*****“Are you looking to die?!” One of the gangsters abruptly cursed Ares aggressively upon hearing him.“You little brat, looks like you are no longer interested in living again!” They began to curse Ares, appearing to have the intention of pummeling him while Penelope became nervous.Behind Ares, she carefully tugged at his shirt and quietly mumbled to him. “What… what are you doing?”Ares, however, looking as though he couldn’t feel the aggressive presence of the gangsters continued smiling as he looked at Dee, further infuriating the bunch of gangsters.“Boss! What nonsense are we even discussing with these two?! Just give us the go-ahead to take care of this brat and bring that bitch back with us to the city!” One of the gangsters who could no longer handle Ares’s arrogance pleaded.“Silence!!!” Dee, who has had enough of the shout behind him barked, startling all his men and making them keep shut in the blink of an eye.“You said I’m owning your money?” He looked back at
*****"I'm curious," Penelope suddenly said, breaking the silence that had long enveloped the car.She had been intently observing Ares, trying to understand him ever since they got back in.As soon as Ares heard her, he spared her a single glance before focusing his attention casually back on the road. “About what?” he inquired.Penelope pondered more before finally opening her mouth. “Given the little I just learned about you from those bastards, I can boldly say that you are the best guy I’ve ever met in my life. Wealthy, handsome, kind, strong, playful, and with a tinge of rudeness, but why then would my cousin and aunt dislike you so much, even hating you?”Ares went blank for a moment upon hearing Penelope’s praiseful words for himself, but then he coughed awkwardly, failing to keep his composure again.He blushed briefly before hurriedly returning to his senses.Pondering for a moment, Ares sighed. To be honest, he had intentionally shown his real self to Penelope since
*****'Don't tell me that Auntie has been fooled to the point where she has no idea her son-in-law isn't just an ordinary person?' Penelope thought, biting her finger as she watched Ares’s calm back walking into the villa.Meanwhile, not knowing what her niece was thinking, Ava immediately grinned back mischievously at Penelope after giving Ares a disgusting gaze. “Hope that failure of a man did not infuriate you with his stinking presence while coming?”“Er…” Returning to her senses, Penelope couldn’t help but look at Ava awkwardly, not knowing how to respond, but not giving her the opportunity, Ava continued.“I wouldn’t have sent him to pick you up, especially with that junk of his, but he is just too useless in this house, so, that was the only way I could send him on an errand.”Listening up to here, Penelope couldn’t help but finally shake her head. “But he isn’t that bad, though?”“Who?” Ava asked blankly.“Your son-in-law, of course.”“Hahahahah!” Ava erupted with laug
*****Both Ares and Penelope couldn’t react for a long time. They were just too dumbfounded by what just happened, but then suddenly, loud laughter that contained both excitement and mockery erupted, startling them back to their senses.They hurriedly looked toward where it originated and behold, it belonged to Ava, who had run over after hearing her daughter’s cold yell earlier.She had also been transfixed after hearing what Olivia said, as it came too shockingly. This had been her greatest wish since the day Olive returned to the city.“This is great!!!!” she laughed so hard, feeling as though a great pie had just fallen from the sky into her lap.After laughing for a long time, she stepped inside the kitchen and then hugged Penelope tightly. “I knew that you are mine, Ava’s previous nephew, otherwise, you wouldn’t have solved my biggest dilemma just a few minutes after getting to my house.”Ava hugged Penelope even tighter.She had been frustrated and furious earlier upon s
*****“I can’t what?” Olivia slowly gazed coldly at Ares after a moment of silence had enveloped the dining room.Although Penelope had told her that there was nothing between herself and Ares, she was a lady, so her female intuitive was still warning her that Penelope had something for Ares, especially seeing the way the two were behaving in front of her.“I’m warning you. This is my house, so you should know your place and try not to tell me what to and not to do,” she added coldly, looking even more infuriated that Ares would dare have a design on her cousin.Done, she stood up, carried her plate of food, and stormed away to her room.Meanwhile, watching what just played out, Ares did not know what to say or feel. He watched Olivia’s storming away back with an open mouth before his eyes eventually squinted with confusion. ‘Wasn’t I the one who should have been mad?’ He wondered and was about to breathe deeply when a loud bang hit the table and startled everybody badly.“You u
*****“Gone? Gone where?” Olivia couldn't help but suddenly become greatly lost, hearing her mother.Honestly, she had always thought a piece of news like this was going to make her day, however, it was the contrary that was happening right now, knowing that she might never see the hateful Ares again.Olivia suddenly felt a large part of her missing which she couldn’t pinpoint, the same was true for Penelope.Although she had barely known Ares for a day, he had managed to make a great impact and impression on her that no other person had ever made on her.The two ladies weren't able to react for a long time until Ava finally spoke. “Are you not happy? Isn't this what you want?” She asked, confused by the expression she was seeing on Ares’s face.Hearing her mother, Olivia was startled back to her senses and she quickly shook her head.Although she was still feeling lost, she quickly composed herself and the expression on her face swiftly disappeared, only to be replaced by calmn
*****"Huh?" Ares quickly looked from Alle to the Old Man upon hearing what Alle had just said.He could tell from what Old Man Lean resorted to doing the previous day that he valued his daughter's education above everything else and would rather die than have her stop schooling. And for this, Ares was deeply confused.“Young master,” Old Man Lean, like his daughter immediately smiled gently upon understanding Ares’s question-filled gaze. “I can only agree to that brat’s request since that’s the only thing she wants.”“This...” Ares couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about Old Man Lean’s expression as he spoke.It seemed as though he was mourning, but Ares quickly dismissed the thought.After pondering for a moment, he smiled to himself, recalling the surprise he had prepared for the two later.“What work are you going to do, then, since you would stop schooling?” He glanced back at Alle and inquired.As soon as his question sounded, however, it was as though All
*****“We can leave now,” walking back inside the ward, Ares announced, trying not to smile.Old man Lean, who was taking the last spoon of dishes brought by his daughter immediately smiled gently and nodded his head.The following second, however, the pain that had become significantly sharper in his stomach jolted him badly.“Are you okay, father?” Alle hurriedly inquired with concern, but Old Man Lean, who was great at handling pain forced a smile.“My arm just ached me,” he lied.Both Ares and Alle instantly felt pained, they hurriedly showed their concerns toward the old man without doubting his words per se.Although Ares could feel that something was wrong with the old man, he did not give much thought, so, he failed to notice anything.Without further ado, a male nurse pushed in a wheelchair and the old man was carefully placed on it.During this time, both Ares and Alle's spirits sank as they felt deep sympathy and pity for the old man. They pondered the immense suff