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"If you're unable to get Josiah Haworth to clear her name in there days, Chloe and her family will be completely kicked out and will never be provided for again by the William family. The house they currently live in will also be taken away from them. Is that okay by you, or do you wish to withdraw what you just said?" Adam huffed coldly.Chloe gulped down nervously and stepped forward to back out of the deal when Ethan beat her to it. Again."You got it. Josiah Haworth will be here in three days to tell everyone who wishes to know that he's not in any kind of relationship with my wife. And in return, you'll hand over the manager position of Stellar Corporation to Chloe William."Adam smiled loftily and turned to Morello Jespersen."Mr. Jespersen, please grace us with your presence in three days' time as you have witnessed Ethan Black's claim that Josiah Haworth will be here to state if he's in a relationship with my granddaughter or not. That way, whichever party is on the losing sid
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 54
The following day's morning was extremely cold. At 6 am, Ethan made sure Honey was well covered before he walked out of it to make a call. On his way back, he walked past Chloe's room and found the door a bit ajar. He stopped and stared into the room to see Chloe's lonely figure in front of her study desk. The lights were turned off, and the only source of light in the room was the bedside lamp on her study desk. She held her head in her hands and lowered her eyes down to the table. He knew she was worried about his bet with Adam. She hadn't said a word to him last night because she was too tired and not in the right frame of mind to yell at him. After all, her parents were doing it already.After hovering at the doorpost for some minutes, he clenched his fist tightly and walked into her room. "When I met Josiah Haworth yesterday, he sounded like a good man.""All year round, no one really knows Josiah Haworth's schedule. He might be in Springdale today and still be in Bayside Cou
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 55
"What? Is she having an affair with the Chairman of Astoria Corporation?""That's what I heard. It hasn't been confirmed by either of them, but I believe it's true.""Why would it be true? The Chairman of Astoria Corporation hardly involves himself with anything happening in Springdale. She may hold the title for the most beautiful woman in Springdale for the past six years, but Josiah Haworth has gone to numerous places and seen even more beautiful women. Her beauty wouldn't sway him even if she strips naked right in front of him!""That is true, but Josiah Haworth isn't just anyone. Besides being the Chairman of Astoria Corporation, he's backed by the Wellington family, and I'm sure he handles other companies no one knows of. No one would dare to start a rumor concerning someone as powerful as him if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes!""Okay, that makes sense. But no matter how powerful he is, it isn't right for him to be sleeping with a married woman. What happened to the beautif
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"Marie, you're so lucky to have won the hearts of these students. Please teach us how you do it. I'll do anything to learn...wait, what?" Marie's friend rushed to her side and was saying coquettishly when the male student's actions and words registered in her head.She refused to believe her eyes and walked closer to the student. Because she knew he was likely to come from a wealthy family, she gently inquired, "Wh-what are you doing? Ms. Campbell is sitting over there. Did you make a mistake?"The student paused and tilted his head to look at her, then frowned slightly. "I didn't. I've been meaning to ask Ms. William out since yesterday, but she left early so I came as soon as I was sure she had finalized her classes today."He then ignored her and turned his attention back to Chloe. "Ms. William, I'm one of your students by the name of Paul Michigan and I like you very much."Just like every rich scion Chloe had come across, this student didn't beat about the bush and boldly stated
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"Please, let me walk you out," Matt Peterson ran after Priscilla Wilton, leaving Gladys Coleman alone in the teacher's lounge.Gladys closed the door again while keeping her eyes on the people huddled together."What is going on?""Nothing you should be worried about," Marie responded, flashing a tight smile at her.Gladys didn't return her smile but quickly waltzed across the room and stopped in front of her."Seeing teachers standing and doing nothing when they should be getting ready for their afternoon classes is a concern for the Principal of a school. And as the Principal of this school, I am concerned. So I'll ask you again, what is going on here?"Marie laughed softly and twirled herself around to face Gladys. "I told you, nothing."Gladys looked away from her, and her eyes settled on Chloe, barely visible behind her desk. Then she glanced at the teachers standing round the table, noticing they were on the same side as Marie."Are you guys that insecure, or do you just have no
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 58
The following day, Chloe still visited Astoria Corporation as soon as she was done with classes at Springdale National College. However, just like the day before, the entire day went by without any sign of Josiah Haworth.On the third day, Chloe left the house very early but didn't go to school. Instead, she went straight to Astoria Corporation and reclined outside the gate. Kane, who had followed her from the house, called and informed Ethan of her location as soon as he saw her sitting there.It was Thursday, a school day for Honey. Ethan, who had often watched Chloe prepare Honey for school, got his daughter ready in her mother's absence."I hardly see your sister these few days. Tell me she has gotten Josiah Haworth to agree he'd go to the William family house to dispel the rumor about him having an affair with her. Please tell me she has done it, and we're not about to lose the roof above our heads!""It may be shabby and rundown, but it's still a house that shelters us from col
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"You're here, I almost thought you ran away!" Lewis snickered seeing the Koenigsegg Jesko drive into the William family house. As expected, Morello Jespersen had come. But unlike three days ago, he only came with his two children. Andy Reese and Jethro Reese didn't also want to pass up a possible opportunity to meet Josiah Haworth and graced the William family with their presence. Lewis laughed even harder when the door opened and only his two least favorite people stepped out of the Koenigsegg Jesko. He walked round the car twice and peeked inside for for some seconds and of course didn't see Josiah Haworth. His eyes twinkled mischievously and he looked up at Chloe. "What? Where's Chairman Haworth? Did you two bring him here inside your booth or is he coming here on his own? Hey, open the gate Chairman Haworth may be outside!" The gateman did as told and rushed to open the gate. Morello Jespersen and Andy Reese both stretched their necks to look outside the gate only to be di
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"You're up, good. Get up and go continue begging your grandfather so he won't chase us out of this house!" Matilda's impatient voice was the first thing Chloe heard as soon as her eyes fluttered open.Claire, who was standing right beside Chloe, turned to Matilda in disbelief. "Mom! Do you even care about your daughter at all?""Of course, I care about my daughter! If I didn't, I wouldn't have let her be brought back into this house simply because she collapsed. How does she expect her grandfather to find her worthy and let her return to the company if she can't even withstand such a small incident?" Matilda huffed in reply, then she strutted closer to Chloe, who was still lying motionless on the bed with a pale complexion."Chloe William, you got married to a useless man and got our family cast aside by your grandfather. Eventually, he got tired of seeing our faces and kicked us out of the family house. But I bore all of this and let you continue living in this house with your daught
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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
