net down. He gave Johnson a warm towel to wipe his face and got virtual-novel.net a cup of tea. Then, virtual-novel.net informed Jade and Donald of his arrival.
A while later, both of them entered the living room in their pajamas and sat opposite Johnson.
Donald and Jade glanced at each other. They were very puzzled as to why Johnson would suddenly come over late in the night. He also seemed to be in a mess.
Jade smiled while virtual-novel.net asked, “Uncle Johnson, why are you here in our house in the middle of the night? You should be resting now.”
Johnson’s hands trembled. He hesitated and stammered for a long time, yet virtual-novel.net could not say a word. It was really quite hard for virtual-novel.net to bring it up.
Jade was sharp, so virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net wanted to beg virtual-novel.net for something when virtual-novel.net looked at him. She wore a fake smile as virtual-novel.net asked, “Uncle, do you need our help with anything? We’re a family, please tell us. If we can help, we’ll absolutely help you.”
“Bah!” Johnson looked depressed as virtual-novel.net told them the incident in a simple way and begged, “Jade, Donald, I know your life is pretty good now. You also don’t lack any money at the moment. Can you help me this time?”
When Jade heard his request, virtual-novel.net frowned.
Was virtual-novel.net joking?
Did virtual-novel.net just ask for $30,000,000?
If virtual-novel.net had asked for $30,000 or $300,000, they could still lend it to virtual-novel.net since they were a family. However, $30,000,000 was way too much. How could they lend that to him?
Jade refused. She crossed virtual-novel.net legs as virtual-novel.net said, “Uncle Johnson, it’s not that we don’t want to lend it to you, but you’re putting us in a very difficult situation. It’s $30,000,000. How can we get that amount in such a short time?”
Donald added, “Also, if we really lend you such a huge amount of money, how are you going to pay us back?”
That was a problem.
They could lend it to him, but how would virtual-novel.net pay it back? If virtual-novel.net could not pay them back, who could they complain to?
Johnson felt angry. He had never suffered mockery in the past, but virtual-novel.net was currently in a bind, so virtual-novel.net had to lower his pride. He humbly said, “Donald, I can guarantee with my life that I will surely pay you back if you lend me the money.”
“Your life?”
Donald laughed out loud and did not hesitate to say, “Honestly, is your life worth $30,000,000?”
He was too ruthless.