The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 870

"Call the police? Great! I'd love to watch you do it. Go ahead and try it!" Scar replied with a jeer. After having a good laugh, he continued, "It is an indisputable rule that you have to pay what you owe. Is there any law that states the opposite of this? I am here to have what I am supposed to have and there is nothing wrong. If the police steps in then I will be the one with an upper hand."

Hearing these words, Peggy frowned with confusion. Staring at Scar, she decided that she must sort this out at any cost. She clearly knew these people would not answer her question if she continued to be cold to them, so she softened her tone. "Bro, I like to speak my mind and I don't think before I do it. I don't believe in hiding my emotions. But I sincerely apologize if I said something that displeased you. I hope you accept my apology. To be honest, I am really confused right now. I have no idea what happened. Could you please... kindly explain to us the matter?"

"That's the attitude I was expecting," Scar jeered. "The matter is quite simple. The money that Sheryl lent you was taken from me. I am supposed to have it back. I have the IOU note with me. I have come to confirm a date with you by which you should pay me back."

Scar took a quick glance at Peggy before he turned his attention to Allen. Without any hesitation, he continued, "Sheryl gave me a promise that it would be back in a month. If my calculation is not wrong then one week has already passed. Are you ready to pay it within a month?"

"For your information, she is the one who promised you. Don't you think you should be chasing her rather than barking here?" refuted Allen with anger. "We have nothing to give you. If you want money, then find her!"

"Brat, what kind of attitude is that?" Scar interrupted Allen before he could show more attitude. Without letting Allen fully vent his roaring fury, several men came forward and took hold of him. Watching this spectacle, Scar smiled cunningly. "You are speaking in such a disrespectful manner. I think it's time to teach you some manners. Otherwise in the future someone is going to give you a more painful lesson. Let us see what we can do."

As Scar was speaking, the men punched Allen brutally and showed no mercy. Seeing the scene in front of her, Peggy was terrified but didn't dare help Allen. She could only beg, "Stop that please. Stop that. Just let him go."

Peggy felt extremely disheartened to see her dear son being beaten up. Even with her begging, the men showed no sign of stopping. She then took a deep breath, gathered some courage, and intended to walk up to help her son. Just when she was about to move, she was pulled back by another man who was way stronger than she was. So she had no choice but to watch her son suffer while she struggled to get past their grip.

"Alright, stop it," Scar said, finally putting a full stop to this. In spite of being beaten, Allen's face didn't show any sign of weakness. It contained nothing but anger. Seeing this, Scar laughed and said, "Alright, stop giving me that look. What I want is my money. If you get the money ready for me, I will let you go right away."

"We have no money. If you have to take something from us, then you are free to take my life. It was Sheryl who borrowed money from you. Why aren't you after her? I don't see the point in torturing us," Allen challenged looking resolute.

"You little brat..." Scar started to walk towards Allen. He picked a note from his pocket and questioned, "Do you see it? Your name is on it. This is YOUR note, not hers. Sheryl didn't leave anything for me. This note was left by you! You tell me then, shall I ask from you for the money? Should I be behind you or Sheryl?"

"Of course Sheryl! This leaves no room for doubt. I don't know about the note, but you lent your money to Sheryl. Why are we being held responsible?" Allen jeered coldly.

"Allen, shut your mouth!" Peggy scolded in her anxious voice. Watching the turn of events, she realized what was happening. 'Sheryl is on Scar's side. They allied together to trap us, ' her mind screamed. Sheryl had purposely made her write such a note which she intended to use to cause them trouble.

She then looked at Scar and tried to negotiate, "Bro, we only knew that we have one month's time to pay back. You see... Could you spare us some time so that we can arrange the money?"

Peggy smiled at Scar wanting for him to negotiate. "Don't worry. This is supposed to be our duty. We won't be running away from this responsibility. Plus, Sheryl did say we have one month, right? It is still early at this point, isn't it?"

Darting a glance at Scar, she continued to convince him, "Rest assured. After a month, we will definitely pay the 500, 000 back."

"What? It is not 500, 000. Instead it is 750, 000,"

Scar corrected her. "What? Why don't you just rob?" questioned Allen in wrath. "You are a loan shark!"