Hearing that, Amara stared at Eason in disbelief with her eyes wide open, saying, "Eason, what did you just say? Did you say that I'm gullible?"
Eason lowered his head and dared not to look at Amara's eyes. He clearly knew one thing: if he dared to tell lies now, Conor might really ask someone to chop him into pieces.
"Eason, speak! What do you mean? Why did you say those words? Didn't you tell me that you came to me because you found me charming? Why did you say that you had fooled me just now?" Amara urged Eason to answer her anxiously.
Eason gave Amara a glance with some dislike and said, "That's not true. You really believe that? You're but an old woman in your late forties. How is possible that you're charming? If you're not rich, how is it possible that I would be willing to be with you?"
What Eason said was a like a dagger in her heart. She immediately exploded with rage.
She grabbed Eason's arms with both hands and cried hysterically, "Eason, make it clear! What happened? Did you deliberately say those words to me after being threatened by Casey? You dare not to tell me the truth because you are afraid of Casey, right?"
Eason threw her hands away and said, "I'm afraid of him, so I tell you the truth. Could it be that you're so stupid that you believe my casual remarks?"
Amara lost all her strength right away and sat on the ground with a despairing expression.
Casey gave Eason a glance and said coldly, "How much money did you get by selling TC International Hotel?"
Eason gave Casey a glance in fear. Now, he dared not to tell a lie in fear that Morgan would rush over to kill him because he looked a little nervous.
"Thirty-five million dollars in total."
"Did you take all the money?" Casey went on asking.
There was immediately sweat on Eason's forehead. He said in some fear, "I...I gave her one million dollars."
Hearing it, Morgan was so angry that he put the machete around Eason's neck, cursing, "Fuck, is that hotel yours? You fucking took all the money! How dare you!"
Eason was so scared that he nearly cried.
"I'm wrong. I'm wrong. I dare not to do that anymore."
Seeing that, Amara hurriedly moved the machete away from Eason's neck and said, "What're you doing? I voluntarily gave the money to him as investment, so that he could do business with it. When he makes money, he would return more money to me!"
Seeing that Amara was still wrongheaded, Casey spoke while staring at Eason, "Tell her what you've done with those money. Tell her everything. If you tell a lie, he will kill you."
Eason hurriedly nodded and said, "I...I gamble some money away. I lost nearly 10 million dollars in this gambling den alone. Besides, I spent another 10 million dollars on speculating in the stock market. As...As a result, I lost all the money. I still have five million dollars."
Hearing that, Amara's face became extremely pale. She stared at Eason and shouted in a hysterical manner, "Eason, didn't you tell me that you would do business with those money? Didn't you say that you could definitely make money from that business? Why? Why did you say that now?"
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