Chapter 210: The Debt

"What the heck is going on?" Harry could not help but ask that out loud.

Despite asking that question, nobody had an answer on what was happening. After all, all of them were here, and none of them had seen what had made all these people terrified, to the extent that they were running away at their full speed.

The entire bar was plunged into a moment of deathly silence, as only the sound of breathing could be heard.

Just as they were flabbergasted, another group of people charged out again. Though, the number this time was higher than the 6 that had left before. By estimation, the people in the bar could count about 11 of them, though they were not sure of the exact number.

It was a little difficult to count as this group of people ran out faster than the ones before them. This situation immediately made the bar chaotic.

Even though they did not know what was happening back there, many people that were not involved did not want to get caught in something that they did not know. So, one after the other, with flustered expressions on their faces, they left the bar.

Though, they did not go that far. Instead, they watched from a distance away from the bar, quite curious about what was going on in there.

Harry and his group of goons did not leave. But, they were feeling apprehensive at this moment. They of course recognized those that had just fled.

If there was something that they could not deal with, then that implied that even Harry and his goons will not be able to do it either. So, the best decision right now would be to leave.

They could look for those that had escaped in order to ask them about what had happened inside there. But, Harry did not want to leave, especially with Lucas still inside there.

There were no more groups of people running out anymore, a few minutes later. Finally, chattering began among the group of people that were still within the bar, all curious about the situation.

Alfie was now hesitating on what to do. And finally, after thinking about it, he made a decision. He stood up from his seat and headed for the restricted area's door.

When the goons around noticed his actions, a few of them went ahead and stood in his path, blocking him from going any further. But, Harry simply waved at them, and they allowed Alfie who was getting ready to fight, to leave.

Harry hesitated for a bit before deciding to follow Alfie. He was quite curious about the situation in the basement, and whether the fight had ended between Scarlet and the remainder of the group.

The two of them had just arrived at the door and were about to go in when suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them from the other side.

The two of them instinctively wanted to dodge to the side, thinking that it was another group that was running away. But when they looked closer, they realized that they were wrong. Searᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The one who had appeared in front of them was none other than Scarlet. The two of them were confused when they looked at Scarlet.

Even though her hair was a little ruffled up, they did not see an injury on her. It was clear that she had fought, but did she win or did she lose?

As he was thinking of that, Alfie looked behind Scarlet, trying to find Jaden. But he did not see him at all, even after looking at the furthest end of the corridor.

"He will be coming a little while later." Scarlet spoke in a calm voice, answering the question in Alfie's mind.

Alfie subconsciously nodded. Even though he had more questions, since he was not that familiar with Scarlet, he restrained himself.

Harry on the other hand was completely shocked after hearing what Scarlet had said. If that guy was coming over, did that not imply that Lucas and his crooks had been defeated?

But how was that even possible. It might be true that Scarlet was strong, but she was not strong enough to be able to handle all those guys that had been brought over.

Or, could it be that bodyguard of hers? That was yet another impossibility. He was just a bodyguard, and did not possess a huge physique to show his strength. In fact, he looked ordinary no matter how many times Harry looked at him.

So, to Harry, even if Scarlet and her bodyguard banded together, it was impossible for them to be able to win that fight. Or, could it be that they came with a gun and that was what they had used to frighten those other guys away?

That was possible. After all, Jaden was part of the Johnson family security. So, it was possible that they might have gotten a license for him to use a gun, though it was not guaranteed. Stay tuned for updates on m-v l|-NovelFire.net

While Harry was still contemplating on what had really happened, Scarlet approached him. And since he was lost in thought, he did not even realize that Scarlet was less than a meter from him.

Scarlet looked at Harry in front of her. Then without uttering a word, she suddenly punched a his face with her full strength.

Bam!

The punch landed on the nose squarely. Then, Harry stumbled backwards as he held his nose in pain. At this point, tears could be seen gleaming in his eyes.

The crowd that was watching was dumbfounded when they saw that. This was completely unexpected for everyone here.

The goons wanted to go after Scarlet for attacking their boss when Harry shouted to stop them. "All of you stop! Are you idiots or do all of you have a death wish?!"

The goons Immediately retreated. They did not know the reason why Harry did not retaliate even after he had been attacked. This was completely unlike him.

Harry on the other hand did not bother with what they were thinking. Instead, he took out his handkerchief to wipe away the blood from his broken nose.

At the same time, he looked at Scarlet with puzzlement in his eyes. He did not know why she had attacked, when he had done nothing to her.

As for attacking her in retaliation, that was not even in his mind. He understood Scarlet's background. So, even if he had a feud with her in school, everything ended there.

He was not like Lucas who had nothing to lose in that he had decided to take action against her. This was obviously a death wish if he dared to attack her.

As for helping Lucas to get Scarlet, that could be explained as a mere coincidence. Yeah, it was unexpected that Scarlet would come with Alfie, only to be caught by Lucas.

As for Alfie and his family, Harry had a plan of making sure that they would not reveal that he was involved in this matter. So, before this happened, Harry believed that he was safe.

But now, from the looks of it, things were more complicated than he expected. Despite that, he was quite curious about what had happened to Lucas.

Scarlet did not even bother to respond. Instead, she looked at Alfie and asked, "Where are your mother and sister?"

That was something that she was concerned about. After all, it was what Jaden had told her to do. This time, she was not doing this because she wanted to, instead, she was doing it because Jaden had told her to do so.

Alfie was a little startled by the question. He had not expected that Scarlet was going to continue caring about his family, despite the problem that he had put the two of them in. Nonetheless, he went ahead and responded, "They have already left. They are okay."

At this moment, Alfie was feeling even more guilty than before. He was thinking of a way that he could use in order to repay what Scarlet had done for him. It was just that no matter what he thought about, he could not come with a reasonable way of repaying her.

Scarlet simply nodded her head. Then, she looked at Harry and asked, "What is it that he owes you, in such a way that you keep on pestering him left and right? I want to know what it is, and I will pay it for him. But after I pay you, make sure that you stay clear of him, are we in an agreement?"

Harry blinked his eyes as he looked at Scarlet and Alfie. He was trying to see if there was some kind of connection between the two of them. After all, it was extremely rare to see that Scarlet was willing to go to such an extent to help a person.

It was already good enough that she had agreed to come over and help. At least, that part, Harry had been expecting it. But where she was willing to go to the end of it, that was definitely completely unexpected.

"He owes me $5,000." Harry responded honestly. $5,000 might not be that much for Harry and Scarlet, but to Alfie and other people within the Eastern part of the city, that was a surmountable amount of money.

"Is that true?" Scarlet asked Alfie, just to clarify.

Alfie nodded his head as he responded, "We borrowed $3,000 to take care of my sister's medical bills. We were supposed to repay the money back within two months, but we failed. The interest has increased to a little more than $5,000."

"Seriously? $2,000 interest?" Scarlet could not help but be dumbfounded when she heard that. She asked as she looked at Harry, wondering if she had heard clearly.