“This video shouldn’t be fake. It seems Paige’s family did borrow five hundred thousand from Langstel recently.”
“A leopard can’t change its spots. Once a debtor, always a debtor. Borrowing money and not admitting it, they’ve completely lost the most basic decency.”
“Paige, why did your family borrow so much money? I’ve never heard Ethan planning to marry any girl. I get it now; your family probably never intended to pay back the money in the first place.”
The discussions among the Gunter family members plunged Paige’s family into a momentary ice cave. Although they vehemently denied borrowing money, no one believed them anymore.
Ethan couldn’t take it anymore. With a loud roar, he declared, “Shut up, all of you! We borrowed five hundred thousand!”
Paige widened her eyes in shock and hastily scolded, “Ethan, what nonsense are you talking about!”
“Mom, there’s no need to hide anymore. We borrowed five hundred thousand from Aunt Jessica, but not only did we not bring it back to Green Spring, we haven’t spent a single cent of it. The money was stolen!” Ethan confessed, laying it all out.
Hearing Ethan say that five hundred thousand was stolen, the Gunter family relatives were dumbfounded once again.
“My goodness, fifty thousand is a considerable sum for those of us in small cities, and it got stolen.”
“I don’t believe it. Paige’s family must have squandered the money and made up the excuse of it being stolen just to avoid paying it back.”
“Exactly, in Leo’s video just now, it was clearly Ethan carrying the money away. With so much money, even while sleeping, he would have held onto it tightly. How could it be stolen?”
Ethan paid no attention to the Gunter family relatives’ skepticism and comments. Instead, he looked at Leo and Jessica, sneering, “To put it plainly, we never had that five hundred thousand in our hands. So, you have no reason to ask us for it. You should go ask the thief for it!”
Ethan’s words, in other words, meant: If you have the ability to borrow money, why should you pay it back?
Leo clenched his fist, his sharp gaze piercing Ethan. “Ethan, it seems you’re asking for trouble.”
Ethan, in a fit of anger, tilted his head and said, “Anyway, that five hundred thousand never made it to our hands. It was all stolen by the thief! If you want money and can’t find it, take our lives instead. Stop scaring people here!”
Leo grabbed Ethan’s collar, shouting harshly, “Ethan, do you really think I won’t dare to kill you?”
Ethan’s gaze dodged for a moment, then he mustered the courage to retort, “Leo, I didn’t grow up being frightened! You want to kill me, huh? If you have the guts, go ahead. By then, you’ll have to pay the price!”
Leo loosened his grip on Ethan’s collar, then, in one swift motion, pinched Ethan’s cheek and opened his mouth. With his other hand, he flicked a black pill into Ethan’s mouth.
Ethan’s Adam’s apple moved, involuntarily swallowing the pill.
The black pill went down Ethan’s throat in one gulp.
After letting go, Ethan bent over, violently coughing, trying to regurgitate what he had swallowed.
However, no matter how Ethan retched, what he had swallowed into his stomach, apart from being vomited out, seemingly had no other way out.
“You damn useless mutt! What, what did you make me eat?” Ethan, with bloodshot eyes, glared at Leo, furious.
If Ethan thought he could beat Leo, he probably would have already pounced and torn Leo apart.
Leo revealed a wicked smile and replied, “Don’t be afraid; it’s just the Heartbreak Pill.”
“Heartbreak Pill…” Ethan paused for a moment, his face immediately showing extreme fear as he began to retch again.
Hearing the words “Heartbreak Pill,” fear gripped Paige’s heart. Ethan was her only son, and the thought of anything happening to him terrified her.
“Leo, you bastard! How dare you poison my son! I’ll kill you!” Paige roared and lunged at Leo.
Leo easily dodged, causing Paige to fall to the ground, overcome with sorrow, crying uncontrollably.
Leo calmly stated, “Don’t worry; Ethan won’t die in the short term. The full name of this medicine is the Thirty-Day Heartbreak Pill. It takes thirty days before his end of life.”
Even Alex, usually timid and fearful, couldn’t tolerate this. He stepped forward, trembling, pointing at Leo, and cursed, “You heartless scumbag! How can you be so cruel!”
Leo completely ignored Alex and looked at Ethan, saying, “From now on, every midnight, you’ll experience a bone-chilling pain, absolutely refreshing.”
Ethan eventually gave up struggling. As someone afraid of death, his pretense of toughness couldn’t last. “Leo, what do you want in the end?”
“The saying goes, ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’ Your family borrowed five hundred thousand from mine, and now you’re refusing to acknowledge the debt. That won’t do. I’ll give you thirty days. Pay back the full amount, or use your life as collateral,” Leo said coldly and heartlessly.
Leo’s words were like a knife stabbing into Ethan’s heart. Grinding his teeth, Ethan threatened, “Leo, if I die, it’s murder. You’ll have to pay with your life!”
“Is that so? Seems like you’ve forgotten who I am. I’m a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. This Heartbreak Pill I developed can’t be detected even by the most advanced equipment in the world. The crime of murder, where does it come from?”
“If you don’t believe it, wait for thirty days. Of course, if you don’t want to die, return the five hundred thousand within thirty days, and I’ll naturally provide you with the antidote.”
After Leo finished speaking, he didn’t look at Ethan anymore but walked to Sophia’s side, taking her hand. “Dear, the drama is over. Let’s go into Lemon Grass and have dinner.”
Everything Ethan’s family experienced was well-deserved. Sophia felt that Leo’s methods were justified, nodded, and followed Leo into Lemon Grass.
Jessica’s expression was extremely complex. Although it seemed like her side had won this spectacle, there was no joy of victory in her heart.
Seeing Leo and Sophia entering Lemon Grass, her heart was in turmoil and hesitation.
After struggling for a while, Jessica finally decided to leave this place of turmoil. She knew that even if she shamelessly entered Lemon Grass to eat, Leo wouldn’t show her a good face.
Even if the food at Lemon Grass was delicious, Jessica couldn’t enjoy it.
Martin did think about joining Leo and Sophia for dinner and took a few steps instinctively.
“Martin, what are you thinking!?” Jessica exploded in anger.
Martin’s body involuntarily trembled, quickly turned around, and caught up with Jessica.