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The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 61
Lewis had a wide grin on his face as he hummed cheerfully and walked into the William family house.Adam William was going through the newspaper in the living room with the William family butler standing beside him, his head lowered to the floor.The house would've been serene if the doorbell wasn't ringing every second, and Chloe's crying face wasn't popping up on the door cam.Adam raised his eyes when he heard the door open and smiled proudly when he saw his grandson. "You're back. How was work today?""It was fine. I waited for the Reese family, but no one came. Grandpa, shouldn't we drag that loser to them?" Lewis asked, taking his seat opposite Adam, obviously referring to Ethan as the loser.Adam exhaled lightly and dropped the newspaper beside him."If the Reese family wants him, they'll come for him. For now, we'll continue showing them we have nothing to do with that family. Try your best to butter up to Andy Reese.""Now that Hermes Reese is unconscious, he's temporarily he
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Lewis threw his phone on his bed as soon as he sent the money and grabbed the glass of wine on his desk. Then, he strolled to his window and pulled apart the curtain.He only waited for ten minutes before he heard a familiar voice, and his cheeks stretched into a wide grin."Grandfather! Lewis! Anyone! Chloe is in Springdale Police Station, and they've refused to release her on bail. They insist that she has to sleep there for tonight. Please let her off this one time and let me take her place. Honey needs her mother now more than ever.""Lewis! Grandfather! Is anyone there?"She continued shouting at a loud voice for more than ten minutes before Lewis saw the butler leave the house and walk out the gate.Obviously, he didn't hear what he said to her, but whatever it was succeeded in getting her to quiet down, and she was gone the following minute."Good riddance. Hmph! Your lives are now in my hands. Whether you live or die depends on me. Let's hope you've learned your lesson."He we
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 63
"Chloe!" Claire William ran to Ethan's side as soon as she saw him walk into the house cradling in his arms in bridal style."I went to the station last night, but I was refused bail. Are you... argh! Wh-what happened to your face?"Chloe signaled to Ethan to drop her on her feet. Although the man refused at first, he had no choice but to do as she asked when she glared at him.Nevertheless, he still supported her weight by holding her right hand firmly in his."I'm fine, Claire. Things got a little complicated last night. I know it doesn't look like it, but I'm really fine. Even better than you," Chloe replied, keeping the pain out of her voice and flashed a reassuring smile at Claire.She glanced towards Honey's room as soon as she finished speaking, and Claire followed her eyes."She's in school already. Ethan prepared and drove her to school this morning," she revealed, and Chloe glanced at Ethan in surprise.The man, who for some reason suddenly became shy, threw his face to the
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"Ex-excuse me? If you have a business with my father, you should go take it out on him and leave us out of it!" Claire poked her head from behind Chloe and mouthed off. "If you had nothing to do with it I wouldn't be here, you brat!" The man snorted and whipped out a piece of paper. It was an IOU agreement. As collateral if Scott William failed to pay the 50 million he borrowed from the loan shark, they were to take his daughter with them until he paid them off. Claire's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? Dad used us as collateral?" The loan shark put away the IOU and smirked at them. "I see you now understand what's going on here. Willingly come with me to my car or I'll have my boys drag you to it. Your choice." Chloe who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly voiced out in a bold voice. "No, my father can't put us as collateral Because we're not things. We're humans. We're the only ones who can put ourselves as collateral. If there's anyone who should take back with you to y
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 65
The William family houseAs expected, people of different calibers flocked to the William family house upon receiving an invite to attend the celebration party hosted by the helmsman of the William family – Adam William.The news that an unknown family had signed a contract with Astoria Corporation had spread fast and wide.But signing a contract with Astoria Corporation wasn't enough to draw the attention of so many top families. Rather, it was the news that Josiah Haworth had a personal relationship with this invisible family.Furthermore, the William family invited Josiah Haworth to the celebration party. After getting his word that he'd be coming, they stated it in the invitation.Just as Adam William speculated would happen, all the first and second-tier families he invited, all came when they saw Josiah Haworth's name in the invitation..Lewis William was standing in his sky-blue suit at the door of the William family house, greeting everyone who was about to enter the house.Ou
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His boys followed instructions and dumped her on the space beside him."You're pretty. Really pretty. All this time, I thought people were exaggerating when they spoke of how good you look."The eyes of the loan shark man were filled with lust as he gazed at Chloe's pale but beautiful face."If you make me happy, I might even do you a favor and marry you, returning the glory you lost when you married your loser husband. So be a good girl and just enjoy this, okay?" He got jittery and excited, leaning forward to graze her collarbone with his coarse hands."Inhaler... bring... bring my inhaler," Chloe rasped, desperately fighting to keep her fluttering eyes open.However, the man was too engrossed in imagining how he'd look on top of her to move his ear closer to her mouth to hear what she was saying.Previously, he knew she'd resist and make it impossible for him to touch her if she was in her right senses. So he had his boys drug her until she was barely conscious.He even found it su
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 67
Ethan held Chloe's warm hands the whole time the doctor tended to her.After 20 minutes of examining and cross-examining her to be sure he didn't make a mistake, the doctor straightened up."Her vitals are all in perfect condition," Josiah Haworth said, standing behind Ethan in an expensive Italian suit. He didn't need to say who he was for the doctor to know he was someone of importance.However, the doctor wondered who the man such a big shot like Josiah Haworth was being so careful about."Are you sure she's okay? She bled a lot," Ethan sounded worried as he gazed at Chloe's pale face, a result of the enormous amount of blood she had lost the few minutes it took him to get her to his villa.Even though Ethan's voice sounded worried, it was extremely cold, without any warmth in it, making the doctor's heart skip a beat."I cross-examined her more than once just to be sure. She only bled so much because she cut an artery. However, I've stopped the bleeding. She'll be fine as long as
The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Enigmatic Ethan Black Chapter 68
Daniel pointed the pipe at the man's eyes and stayed in that position for a long time before he stepped backward and threw the pipe away."All these big families do is look down on us. We do all the dirty work that could soil their names and still take the blame if caught for them. Yet, they don't even care if we live or die. Once you get caught by the police, you can end up rotting in jail for more than thirty years or even die in there.""Over time, you'll be replaced by them. They won't even remember someone like you exists after a few weeks. To them, it's just business. They pay you to take the fall; you take the money and get lost." "Is that the life you want to keep living? Yes, you own millions of naira in assets, drive around in luxurious cars, eat whatever you want, and party as much as you want, but that can change in just a minute if a detective cracks down on your dealings and finds out you committed a crime that wasn't properly covered."Your luxurious life will come to
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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
