Chapter 54“Young man, you're under arrest, and you have all the right to remain silent, or whatever you say or do will be used against you in the court of law.” He commanded and a hint of disgust formed on his face as his eyes glanced from Michael's head down to his toe.“Why would someone want to arrest someone like him?” He thought to himself.“Under arrest? For what?” Michael queried with a smile that ran on his face. His voice was resolute and everyone looked at each other, wondering what even gave him such an audacity to speak.The policeman's hand ceased at what seemed to be a shock to him. “What are you waiting for? Get him arrested.” The man's contemptuous voice echoed and the other policemen joined the first to get Michael handcuffed.However, his words came out again which astonished them. “You dare not touch me if you don't want to lose your positions.” Everyone, including the man and the policemen, looked at him, feeling amazed. Michael was speaking in such a way that h
Chapter 54The man brought out his phone from his pocket and checked. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was supposed to be three figures but he was instead seeing four figures.His eyes widened in shock and fear as he looked at Michael. “Sir? It's supposed to be $500 but you send $1,000 instead.” The man was stunned.Michael nodded his head in agreement. “Just keep it to yourself.” He didn't allow the man to thank him when he turned, glancing down at the woman and her child. “It's settled, please get up.” He leaned and helped the child while the woman gave him a warm and appreciative smile.She stood up and was lost in the best words to use in thanking him for rescuing her from financial embarrassment. “Thank you so much, sir, for coming through for me and my daughter when all hope was gone. Thank you si…”“Please, stop calling me sir.” Michael pointed out as he snapped her off from her words. The woman was old enough to become his mother so she wasn't allowed to call him
Chapter 56 The driver allowed her to finish talking. He took a deep breath before revealing. “Don't worry, Mom will be fine because I have the complete payment for her treatment with me and I'm sending it right now.” “What do you mean by that? Do you have the money with you already? So fast? How's that possible?” Sean's younger sister panicked. She very sure that her brother wasn't doing any work that would earn him such a huge amount of money since he was just a driver. Sean cleared his throat and began to narrate. “Kid sis, you see…I have been driving for years now and have nothing to show for it from all the masters I served…” He paused and pressed on. “But to God be the glory, I fell into a good man who's recently been my boss. I never told him about Mom's health but he noticed my countenance and was worried. He asked me what the matter was and when I told him…” He took a break again, letting his sister's ears itch for more. “And then? What happened after that?” He c
Chapter 57Fuelling up the whole tension, Fred said. “There's only one person that could probably do this.” He said firmly. Everyone's eyes raised their eyebrows, looking at him as he spoke confidently.He added with an accusation. “It's no other than that filthy rag called Michael. He's probably trying to ruin the name of this company just because Rose had divorced him out of her life for good.”He summed up even when he wasn't sure of what he was saying. He was blaming the whole thing on innocent Michael. After he finished talking, Stephen convincingly looked at him. He was seeing the facts in what Fred had just said.Following suit, Joseph and his mother, Maria, began to nod their heads with their eyes blinking at the same time. “This is nothing but the truth.” They fumfered to themselves. Meanwhile, Rose gently shook her head, finding it difficult to believe.Although she had hated Michael and will continue to hate him, she hadn't known him as someone who could do something as
Chapter 58 He hadn't even entered the store when he heard a sarcastic voice from behind him. “Hey, aren't you Michael, the useless son-in-law of the Stephen family? What are you looking for in such a place like this?” A man shouted at him with a disgusted expression, and Michael turned, his face twisted in a frown. But he shook his head gently, trying not to be angry. He looked at the man and refused to say a word. He knew he was known as the popular broke son-in-law of the Stephen family in that area so he wasn't surprised to be known by this man. “Do you know him?” A friend of the man asked him. The man nodded. “Yeah, of course. He's the wretched son-in-law of Stephen's family who can't provide for either his wife or his in-laws.” He said and his friend laughed off his ass before asking, “Seriously? This is the funniest thing I have ever heard in my life. Oh my gosh, a grown man like this can't provide for his family? What, then, is he doing here?” “I don't know.
Chapter 59 “Sir, over to you.” The salesperson turned to Michael and said. She only added ‘sir’ just because people were there and she didn't want to be rude to any customer to avoid getting fired. Michael ignored the salesperson but taunted the man. “You claim to be wealthy, yet you could only afford to pay for one bottle of wine.” “Do you think 1.5 million dollars is a small amount of money? Huh?” The man shot back. “Pay for yours and let's see if you even have up to a hundred dollars in your account.” “Yes, he had paid for one bottle. It's now your turn, do it, and let's see.” Someone among the onlookers chirped in, trying to look down on Michael. Michael neglected the words. He brought out his old cracked phone that he had been using back then in Stephen's family. It was the first phone he had ever bought with his hard-earned money, so he prioritized it. There was grumbling from the onlookers that filled the air after Michael brought out his phone to make the transfe
Chapter 60 However, not up to three minutes later, Michael stood at the doorway and announced. “Grandma Isabella, I'm here. I'm so sorry for coming late.” In a fast move, all eyes landed on him. Everyone became furious seeing him except for Grandma Isabella, who felt like her wish had finally come true. “Oh, here comes their useless and shameless son-in-law.” “Where has he been all this while? Isn't he aware today was supposed to be his father-in-law's mother's birthday?” “He was probably hiding from bills because he has nothing to offer.” The people that had come to celebrate Grandma Isabella's birthday were murmuring but it was an open secret one. Rose's mother, who heard their conversations, turned to them and announced publicly. “Hello, everyone. We're sorry for not letting you all know about this all this while. But the thing is, that man over there, Michael, to be precise, is no longer Rose's husband. That's to say, he's no more the son-in-law of this honorable
Chapter 61 The woman looked at the wines for about ten minutes and after that, she looked at Michael. Her look betrays her surprise. She breathed in deeply and looked at Stephen. “These are the original ones. 1992 to be precise.” She confirmed. “Are you sure of what you're saying?” Stephen asked the woman, trying hard not to believe that Michael could actually buy the wine. To confirm his doubt, the woman nodded. “Yes, I'm sure. I'm a wine dealer and I can assure you that they're actually real and not fake.” She said firmly. Instantly! Stephen took a sharp glance at Michael, shaking his head in disbelief. “I don't believe it. This thing here can't afford them.” He said, and Joseph, along with others who hated Michael, nodded in agreement except for Grandma Isabella, who disagreed, shaking her head. Not letting off his gaze at Michael, Stephen accused. “I'm very sure you stole them. Isn't it?” He demanded. Michael picked offense at this accusation but he managed to swal