Thomas' question was left unanswered. He was just told that Delilah was bailed out and that was all.
Thomas still wanted to ask more, but the other party had politely sent him out.
Thomas was having mixed feelings. He should feel relieved that his mother had been released. However, he was also worried on behalf of Nathaniel and he didn't know whether it was something to be happy about.
Just as Thomas was in a dilemma, Mitchell Abarough appeared and suddenly pulled him into the back alley.
He looked haggard and he was in bad shape compared to when he was working as a doctor.
"Give me some money. I want to go abroad." Mitchell asked him for money directly.
Thomas looked at this man, who was related to him, and he felt utterly disgusted.
"How did you come out? Were you also bailed out? Who did that? Where is mom?"
In the face of Thomas' series of questions, Mitchell looked impatient.
"Why do you have so many questions? How am I supposed to know what happened to her? Maybe she stole a big sum of money and escaped. D*mn it, women are so unreliable. She ran away and I'm penniless now. I don't have any job and my reputation is ruined. I'm left with nothing now. Since you're her son, you have to compensate me! Hurry up, give me some money, I'll be leaving this evening."
Thomas was infuriated by Mitchell's bad attitude.
"Her son? Aren't you responsible for her as well? You're the one who abandoned me and sent me into an orphanage. What the hell did you give me? What rights do you have to ask for money?"
"I'm the one who gave you this life!"
Mitchell became more and more arrogant.
Thomas sneered and grabbed Mitchell by the collar. With a slight force, Mitchell's feet were lifted off the ground.
"You... how dare you do this to me?! Aren't you afraid of karma?"
"You don't even care, so what should I be afraid of? Tell me, who's the person that bailed you out?"
Mitchell was slightly intimidated in the face of Thomas' indifference and aggressiveness.
Then, he said with trepidation, "I don't know either, but someone told me that I was bailed out and asked me to leave quickly. I came out after that because I don't want to stay in the prison anymore. As long as someone brought me out, I don't care who it is."
Thomas's brows were slightly furrowed.
Who was it?
Who was the person who secretly bailed out Mitchell and Delilah?
What was the person trying to achieve?
"Where are you planning to go?"
"Abroad. I have such a bad reputation in this country and I can't live here any longer. I have to leave this place. You are my son, so hand me a sum of money."
Mitchell was asking for money shamelessly and Thomas obviously abhorred it. However, to find out who the person was, he eventually agreed to his father's demand. Then, he said coldly, "I'll give you 200,000 dollars. From now on, we are no longer related to each other."
"How is that enough? I gave you life so that you could have a chance to be around Nathaniel. How dare you give me this tiny amount of money?"
"Do you want it or not? If not, there's nothing for you. Just starve to death."
Thomas threw Mitchell on the ground after he finished talking.
A trace of cruelty flashed beneath Mitchell's eyes, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"Yes, yes, of course. Screw you then, quickly give me the money."
"Do you think I have that amount of money with me right now? Give me a moment, and I'll give you the money in two hours."
After that, Thomas turned and left.
However, Mitchell grabbed his arm and said, "Can't I go with you? Where else can I go now? Everyone hates me and there's no place to hide. If not, why do you think I decided to go abroad?"
"Aren't you just afraid that Nathaniel will beat you up when he sees you? Anyways, I'm going to report this to Nathaniel."
Upon hearing this, Mitchell trembled in fear involuntarily.
In fact, he was afraid of Nathaniel. He loathed both Nathaniel and Mango because they were the ones who destroyed his life. Unfortunately, he was no match for them. Therefore, the only thing he could do was to flee from this country.
Meanwhile, Thomas was able to pierce through Mitchell's thoughts and knew exactly what he was thinking. Despite that, Thomas pretended not to notice anything.
Then, Mitchell pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I'll wait for you at the hotel next to your company. You can't stand me up, otherwise..."
"Stop wasting your time threatening me, you might as well think about ways to get out of here. Well, it doesn't guarantee that you'll be able to leave Ocean City even if you have money."
Upon hearing this, Mitchell's face took on a ghastly expression.
However, Thomas could care less about a person like Mitchell and he directly left the alley without saying anything more. When he was turning into the corner, he made a gesture and two bodyguards immediately followed.
"Mr. Thomas, what's the matter?"
"Follow him and see who he is contacting. I need to know everything about him."
"Yes."
When Thomas saw that the bodyguards had caught up with Mitchell, he turned around and left. Then, he quickly returned to the Ye's Mansion.
Nathaniel was working while Mango was still resting. After the Fang family's incident, Mango was exhausted and all she wanted to do was sleep.
Thomas came to Nathaniel's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
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