I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 59
Picked Off the Streets After receiving 300 thousand from Aidan, Jethro indulged in all the luxuries of life. He got himself all
spiffed up and strutted about proudly as his self-esteem soared thanks to all the flattery he received. It was right around this time
that he heard about a business opportunity.
300 thousand was a pittance compared to Jethro’s greed, so once he heard about the possibility of making millions from it, he
immediately handed all his money over. He still needed a few dozen grand, so he decided to get in touch with some loan sharks
and offered to partner with them. Clearly, this was a trap. Once the others managed to squeeze every last drop of cash out of
him, the loan sharks came knocking on his door again. Jethro caught wind of it and went into hiding once more. Somehow, the
loan sharks found out about Louis working at a convenience store, so they came looking for him instead.
There was no way that Louis would give them any money, so they became physical. After hearing everything, Leanna could feel
the veins along her forehead throbbing violently. She did have a feeling that something bad would happen... He frowned at her
silence. “You don’t need to bother with this. His matters have nothing to do with us.” “That’s not true, boy. Isn’t it a given to repay
a debt? How can you say you’re not going to bother with this?” A man called out from behind them, and Leanna’s grip tightened
around Louis’ arm as she turned around to look at him. This man was the same one that stormed into their house three years
ago and forced her to make a decision while clutching Louis’ arm. Louis recognized him too. The air around him seemed to
freeze as he tried to rush at the man, but Leanna held him back. Ron Sedley gave Leanna a sly grin. “What a coincidence.
I never thought I’d see you again.” Her lips thinned into a straight line without responding. Louis shoved Leanna behind him.
There was a menacing expression on his handsome face as he said, “Go and look for Jethro if you want your money back.” “Oh?
Look who it is that got his panties in a wad. So, you’re Jethro’s son, huh? You’ve grown so much taller after three years.” Ron
turned to the bunch of hooligans behind him and said, “Guys, take a look. That’s a state-level top scorer over there! You should
get some of his good luck.” The bunch of hooligans howled with laughter. The noise caught the attention of the police officer, who
walked over and commanded, “Stop your ruckus, all of you! Where do you think you are?!” Ron waved his hand and asked his
men to quieten down before saying, “Relax, officer.

We’re just congratulating the top scorer in the entire state over here.” After so many years of running a loansharking business, all
the police stations in the area had a standing record of him. The police officer eyed him and warned, “Don’t get coy with me. Get
to the point.” “Sure thing, officer. It’s a private matter, so we’ll settle it ourselves. We won’t be needing your help.” However,
Leanna spoke up. “I want to press charges.” When everyone turned to look at her, she repeated, “I want to press charges
against those men who laid a hand on my brother.” Ron’s expression hardened. He was about to speak when she added, “You
want money, right? I can give it to you, but I won’t just let you get away with hitting him.” He broke out into a smile at once.
“That’s reasonable.”
The bunch of hooligans spent all their time in and out of fights anyway, so spending a few nights at the detention center was
nothing to them. “When are you going to give me the money?” Ron asked. “Three days. I need time to gather enough money.”
“Sure. I like how cooperative you are. It’s a deal.” Louis grabbed Leanna. “You can’t give him the money!” She muttered in reply,
“Louis, stay out of this.” Ron glanced at Louis and snorted. “Little boy, your sister is a lot more decisive than you are. If I were
you, I would’ve rather have my hand broken than to let her—” Bang! Louis’ fist crashed right into Ron’s face. All of Ron’s men
stood up at once, but Ron waved them down. He massaged his face and said, “Fellows, no need to get so worked up. This little
top scorer over here is just a coward who hides behind his sister’s back. It’s no biggie to let him vent a little.” Leanna grabbed
Louis once more and said calmly, “Let’s go, Louis.”
Louis was starting school next week, so she did not want things to blow out of proportion. After leaving the police station, he was
sullen and did not speak. She flagged a taxi down and asked the driver to head for the nearest hospital. After that, she said to
Louis, “We need to get your injuries checked, and take an x-ray too, to see if you’re hurt anywhere else.” He stared out the
window for quite some time before asking, “Are you really going to give them the money?” Leanna snorted. “Do you think I’m that
dumb? I’m not a doormat. In any case, where would I get all that money?” There was no way they were going to be able to get
away tonight if she did not agree to give them the money. Louis unclenched his fists. “What are we going to do now?” He was not
worried about himself, but since those men could find out where he worked, sooner or later, they would know where she was
staying too. “First, we need to find Jethro.” “He has obviously gone into hiding. How can we find him?”
After so many years of dodging debt collectors, Jethro had become quite the expert at staying in hiding. As long as he holed
himself up somewhere, there was no way of finding him, not unless he showed up on his own accord. “I’ll find a way,” Leanna

said softly. “But—” “You don’t need to worry about these things, okay? It’ll be fine. I can handle it. You can just focus on school.”
Louis had a grim expression on his face since there was nothing he could say. Ron was right; Louis could not do anything when
it came to money, and he had to rely on Leanna to carry the burden herself. At least something was different this time.
Unlike three years ago, this time, he had time to figure something out. After a while, Louis suggested, “Why don’t you go home
first? I can go to the hospital alone.” Leanna was exhausted, so she accepted his suggestion. He asked the driver to drop
Leanna off at her house before directing him to Patheon Club. ... When Leanna arrived home, Zoe asked at once, “What
happened? Is Louis alright?” “He was injured a little, but he’s on his way to the hospital now.” “What on earth happened?”
Leanna took a deep breath and said, “Jethro got himself into a pile of debt and ran off again.” Zoe cursed under her breath as
soon as she heard that. In all her years, she had never met anyone as vile as Jethro who threw his children to the wolves time
and time again. He was not fit to even be considered human, let alone a father. Sometimes, she truly wondered whether Leanna
and Louis were just children that the man picked off the streets somewhere.
“Zoe, I don’t feel too good. I’m going to go to bed,” Leanna said. Zoe snapped out of her thoughts. “Yeah, go ahead.” Once
Leanna returned to her room, she climbed into bed and stared at the ceiling as a feeling of helplessness washed all over her.
Although she told Louis that she would find a way to lure Jethro out of hiding, deep down inside, she was completely at a loss.
Even if she managed to lure him out this time, what about next time? Jethro’s greed was insatiable. There would never be an
end to this. Plus, if they did manage to lure him out, would she be able to stand and watch as the loan sharks beat him half to
death?