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The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 45
The security men, rushing to beat up Ethan, were the first to recognize the man in an impeccably pressed three-piece suit. He looked to be in his early forties and had a dignified air around him."Mr. Haworth, you're here. I apologize for letting you see something like this. Please give me a few minutes to take care of these eyesores!" The security man who had shoved the assistant aside scurried up to Josiah Haworth and apologized with his face turned towards the ground."Yes, Mr. Haworth. We just encountered a brief problem with these troublemakers, and we were just about to resolve it before you came." Another security man hurriedly seconded, and soon, everyone was nodding their heads in agreement.Hearing it was just some troublemakers, Josiah immediately lost interest. And here he thought Mr. Black was already here."Hurry up and take care of it then. I'll be having a very important guest in a few minutes. I wouldn't want him to meet such an unsightly scene." He hummed leisurely,
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Lona was stunned for a moment by his words, before she quickly retorted."What? The Jespersen family is a second tier family in Springdale. We may not have the support of the Wellington or head a big corporation like Astoria Corporation, but we do we're well known in the real estate business." "The Jespersen family? Real estate business? Still doesn't ring a bell." Josiah didn't bother thinking too hard on the referenced family and brushed her aside. He shifted his attention to Claire who was looking at him expectantly and his heart raced again. "Y-you're Mr. Black's sister-in-law?" Seeing how he has treated a big family like the Jespersen family, Claire immediately became worried knowing he'd take it out with the William family for their son-in-law causing a scene in his company. So she hurried to Ethan's side and tried to drag him to Josiah. "Apologize to Chairman Haworth for the disrespectful way you spoke to him! right now!" She yelled at him as soon as they were standing bef
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Before the elderly man could say anything, the security men kneeling on the floor beat him to it."Chairman Haworth, please believe me when I say I didn't know he was your guest. If I had known, I would've taken good care of him. Those insolent kids earlier threatened us with making our lives miserable if we didn't drag him out of the vicinity. We were just following orders!" One of them pleaded in a loud voice and began hitting his forehead on the floor to show his sincerity."He didn't look like someone who should be in Astoria Corporation, so we fell for their lies that he is a loser. It was really not our intention to treat your guest this way!" Another pleaded, trying to pin all the blame on Ramsey and his friends."You tried to treat him this way because of how he was dressed? You, a mere security man, tried to drive out the..."Before he could complete his sentence with 'owner of Astoria Corporation from his company,' Ethan placed a hand on his neck and cleared his throat.This
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Ethan picked up Honey from school as soon as he left Astoria Corporation and drove back to the house.."Thank God for Chairman Haworth showing up because I wouldn't have stopped you from beating up that bastard, Ramsey Jespersen. How dare him call my sister a slut? Ugh!" Claire murmured underneath her breath as she played with Honey's hair. She was silent for a moment before she briefly glanced up at Ethan. "That's true. What did you go to Astoria Corporation for?" Claire asked Ethan as she played with Honey's hair."I wanted to check them out." Ethan had never been a good liar, so he just said the first thing that came to mind."You wanted to check it out? Why?" Claire asked and looked up at him.Ethan kept his eyes on the road as he struggled to come up with something believable."Did you go to find a job? Chloe told me all about how that schoolmate of hers embarrassed you in the restaurant the other day. That must be why you want to start working. A working class brother-in-law?
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"How dare you bring your scrap here when Grandpa sent you a limousine? Chloe, are you that determined to tarnish this family's image?" Lewis William hollered furiously as soon as he saw Chloe and Ethan get out of the Koenigsegg Jesko.Lewis was putting on an expensive suit and stood outside the house with both hands stylishly in his pockets.When he spoke to Claire, he removed a hand from his pocket and pointed it at her."How is it your business what I choose to come in?" Chloe walked past him without a glance."We may be struggling to maintain our position as a third-tier family, but we can afford a decent sports car!" Lewis yelled after her.He clenched his fist tightly seeing she didn't turn until she disappeared behind the tempered glass door."That bitch! What right does she have to act all high and mighty with me when I'm the William family heir and she was just a janitor at the company just a few days ago? Seems she has forgotten who's the one Grandpa has high hopes for. Damn
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"This loser stormed the Reese family house and beat up Hermes Reese, and you're still politely asking us to hand him over to be punished? You're too kind, Mr. Reese! Someone as foolish as him needs to have what he did to Jethro and Hermes Reese done back to him in tenfold!"Just like Ethan thought, Lewis William believed this was the perfect opportunity to get closer to the Reese family. So he immediately left Adams' side and strolled across the room to where Ethan and Chloe were seated."Chloe William, are you that determined to agitate Grandfather? Haven't you done enough to harm the William family? If you really have the William family's well-being at heart, then you should divorce the loser beside you right here and now!""Thanks to you and your loser husband, the Kendrick family cut off all ties with us. If we don't secure this contract with the Reese family, the company Grandmother dedicated her entire life to building up will cease to exist! Do you really want that to happen?"
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As soon as he finished speaking, seven burly and scary-looking men came running inside the William family house."I don't see your henchman anywhere, so this should be over in a few minutes," he shrugged and then smiled at Adam slightly. "I'll pay for any damages my men cause to your living room.""It's fine. This was bound to happen sooner than later anyway," Adam shook his head at the offer and took his seat.Ethan's eyes darkened as he stood in front of Chloe protectively. "Is the Reese family sure of this?""Of course, Mr. Black. We are sure we want you crippled the same way you crippled Hermes. Did you really think we'd be scared off because of your henchman? What do you take the Reese family for?" Andy laughed scornfully."I took the Reese family as sensible people who'd know not to walk into their deaths. Although it appears I was gravely mistaken," Ethna sneered and looked around the room.Andy mistook it as him looking for an escape route and laughed even more."Can you look
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"What are you talking about? Aren't you here because Chloe recently started working at Springdale National College, and you'll need her assistance for your children's grades?" Lewis stood beside Adam with a hand on his hip and asked in confusion.Hearing him, Morello Jespersen became even more confused. For the past four hours, he ran helter-skelter trying to save his companies.Customs suddenly cracked down on them, saying he was suspected of laundering money through them. As a result, every ongoing operation was stopped. Companies he was supposed to send goods to and render services started calling to ask why the delay.He kept trying to assure them he'd get back to them before they knew it, but exactly an hour later, news reached him that every order he was to send out had been canceled, and the owners were asking for a refund.Furthermore, all his customers were snatched by their rival company.It was at that moment that he realized there was something wrong. He had always been a
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Ethan glanced at the triplets. “Can you tell what will happen now?” The triplet on red was the first to speak up. “The helmsman isn’t reliable. If you take the deal, he will run and possibly take your daughter with him as insurance and kill her once he’s gotten to safety.” Ethan flashed him a tight smile. “Since when did you start thinking for me?” The triplet blinked in trepidation, quickly lowering his eyes to the ground. “Fo-forgive me, I didn’t get what your question was about.” Ethan glanced at the other two. “Can any of you tell what will happen once I accept Declan Wellington’s offer?” The triplet on black was silent while the one on green suddenly realized it, swallowing hard. “If he leaves, we won’t be of any use to you anymore. Then… you’ll have us dig our own graves.” Ethan nodded approvingly. “Excellent! I noticed you don’t talk too much. Your intelligence must be why. So since you know that now, what do you think should be my next move?” The triplet was hesi
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The triplet on black began cackling almost immediately, his eyes darting to his siblings in disbelief. “This fella, isn’t he humorous? I don’t remember the last time I laughed this hard.” His brothers hummed in agreement, crossing their arms across their chest. “Young man, you should’ve pursued a career in comedy and stayed far away from trouble. Big shame that the world will miss a talent like you.” Ethan covered his mouth and yawned. “What is this? Don’t you three know how to do anything else besides talking and more talking? Not everyone has a lot of free time on their hands.” “I, for example, cherish my time more than anything as I’d rather spend it with my family than people like you.” The triplets stared at him in amusement. “I hope your last memory of them was a memorable one then, because today, this is where you’ll be dying.” “Before we kill you, I’ll tell you the truth. Whoever taught you didn’t teach you well. Just identifying the weakness of your enemies isn’t en
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Charles, Chris and Penelope froze. Kane sat up inside the crane, his eyes pinned on the elderly man with a white goatee laughing behind Ethan. “You’re already so old, when will you stop running like that?” “Let him do as he likes. He only has a few years to continue moving that fast. Might as well make the best use of it now.” Everyone turned their eyes towards the direction of the second and third voices. Ethan furrowed his brows when he saw them. Triplets? All three og them had the same shiny head and trimmed their beards into a goatee, making it impossible to distinguish who was who. The only difference between them was the color of shirts they had on which ranged from blue, red and black. The triplet who had attacked Ethan had on a black shirt and was still cackling underneath his breath. The other two stood beside him and glanced up at Declan on the balcony. As soon as he saw them, his tense shoulders relaxed and so did his grip on the blade. “You asked for us, master
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As soon as his words fell, some figures darted through the men and in an instant, they were all swept off their feet. Declan didn’t see this. When he waited for several seconds and didn’t see Ethan’s body riddled with dozens of bullets, his eyes darkened and he looked down at them again, ready to lash out, but saw them all on the ground, groaning and clutching onto their stomach in pain. “Wh-what do you think you’re doing? I didn’t say to roll all over the floor, I said to waste him, you dumb fools!” However, the men were in too much pain to care about his words. Charles, Penelope and Chris took their time to kick the guns away from their reach.As Penelope walked towards a bulky man whose gun was lying at his foot, he suddenly stretched his left hand to grab her by the neck, but she caught it, slammed her foot against his chest and twisted his arm, completely destroying his rotator cuff. Cold sweat instantly formed on his forehead as a painful shriek erupted from his lung. A t
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“Who’s this brazen punk?” “If he’s so bold, why’s he hiding up there?” The men murmured amongst themselves as they stepped backward. Butler Ambrose glanced at the crane. The distance between him and it made it impossible to see the face of the man sitting inside. But he didn’t need to think too hard to know who it was. From what he had seen in the past few months, only one person would dare to make such a bold entrance. “Take out your weapons. Once Mr. Wellington gives the order, waste him!” He raised his voice and ordered his men, eyes still pinned on the moving crane. The men obliged, taking out their guns and aiming it at the machine. However, Kane merely paid a blind eye to them and went ahead to uproot the gate. Instead of driving into the vicinity, he remained at the gate and elongated the crane towards them, swinging it right and left at the men. He did this until the aim of every one of them was to get to safety. Taking advantage of this chaos, three figures stealthi
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In the Wellington family residenceButler Ambrose led a cautious and haggard looking Chloe to the balcony where there were chairs and table arranged in a romantic manner. Leaning back on one of the chairs, Declan Wellington had one leg crossed on the other, sipping his wine with a satisfied smile. Hearing footsteps, he raised his eyes to see who it was. The second his eyes settled on her face, his cheeks stretched into a wide smile. “Chloe, you’re here!” Chloe clenched her fists tightly beside her, her eyes falling on the dozens of men crawling around the compound. Declan instantly followed her gaze.Sensing her worries, the man leaned forward to assure her, “You don’t have to worry about them. I’ll make sure they don’t hurt you. The only reason they’re here is to make sure no harm comes to me.” Chloe turned her eyes to him, instantly realizing the kind of person she was standing in front of him. Because she was born into a power hungry family, she spent her life with people fr
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Knowing he was the most influential person in Wexford at the moment, Ethan hadn’t cleared out the restaurant since it’d attract attention. But a quick glance around the restaurant and Fitzroy and Annie Ashworth found the group they were looking for. However, they didn’t take another step forward and performed a practiced salute with a serious look on their faces. This sudden action of theirs stunned the other customers.“Who are those and what are they doing?” “Is it some kind of ritual? Or are they filming a movie? I don’t see a camera anywhere though.” “That salute… are they in the army? Does that mean there’s a high ranking army official in our midst right now?” “No way! I heard the Commander is in Wexford. Could they be saluting him? Does that mean he’s in the same room as me?” “Hey, that is too far off. Look at their clothes. It doesn’t look ordinary. That insignia, isn’t that the royal family’s?” “What do you know? Don’t you know members of the royal family of Wexford se
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Because the top men the Wellington family controlled never came out unless it was a serious situation, Declan had Marvin Phelps send his best men to protect him. With the dozens of men crawling around every inch of his home, he finally felt at ease.That evening, Butler Ambrose walked into the living room to remind him of something. “Master, your date with Annie Ashworth of the royal family is in one hour. Do you have any orders for me?” Declan unhurriedly patted the armrest, a thoughtful look on his face. Ever since his father fell into coma, they had been talks. And he could feel the resolves of the families backing them wavering. But after using Marvin Phelps to remind them whom the Wellington family were, they didn’t dare think of stabbing him the back. However, that bastard suddenly decided to show up and it became impossible to shut their wagging tongues. Families were now openly opposing him when they realized he kept losing to Ethan somehow. Putting him in the middle
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Wexford That evening, Declan Wellington felt cooped up at home, so he left the house to spend the day golfing with a close friend of the Wellingtons who owned a golf course. They golfed together for three hours before they got tired and drove to his house to rest. Marvin Phelps poured him a drink before asking politely, “This may be out of place for me to ask, Mr. Wellington, but you seemed out of it throughout today. Is anything the matter?” “What?” An absent-minded Declan didn’t know when he blurted out, glancing at him. Marvin Phelps sat up, now fully convinced there was something on Declan’s mind. With a serious look on his face, he cautiously continued, “What is the problem? Is anyone troubling you? Say the word and I’ll have that person’s legs crushed to bits and forcefully drag them here!” Declan raised his eyes to look at him. Even if he said nothing, his eyes lit up a little when he recalled who Marvin was. The Phelps family was headed by this man despit
