"Mum, you have to take a rest. I know you're tired," Steve Hart said after the room became quiet, leaving just the two of them."Dear, what are you talking about? I've been lying here for a period of time that I don't even know how long. Do you want me to lie here forever?" Adaline's words reminded Steve of the past."Alright, let's go back home," Steve Hart was about to refuse when his mother suddenly stood up from the bed. He was startled that she could move freely even though she had just awakened from a coma after three long years."Mum, are you really okay now?" Steve Hart asked, felt a little surprised."Of course I am. Do you think your mother is weak?" Adaline's tone was threatening, ready to do something if Steve dared to affirm that.Steve awkwardly smiled, immediately requesting the system to confirm his mother's words.[Ding!]["Master, no need to worry. Your Mother is in her best condition thanks to a legendary healing potion."]Steve Hart breathed a sigh of relief. Now,
The way Steve spoke sounded like a challenge in the man's ears. The man perceived Steve's inquiry about Adaline's debt as an act of insolence and doubted Steve's capability to pay it off."Hey, do you even know how much debt you're supposed to pay?" The man asked, a serious expression etched on his face."That's why I'm asking, are you dim or something?" Steve Hart felt disgusted by the man's behavior.The man smirked and promptly displayed a sheet of paper containing Adaline's debt amount. "Total debt with interest is $150,000. You can see it here."Steve scrutinized the man, firmly believing his mother wouldn't dare accumulate such an amount of debt."Don't joke around. Do you think I'm an idiot or something?" Steve Hart felt angered by the man trying to take advantage of him.With a sneering smile, the man said, "The actual debt is only $10,000; the rest is interest that accrued over three years of delay.""This is extortion!" Steve Hart's tone rose."Extortion? Blame your mother f
Steve Hart woke up in his room one morning, opting to stay there as he wanted to continue caring for his mother.He emerged from his room, searching for his mother. Not finding her there, he checked around the house."Mom, where are you?" Steve Hart worriedly called out as his mother was nowhere to be found.Intending to look for her outside, he spotted her in the yard, conversing with two middle-aged women."Mom, didn't I ask you to focus on resting first?" Steve Hart walked up to his mother.Adeline Hart smiled warmly upon seeing Steve awake. "I'm fine, no need to worry too much, my son."The two middle-aged women chatting with Adaline immediately cast inquisitive looks at Steve Hart."Is this your son, Adaline?" One of them asked.Adaline Hart nodded with a smile, confirming the woman's question."Oh, who would have thought he's grown this much?"Recognizing them as close neighbors, Steve Hart smiled, trying to be amicable with both of them."Where have you been all this time? It m
Upon Steve Hart's refusal, the neighbour who offered Steve a job said, "Adaline, you don't seem to have raised your son properly to be this ungrateful."Adaline guiltily said, "Madam, please forgive my son. Steve must have his reasons for refusing your help.""Reason? He must just be embarrassed that he'd have to be a service clerk if he accepted the offer." Another neighbor chimed in.Steve Hart tried to ignore it, he was more worried about his mother and didn't understand why she was apologizing to them."Steve, if you don't want it, that's fine, I'm not forcing you to accept it." Adaline tried to understand her son's decision.Steve nodded, grateful that his mum believed in his decision."Adaline, you should have raised your son with the right upbringing. That sense of prestige your son has will never bring anything good into your life."Hearing this, Steve took offence. His mother had just woken up after a three-year coma, how could his neighbor say such things to his mother."Can
The middle-aged woman's son was surprised to hear his mother trying to brag about himself, he felt embarrassed because it was tantamount to bragging about how big an ant is in front of an elephant."Mum, stop that." The middle-aged woman's son begged his mum to stop saying nonsense.The middle-aged woman immediately said, "Why, just let this rubbish know how small he is compared to you, my son."The middle-aged woman's son frantically glanced at Steve, he soon found out that Steve Hart was now looking at him as well as his mother expressionlessly."Damn, mum doesn't know that I'm a nobody compared to him." The middle-aged woman's son muttered in frustration."Don’t tell me nonsense! Son, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and make him apologise to you!" Middle-aged woman to her son.The middle-aged woman's son was getting more and more confused, he didn't know how to make his mother understand the real situation."Steve, let me talk to my mum for a minute."The middle-aged woman's son
During the afternoon when Steve Hart was still enjoying catching up with his mother, he decided to check his cell phone which had been dead since yesterday.Steve Hart was surprised to see that there were quite a lot of calls and messages on his cell phone, mostly from Agatha and his mother-in-law.Steve Hart tapped his forehead, he forgot not to tell them earlier that he decided not to go home last night."Son, what's wrong?" Adaline Hart decided to ask after noticing the change in her son's expression.Steve answered his mother's question with a quiet shake of his head, a moment later he said, "Mom, I guess I should get going. I'll be back soon."Although Adaline Hart objected, she said yes. Adaline didn't want to inconvenience Steve by constantly asking him to be by her side.Adaline Hart understood that Steve was now an adult, no longer a child and that her son must have his own busy life.Steve Hart immediately left the house with the aim of returning to the Cattegirn family resi
Hearing that there was a commotion created by his special customer, Benjamin Harris, the manager of the car dealership immediately tried to mediate the commotion.Benjamin Harris came hurriedly to Bella, he did not want to make Bella angry let alone dissatisfied with his place because customers like Bella are really valuable.Benjamin Harris considers Bella as one of the most meritorious customers to maintain his business, this is because the location of his car dealership is on the outskirts of the city, so, there are not many people who can afford to buy a car because most people who live there are people who don't have one.If anything, it was only done by a few rich people who happened to live there, of which, Bella Foster was one of them. Because of this, Benjamin was determined not to disappoint Bella when she was at his car dealership."Miss Bella, has my employee done anything wrong to make you feel angry like this?" Benjamin Harris asked this right after he arrived.Benjamin
Benjamin Harris noticed that Steve seemed to be waiting for an apology to come out of Bella's mouth, however, Bella did not say anything making the atmosphere instantly awkward.Benjamin Harris knew Bella was guilty, however, he did not have the gut to make Bella apologize to Steve because this matter was out of his hands."Hmm... Miss Bella, since this misunderstanding has been resolved, I would like to excuse myself to return to my room." Benjamin Harris intends to give space for Bella as well as Steve to solve their own problems.Benjamin Harris did not wait for Bella's answer, he immediately prepared to walk away from there as soon as possible."Wait..." Steve Hart stopped Benjamin, "Can I ask you to do something?"Benjamin frowned, if what Steve was asking from him was to make Bella apologize, then he would refuse firmly right then and there."I want to ask you to find a suitable car for me, do you mind doing that?" Steve Hart asked as he raised his eyebrows.Benjamin Harris was
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