On the way back home, Agatha remained silent. Her mind was filled with various troubling questions. Meanwhile, Steve realized something; from the start, Agatha had been clutching tightly onto the necklace pendant that now adorned her neck in a beautiful loop.‘Does she truly harbor feelings for me?’ Steve mused quietly to himself. ‘Damn it! Here I am, ruminating on trivialities again,’ he chided himself in silence.Midway through their journey, Agatha, who had been silent from the outset, suddenly initiated a conversation. "Steve, where did you get a million dollars to buy this necklace?"Steve Hart paused for a moment, unsure how to explain. Even if he tried to convey the intricacies of his system to Agatha, he was certain she'd deem him insane."For now, I can't delve into the details. But rest assured, I've never engaged in anything criminal to earn money," Steve replied vaguely.Agatha furrowed her brow, compelling Steve to sense the need for a more detailed explanation.Rubbing h
Steve Hart continued to read the newly opened feature. Right in front of him was the name of the feature, and Steve was somewhat puzzled by it.[Incident Recorder Feature:-Incidents inside the bar Price: 1 million dollars-Incidents near the Cattegirn family residence Price: 1 million dollars]‘System, what does this feature mean?’ murmured Steve Hart.[The Incident Recorder Feature allows the system to record incidents experienced by the Host, similar to CCTV; the recorded footage will be sent to the Host's phone after purchase.]Steve Hart looked at the message, without hesitation, and immediately purchased two recordings from the feature. "Alright, I want to buy it."[Ding!][Purchase Processed][Balance Deducted][Purchase Successful, incident recordings will be sent to the Host's phone...][Ding!][Video recordings have been successfully sent to the Host's phone!]Steve Hart immediately checked his phone as a message arrived. Opening the message, it contained video recordings of
Upon hearing that Steve had something to prove his innocence, Agatha breathed a sigh of relief, but not Olivia."Trash, stop acting up and just follow the arrest procedure! I can't wait to see you in jail!" exclaimed Olivia Cattegirn, feeling this was her chance to distance Agatha from the useless man that was Steve."Mother-in-law, I'm still your son-in-law. How could you say something like that?" asked Steve Hart, feeling his mother-in-law had crossed a line."Which mother in this world would want her daughter to marry someone like you? It's better for you to rot in jail so my daughter can have a brighter future!"Steve Hart sighed deeply, realizing that was the reason Olivia wanted to see him arrested. Because of this, he became more determined to turn the situation around.'Is the bright future she mentioned for Agatha to live with that damn guy?' thought Steve, glancing slightly towards Eric Daran.At this moment, Steve wanted to show Olivia how despicable Eric Daran's behavior t
Steve Hart carried on with his life as usual after Eric Daran's arrest. Despite Eric being found guilty, due to the Daran family's influence, Eric Daram only received a few months in prison.Steve didn't dwell on it much; in fact, he felt it was enough, sparing him from enduring Eric's irritating behavior for the coming months. If Eric dared to trouble him again, Steve vowed to find a way to prevent Eric from leveraging his family's privilege.That evening, after finishing his household chores, Steve was about to rest in his room when Agatha, who had been avoiding conversations and seemed distant lately, suddenly approached him."What's up, Agatha?" Steve asked.Agatha seemed taken aback, not used to Steve addressing her by name without her usual title."Get ready, we're going out together tonight," Agatha said.Steve raised an eyebrow. "Where will we go?""Our high school reunion. Don't tell me you didn't know that agenda?" Agatha seemed incredulous.Steve shook his head. Since gradu
Geran smiled broadly after successfully humiliating Steve in front of many people; this was part of his plan from the beginning."Hey, do you all know what this loser has been doing all this time?" Gerran asked everyone present.Steve Hart looked sharply at Gerran, curious about what Gerran was planning this time."This loser has been secretly observing Agatha. I suspect he's here just to stalk Agatha," Gerran stated.Everyone there immediately looked at Steve Hart with disgust, thinking he was shameless for doing something like that."Damn, it's been years, but this loser still hasn't changed.""Changed? How can you even think something like that could happen to him? Instead of changing, I'm sure his loser mentality has gotten worse," Gerran sneered.Steve Hart gritted his teeth, everyone there was busy mocking him without considering if it hurt him or not. Moreover, everything Gerran accused Steve of had no evidence.Steve Hart didn't feel guilty for watching Agatha; he thought it w
Gerran was taken aback, unable to comprehend why Agatha was suddenly angry with him.He believed he'd done the right thing by keeping Steve away from Agatha, so he was puzzled as to why she seemed upset with him about it."Agatha, what do you mean?" Gerran inquired."Stop pretending like you care about me, that's what I mean," Agatha replied curtly.Frowning, Gerran shifted his gaze towards Steve this time. Steve smirked sardonically, quite pleased with Gerran's confused reaction."What's that smirk for, loser?" Gerran questioned, his irritation evident.Steve chose to remain silent, opting to let Gerran interpret the meaning behind his smirk on his own."Are you under the impression that Agatha is on your side? Stop dreaming. Her words just now were probably a misunderstanding," Gerran asserted, still convinced that Agatha didn't mean what she said.Agatha sighed in frustration, utterly annoyed that Gerran hadn't grasped her intent yet."Hey, can you stop bothering Steve? Stop protec
“What?!” Gerran's body stiffened instantly. 'What did I just hear?' his mind still in a state of disbelief.'Agatha referred to Steve as 'my husband'? What does that mean?' Gerran was stunned, unable to believe it. He quickly retracted his hand, feeling both drained and shocked."Your husband? Is this loser your husband, Agatha? Please don't joke around in such a serious situation. Look, my hands are almost trembling," Gerran asked incredulously.All the guests in that place were just as shocked as Gerran. Steve they remembered was merely a poor young man with nothing. They couldn't imagine him marrying a beauty goddess from the wealthy Cattegirn family like Agatha. Let alone marrying Agatha, they thought Steve wouldn't be able to have a girlfriend.“She must be joking!” someone murmured in disbelieve.Seeing all the people there expressed a disbelieve expression, Steve spoke in a sardonic voice, "Gerran, don't you see how serious Agatha was in scolding you? Only a fool would think Ag
At that moment, Steve Hart had been in the car on the way home with Agatha. Both remained silent as they felt awkward around each other after the incident at the reunion event. It was the first time Agatha had publicly declared Steve as her husband.On one hand, Steve felt proud of Agatha's action. But on the other hand, he felt awkward and conflicted. Not just Steve, Agatha also seemed uneasy and confused throughout their journey home. Several times, Agatha seemed to want to start a conversation, but at the same time, she held back the words she almost uttered.‘Ah, wasn't there a system notification earlier mentioning that I had successfully unlocked a new feature?’ Steve mused as he recalled a recent system notification that had appeared in his field of view.The system informed him that he had just successfully unlocked a new feature. He actually wanted to check out the new feature immediately, but because Agatha was beside him, Steve abandoned that intention. He worried that perh
The Cattegirn family, who had lost their weapon to fight against Steve Hart, ultimately had to surrender. They tried to figure out ways to calm Steve Hart's anger, which was now glaring at them so sharply."Darn it, what's happening? Are we going to lose all our assets?""What are you talking about? We wouldn't lose everything if we had just accepted Steve Hart's offer from the beginning. If we did, at least Steve Hart would have kindly let us continue enjoying all those assets.""You're right, we messed up."Almost the entire Cattegirn family agreed that their stubbornness had indeed led to losses. Their refusal to submit to Steve Hart now was leading them to ruin."Uncle Jason, please do something.""That's right, Brother Jason. If necessary, tell Steve Hart that we accept his offer.""I agree, at least that's the only way for us not to end up living as beggars after daring to offend him."All the other members of Cattegirn family began pleading with Jason and Olivia to resolve the
"Am I late?"A beautiful girl entered as if nothing had happened, casually approaching Steve to join Brandon in standing by Steve Hart's side."I, Helena Halbert, will represent the Halbert family in expressing support for Steve Hart. Whatever happens here, even if it means offending the Bridge family, the Halbert family will do its best to prove its seriousness in support," Helena said loudly so that everyone there could hear her."Helena, what do you mean? Why is the Halbert family doing this? Does that scumbag deserve your support like this?" Mark Bridge asked, not expecting Brandon alone to support Steve Hart, let alone Helena.Mark, who initially believed he could stubbornly make Agatha his fiancée, suddenly doubted whether this was worth it or not.Mark might still have confidence in handling the Lee family easily, but if the Halbert family also intervened, then this was a different story.The Bridge family might be strong and surpass the other two influential families in Avebur
BAM!Steve Hart's punch landed squarely on Mark's chin, causing Mark to stagger before falling because he wasn't prepared for it."Damn it! How dare you!""Everyone, move to protect Mr. Mark right now!""Stay away from Mr. Mark, hit him if necessary if he keeps trying to resist!"Quite a few people in the living room reacted strongly to Steve Hart's punch. Steve Hart didn't recognize who they were, but he could guess that they had come with Mark."Darn, for someone who dares to try to put your hands on my wife, you're quite the coward," Steve Hart said to Mark.Mark Bridge heard this and immediately ordered them to stop. Mark didn't want them to get involved because it would hurt his pride."Haha, you can go," Mark said, rising from his fall."Mr. Mark, are you okay?""Mr. Mark, why are you stopping us from teaching him a lesson?""Mr. Mark, that scumbag has gone too far, he should at least feel a few broken bones as punishment."The people stopped by Mark seemed dissatisfied; they qu
Steve Hart returned to the living room with confidence, the presence of Mark Bridge not bothering him in the slightest, let alone making him fearful.Simultaneously with Steve Hart's appearance, Agatha followed closely behind him. Agatha seemed to be hiding behind Steve Hart, afraid of every person in the living room, not wanting to feel the hateful gazes from them due to her sudden change of decision.Initially, Agatha had agreed to her engagement, pressured by her family to make that decision. Seeing her suddenly change her mind naturally angered every Cattegirn family member present.The Cattegirn family felt betrayed by Agatha, their sole rescuer, if only Agatha hadn't suddenly turned to side with Steve Hart like she was doing now."Agatha, what is the meaning of all this?!""Agatha, didn't you already agree to this engagement?!""Agatha, are you insane to decide to side with him and plan to disrupt your engagement with Mark?!"Each member of the Cattegirn family present asked ang
Steve's sudden entrance truly succeeded in catching the entire household off guard. The living room was indeed bustling with activity, mostly from the Cattegirn family, but there were also quite a few unfamiliar faces that Steve didn't know."Am I interrupting your event?" Steve Hart asked, his tone piercingly cold to those who heard it.Steve's question was not well-received by most people there; one of them even approached Steve with an angry expression.Olivia Cattegirn, Steve's mother-in-law, approached him and promptly pulled him away from the living room."What wicked plans do you have by coming here?!" Olivia exclaimed loudly, simultaneously slapping Steve's hand.Steve raised his eyebrows; he remembered vividly how just a few days ago, his mother-in-law seemed so hesitant and even afraid of him. Now, that fear seemed to have vanished, and Olivia appeared to be back to treating Steve as she pleased.Steve didn't dwell on Olivia's change in attitude. However, he already knew the
In the luxurious courtyard of the Cattegirn family mansion, Steve could see it bustling with invited guests, all of whom seemed surprised by his presence, as if his arrival was the last thing they expected."What's he doing here? Wasn't he supposed to be kicked out?""Maybe he's here to deal with his divorce from Agatha. Just let it be, there's no need to pay him any mind."Steve overheard the nearby conversations clearly, which only fueled his anger.Steve knew exactly why they were all gathered at his wife's family home. He had heard it from Brandon that the Cattegirn family was secretly attempting to arrange a marriage for Agatha behind his back."Agatha hasn't even divorced me yet, and you're all rushing to make decisions," Steve Hart muttered.Steve questioned what the Cattegirn family truly thought of him, realizing how much they were belittling him and disregarding his existence.Steve could entertain such thoughts because the marriage arrangement the Cattegirns were attempting
Having to endure the barrage of punches from Steve Hart, Howard, accustomed to instilling fear and commanding respect from others, suddenly found himself questioning his own abilities.This dealt a severe blow to Howard's pride. His confidence waned, along with his courage. Confronting Steve Hart, who stood before him, Howard realized the extent of his terror, rendering him powerless against Steve's onslaught."W-Wait, please cease hitting me," Howard pleaded softly, gazing at Steve Hart, yet Steve appeared disinclined to comply."Why should I acquiesce to your request?" Steve countered.Howard clenched his teeth, feeling overwhelmed by it all, then erupted vehemently, "Enough, you lunatic!"Howard's shout managed to stun Steve Hart for a moment. Seeing an opportunity, Howard immediately tried to break free from Steve Hart before running as fast as he could to escape from there.Steve just watched Howard running away from him, he had no desire to chase him, thinking it would just be a
After hearing the disrespectful words spewing from Steve Hart's mouth, Howard Harris immediately took steps to attack Steve Hart.Howard attempted to strike Steve Hart with all his might, intending to make Steve Hart fall with a single blow."Damn, do you even know who I am?" Howard asked as he swung his fist.Howard's punch was easily handled by Steve Hart, who dodged it effortlessly, almost as if he had done it without even trying.Howard Harris didn't give up after Steve Hart successfully avoided his first punch. He immediately tried to swing another punch, this time aiming for Steve Hart's abdomen.Steve quickly leaped backward before the punch could land on his abdomen, once again successfully evading Howard's attempted punch."You're quite impressive," Howard Harris said.Steve Hart smirked, "I could do it because your punch was too weak, there's nothing to boast about in that."Howard Harris glared at Steve Hart sharply, suspecting that Steve didn't know who he was to dare say
Steve Hart left the hospital with a wide smile on his face, not expecting his plan to instill a sense of remorse in Daniel to go so smoothly, but everything went according to his expectations.The $10 billion now in his pocket was evidence of his success, making Steve even more excited to step into a brighter future.The success of making Daniel realize his mistake didn't satisfy Steve. He felt there was one more thing he needed to do, which was to get an answer from the Cattegirn family regarding his offer.After a few days had passed, Steve felt it was enough time for his in-laws to decide on his offer. This prompted him to drive his car to the main house of the Cattegirn family to get the awaited answer.Steve arrived there with high hopes that his in-laws would accept his offer, especially since he made the offer solely for the happiness of Agatha, his wife.On his way to his wife's family house, Steve saw a girl who seemed quite familiar to him.The location where Steve saw the g