Chapter 73 One Person
At this moment, Henry felt a buzzing sound ringing in his ears.
His brain almost stopped thinking.
He must have noted that there were already more than sixty or seventy hooligans gathered here.
They wanted a hundred thousand dollars each!
That's about six or seven million dollars to be divided at once!
Such a large sum of cash! Even if he sold everything, he wouldn't be able to come up with it!
Even Elena herself could only come up with about five million dollars in cash.
After all, her own money was mostly used for investment and a luxurious lifestyle!
If all five million dollars were taken out, where would this son-in-law's future living costs come from?
Henry, with a bitter face, asked Ryder for help. "We have something to discuss. Can we reduce the amount of money a little bit? It's just too much!"
Ryder shrugged helplessly and said, "I don't have the final say here. We still need to ask everyone's opinion!"
Henry turned his head to look at the gangsters.
These gangsters immediately refused.
"No way! We must have a hundred thousand dollars each! Not a penny less!"
"If you don't give us the money, we can also capture and make a movie with you. I happen to know a few women with HIV, they can serve you well! Haha!"
"Bastard, I advise you to give up struggling! Otherwise, I can let your face have more scars!"
The gangsters' threats frightened Henry. He was no longer in control of the situation.
"Honey… What should we do?" Henry quickly turned to Elena to seek her opinion.
Elena had just forcefully swallowed her cigarette butt, and tears had been choked out of her!
She didn't want to suffer this kind of pain a second time!
Elena stood up, looked around at the gangsters, and saw that each one of them had bloodshot eyes, as if they wanted to strip her and rob her.
The situation had already progressed to this point today, and her failure was inevitable with no possibility of recovery.
At this moment, all she wanted was to leave in a hurry. She couldn't let herself be humiliated anymore!
After struggling with herself for more than ten seconds, Elena gritted her teeth and answered, "Take out the bank card and withdraw the money for them!"
"Will you really give it to them?" Henry looked heartbroken.
If such a large sum of money was given away, how would he earn his pocket money from now on?
Seeing Henry hesitate, Elena slapped him across the face. "Are you deaf? Hurry up, what are you waiting for here? You useless son-in-law!"
Henry covered his swollen cheek, feeling as if everyone was staring at him with mocking eyes.
The loss of dignity made him tightly clench his fists.
Although being a son-in-law these years wasn't easy, most of the time Elena was still good to him.
Today was the first time she went crazy and slapped him in front of so many people!
"Bitch! When I have money, you'll be the first person I'll torment!” Henry secretly thought to himself.
But on the surface, he still showed a remorseful attitude. "I'll go now! But honey, will there be enough money in your account?"
Elena directly waved her hand, pointing at Allan and the other rich friends she brought with her, saying, "You guys, bring your cards and come with us to withdraw money!"
Allan and the others stared, expressing confusion, "Why?"
Elena tore her face and yelled, "Who let you guys come along today? You must come with us for this money! Otherwise, I'll hand you over to them!"
Allan and the others wore unpleasant expressions. They had come to help but ended up losing money together. What the hell was going on? They grumbled with anger.
Of course, they only dared to curse in their hearts. They still had to agree.
After all, no matter how much Elena failed today, she was not somebody they could provoke.
It was better to have less contact with her in the future.
Next, under the supervision of a dozen or so hooligans, they went to the bank across the street to withdraw money.
At this moment, only Scarlett was left standing opposite Ryder.
Scarlett nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The unexpected turn of events in these ten minutes made her worldview collapse.
She finally understood completely that she could never provoke this man no matter what!
Scarlett carefully said, "Mr. Clark, I'm really sorry. I was ignorant before. Please forgive my behavior!"
While saying these words, she constantly paid attention to Ryder's expression.
She was afraid that if Ryder became unhappy, someone would take her away and shoot that kind of movie. That would ruin her life!
Facing Scarlett's apology, Ryder smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. After all, you haven't done anything extremely disrespectful to me. I just have a task I need to entrust to you. Complete it well!"
"What task?" Scarlett couldn't help but become nervous.
Ryder pointed to a black stray dog next to a garbage bin on the side of the street and said, "You see it? From today on, take it home and take good care of it. I don't expect you to treat it as affectionately as a so-called husband, but at least treat it as your own pet, alright?"
Hearing this, Scarlett breathed a sigh of relief and was so excited that she almost cried! She nodded repeatedly, "No problem! No problem! I will definitely take good care of it! Thank you so much!"
Saying that, she quickly ran to the garbage bin and picked up the black stray dog.
Both Scarlett and the little dog were dirty, but they didn't mind each other.
Seeing this, Ryder's words carried profound meaning as he said, "You're still young. Even if you know many curious things about this world, there are still certain things you should stay away from. Take care of yourself!"
Scarlett's body trembled, as if suddenly understanding something. She bowed to Ryder.
In her heart, she silently swore never to come to a place like this again!
Afterward, she left with the little stray dog.
George was confused. With a smile, he asked, "Mr. Clark, are you just letting her go so easily?"
Ryder looked at Scarlett's silhouette and sighed, "Seeing her reminds me of Ava. Actually, she's only a few years older than my sister. Kids her age are mostly not bad at heart, they just have their values influenced by certain factors. With a little guidance, they can change for the better. This is completely different from Elena."
"I see," George nodded thoughtfully.
In fact, Ryder had one more thing to say.
Lately, because of various matters, he didn't hold back any grudges against his enemies and let it all out!
He had no regrets about that!
It was the right thing to do. However, during this time, if he encountered someone who wasn't fundamentally bad and could be saved, Ryder would still show his kind side.
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