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chapter 22: Ethan is a thief
Author: Fash
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Tony and Maya were completely taken aback by what they saw.

The sight before them was beyond their wildest imagination. The man they had once cast aside as their son-in-law was now comfortably settled in a luxurious five-star hotel. The opulence and grandeur of the place seemed almost surreal to them.

The price tag for a single night's stay in this lavish establishment was an exorbitant sum, well over a thousand dollars. Tony couldn't help but voice his disbelief, turning to Maya with a look of incredulity.

"Maya, are you absolutely certain that he's only had a few hundred dollars to his name all this time?" Tony questioned, his tone a mixture of confusion and suspicion. "Could it be possible that he has been hiding a substantial amount of money from us all along, squirreling it away behind your back over the past three years?"

Maya shook her head in bewilderment and replied, "I really don't know... it's possible that he did."

Tony, deep in thought, pursed his lips and mused
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