I'm Sorry My Love Novel
Chapter 292

Chapter 292

Chapter 292

Jethro inched toward his side and said, "You do know that I've got that adopted daughter. She's doingreally well and she now operates her own business, so I'm going to squeeze some pension money outof her. By then, you'll have the money!"

Meanwhile, Ron shot him a look. "Would she give you the money?"

"Of course! I've got something against her in my hands as extortion, so she wouldn't dare to not payme!"

"What is it?"

Jethro scanned his surroundings before whispering, "By the way, this is all thanks to you becauseotherwise, I would never have gotten any of those photos. It looks like I was right to have kept copies ofthem. It has been proven to be useful. Don't worry. She will definitely pay to get the photos."

Ron scoffed, "Is she really your daughter?"

Yet, Jethro's eyes merely swiveled around and he did not provide a proper answer. "Don't worry aboutit. I have plenty of money and I'll definitely repay you. Based on our relationship of so many years, I'llpay you extra once I receive the money."

Ron asked again, "Would you really bear to hand over all of the photos once she gives you themoney?"

Jethro chuckled out loud. "Well, there is no need to point out the obvious. This is my money-makingthing, so whatever it is, I have to make sure that I have enough money saved up for retirement before Idecide."

"Retirement money? I think you're just a bottomless pit!"

"Look at you there. How can you spit such words? I raised her since young, so she is obligated toprovide for me!"

"Whatever." Ron rose to his feet. "I don't want to beat around the bush with you and I know that youcan't afford to repay me. Hand over all of the photos and the original copies to me. After that, your debtis cleared and I won't ask for any interest from you either."

Without any hesitation, Jethro rejected him outright, "Hell no!"

Ron turned to look at him. "What? Do you seriously think that you have the option to bargain with me?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that. Like I've said, this is for my retirement and I wouldn't be able to survivewithout this. If I hand over everything to you, then how am I supposed to live for the rest of my life?"

"Like I care! You're not even guaranteed to get the money. Besides, you'd gamble away the moneyeven if you obtained it. In the end, you might not even have anything left to pay me after losing all yourmoney."

"Don't say that! There's a chance that I could win." As Jethro spoke, he waved the stack of money inhis hands. "This is my earnings of the day. It's substantial, isn't it?"

Ron replied, "Cut the crap and hand over the photos. I'll be able to ask for the money from her."

As soon as he noticed Jethro's hesitation, he added, "If things are according to what you've said and Imanage to obtain that huge amount, I'll definitely share it with you."

"No, but then—"

At that moment, Ron suddenly delivered a kick to the chair in front of him and it toppled to the groundwith a bang. Subsequently, he exclaimed impatiently, "Don't make me repeat myself for the third time."

Seeing this, Jethro had no choice but to accede reluctantly. "Uhm… Okay, then. Come with me andlet's get the photos. I live close by, so we'll get there in just a few minutes."

Ron got up. "Let's go."

As they walked out of the illegal casino, Jethro's eyes flitted back and forth anxiously and he clearlylooked like he was trying to escape.

However, Ron kept a close eye on him, so Jethro could only dream about it.

They arrived at a dilapidated residential area as Jethro stated, "This is it. You should head up first."

Ron questioned, "What trick is it this time?"

"What sort of tricks can I possibly come up with? This is the first time you've come to my house, so Ishould prepare some wine and food for you. I don't want things to be shabby."

"I don't drink and I don't need any food. Stop fooling around and let's go."

With no other option, Jethro could head up with Ron with his broken leg as he limped up the stairs.

On the other hand, Ron slowly trailed after Jethro without any ounce of impatience.

After that, they came to the second floor and walked past a pile of clutter. Jethro stood in front of awooden door with peeling paint before slowly reaching into his pocket for his wallet and as well as a setof keys.

As for Ron, he stood by the side and lit a cigarette.

At that moment, Jethro suddenly grabbed a flower pot by the side of the door and flung it with all of hismight at Ron. Then, he took off and leaped down the building.

Clearly, this man had overestimated himself because as soon as he took that leap, his broken legworsened and he struggled for quite some time to get up. In the end, he failed and ended up moaningon the ground.

As for Ron, he sauntered down the stairs casually and stood next to Jethro before kicking him in theother leg. "You're old now, so why would you even attempt that?"

Jethro clutched his leg and sweat could be seen dripping down his forehead due to the pain.

Following that, Ron squatted in front of him. "Where are the photos?"

"I… I can't recall right now. I'll hand it over to you once I remem—"

Not here to play any games with him, Ron lost his patience and instantly lifted a foot to step on Jethro'sbroken leg. "Where is it?!"

"Ahhhhh!"

The neighbors around seemed to be used to such commotion, so everyone kept their doors andwindows shut. None of them came out to check on Jethro either.

Jethro pleaded, "I'll tell you. I-It's… inside my room, in between my pillow and pillowcase."

"So, all of the photos are there?"

"Y-Yes… Everything is there including the originals."

Ron raised his foot and was about to head upstairs when he turned his head to look at Jethro, who waslying motionless on the ground. Subsequently, he grabbed some rope from the side and tied Jethro'shands and feet.

After heading up the stairs, Ron used Jethro's set of keys to open the door and located the photos inJethro's pillowcase. However, he could not locate the originals despite searching the entire room.

Frowning, he suddenly came to a realization and swiftly ran out of the door to take a look. Jethro wasno longer downstairs and all that was left was a bundle of loosened rope.

In a fit of rage, Ron punched the banister and cursed in his mind before turning back into the house to

search it carefully.

It was just a simple and run-down rental property so other than the photos hidden inside the pillow, allthat was left was Jethro's several pieces of clothes. There was nothing else to be found in the house.

It seemed that Jethro constantly had his guard up and he must have kept the important objectspersonally on him.

…

That night, Leanna received a phone call from Ron. As she put down her phone and grabbed a jacketto leave, Zoe asked, "Nana, it's late now. Where are you off to?"

Leanna responded, "I've got something to deal with and I need to head downstairs. I'll be back soon.Would you like some supper? I'll buy some food back."

Zoe's eyes instantly shone, but soon after that, she heaved a sigh. "Forget about it. Summer's comingand I need to lose some weight."

Leanna smiled. "You have a great body. Why the hassle?"

"Other than a summer bod, I want a summer love too."

As soon as Leanna heard that, she walked away silently.

Arriving downstairs, she found that Ron was already waiting outside the residential area for her afterwhich she headed over to him.

Subsequently, Ron handed over the envelope in his hand to her. "This is what I found from Jethro'shouse, so all of the photos are here. I couldn't replace the original copies, though. He escaped before Icould even locate them."

Leanna retrieved them from him and pursed her lips as she expressed, "Thank you."

As she spoke, she fished out a bank card from her pocket. "This is the money I promised you."

Yet, Ron frowned in response. "That's not necessary."

At that point, Leanna was taken aback as she could not quite comprehend what he meant.

Ron explained, "I have yet to complete the job entirely, so you don't need to pay me for now. I'll try andhunt down Jethro once again. Once I did and got the originals, I'll come and get the money from you."After saying that, he turned around and left.

Meanwhile, Leanna stood frozen and slowly put away her card. Not bad. I'm surprised.