Emery was greatly alarmed, “Quentin, you can’t! Mr. Hinton is a predator in the Stresall underworld. Going to him is like walking into a lion’s den.”
Charlotte also looked worried, advising, “You shouldn’t take such risks!”
Quentin replied indifferently, “It’s fine.”
He looked at Emery and said, “Dad, how did you manage to lose so much money? You better tell us the truth, otherwise, I can’t help you.”
Emery’s face turned red with guilt as he confessed, “I… I’ve been relatively free lately, so I occasionally went to play mahjong. At first, it was just for fun, and the wins and losses were negligible.”
“Later, I met this guy.” Emery looked at Pockmark with resentment in his eyes. “He tempted me into gambling, saying it was a quick way to make money.”
“I didn’t believe it at first, but he took me to play and said that if I played, he would take the losses and split the winnings with me. I was skeptical but still followed along…”
“Then, on the first day, I won over twenty thousand!”
“Later, I used that money to play and won seventy to eighty thousand in a row…”
“But then, my luck turned, and I kept losing. A few days ago, I even secretly took money from home to play, and in one night, I lost it all. Pockmark encouraged me to borrow money to recover my losses, but I ended up losing even more…”
He looked full of regret and glared at Pockmark angrily, “It’s all because of this guy’s encouragement!”
Pockmark sneered, “It’s your own fault. I didn’t force you to play.”
“You…” Emery was infuriated, but then he realized that if it wasn’t for his own greed, he wouldn’t have ended up like this. If he had to blame someone, it would be himself!
“Dad, this is clearly a setup,” Quentin said calmly. “From the beginning, Pockmark had his eye on you. What happened earlier was just a sweetener, and you fell for it.”
Emery blushed with embarrassment, sighed, and said, “Regretting now is useless!”
“And your bad luck wasn’t just bad luck, you were cheated,” Quentin continued. “There are plenty of ways people cheat in gambling. How could you compete?”
“This…” Emery was taken aback for a moment, then he glared at Pockmark and gritted his teeth, “You colluded with those people from the casino to cheat me out of my money?”
Pockmark sneered, “So what if I did? Do you have any evidence?”
“Now you owe money to Mr. Hinton. If you’re not afraid of death, you can choose not to pay.”
Upon hearing the name Mr. Hinton, Emery’s face turned pale, but he felt powerless.
“Worthless!” Emma grabbed a teacup and smashed it towards Emery’s head. “You’re useless, always trying to make money through crooked means! Now, not only have you harmed yourself, but you’ve also dragged us down!”
“Get out! Just get out!” Emma completely lost control of her emotions.
Emery took a deep breath and angrily said, “All you do is call me worthless all day long. When I was doing well, did I ever mistreat you?”
“We’ve been married for so many years, have you ever earned a penny? Emma, tell me honestly, have I mistreated you?”
“If it weren’t for you scolding me every day, would I need to think about making some extra money?!”
Emma was stunned by Emery’s roar. This old pushover had always been submissive. How could he dare to talk to her like this?
Why was he being so tough today?
It’s unbelievable!
“You… you-” She was so angry that she couldn’t even speak.
“What about me?” Emery said coldly. “Did I say anything wrong just now?”
Emma was choked up and couldn’t say a word.
Charlotte, feeling annoyed and impatient, shouted, “Stop arguing!”
The two finally quieted down.
Pockmark and the others stood by, not daring to make a sound. They hadn’t expected that when they came to collect a debt, they would witness such a dramatic family drama.
Quentin kicked Pockmark and said coldly, “Lead the way quickly.”
“Dad, you come with us,” Emery’s body trembled slightly, but considering that he was the one who caused all this trouble, he couldn’t just cower now, could he?
He gritted his teeth and followed, deciding to face it head-on. After being a pushover for so many years, it was time to act like a man today!
“I’m going too!” Charlotte looked worried and followed them.
Pockmark stared coldly at Quentin and said, “You’re quite bold, kid.”
“Let me tell you, if this matter doesn’t reach Mr. Hinton’s ears, you still have a chance. As long as you give me an extra three million, I’ll let you off. Otherwise, if Mr. Hinton personally gets involved, you’re as good as dead.”
Quentin glanced at him coldly and retorted, “Stop the nonsense. I’ll make sure you won’t have a chance to speak in the future.”