The Substitute Son-in-law's Revenge

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"Oh, Miss Celeste, hello." Once out of the car, Ethan greeted Ariana kindly, as if they were not an ex-husband and wife whose marriage had been filled with conflict.

Of course, Ariana felt annoyed when she heard it. Moreover, the man's smile in front of her looked very cheerful, much different from when he was her husband. And that made her fed up.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop my car?" asked Ethan, pretending not to know.

"Stop acting out, damn it! You must know what I'm coming to you like this for," Ariana replied in a raised voice.

"But I don't know." Ethan looked at Ariana innocently, making him look adorable. "I'm even surprised that you're suddenly here. It's an honor to come face to face with the honorable Miss Celeste."

"Ethan!" growled Ariana with glaring eyes. "I told you to stop acting!"

"We may be divorced, but don't even think about embarrassing Celeste's family. As hard as it is to admit, you were once a part of this family. If that happens, I'll be the first to sue you!" Ariana pointed angrily at Ethan's face.

Suddenly, the face of the man who had a small birthmark at the bottom of his eyes changed.

He dismissed Ariana's hand, pointing at him, and said sharply. "Your family isn't that interesting to make me do something you're ashamed of."

Ariana's eyes widened in surprise. Although during the marriage, Ethan had often behaved boldly, this time, it was beyond her expectations. The look in his eyes and the tone of his voice sounded different like there was a power attached to it.

"Did you think I would be fooled and believe this attitude of yours?" Ariana laughed mockingly. "You're just a loser who has nothing, while my family has everything. Of course, you must be dissatisfied that you didn't get any property, so it's only natural that you'd act crazy."

Then she stepped forward, eroding the distance between herself and Ethan while staring at his face intently. Not forgetting her contemptuous smile. "But, you have to realize who you're dealing with. Let alone getting money from my family, if you make us suffer even the slightest loss, I will destroy you instantly!"

Ethan's expression was still the same. He even returned Ariana's gaze, not caring if they were very close.

However, afterward, he smiled wryly. "Are you capable?"

Ariana furrowed her brow in confusion.

"You keep talking like you have everything and never lack for anything. But why does your mouth smell so bad? I never thought that a beautiful woman like you would have a stinky mouth." Ethan immediately stepped back while waving his right hand in front of his face, trying to repel the uncomfortable scent that entered his sense of smell. His face even contorted as if it had really happened.

Ariana was stunned. The look on her face changed drastically. The confident smile she had been wearing vanished, replaced by a look of disbelief.

"Ariana, you don't need to bother thinking about me. You should just focus on yourself. And my advice is to keep a safe distance when talking to others; don't get too close. It'll be uncomfortable," said Ethan, who was getting more and more uncomfortable.

Ariana's hands slowly clenched into tight fists. Her beautiful face turned bright red, holding back the burning anger. "Ethan."

"Ah, I didn't mean to address you, don't get me wrong. I just wanted to tell you to be more careful in the future." Ethan was acting even more annoying with his innocent expression.

"Ethan, you crazy loser!" Ariana shouted angrily.

Spontaneously, Ethan covered his nose using both fingers with a deeply furrowed brow, trying to block out the unpleasant scent that was emanating sharply. "Then I'll leave first. I'll see you again. But I hope your mouth smells much better by then."

With what seemed like a hasty movement, he opened the car door and shut it firmly, then got it running. But before that, he took the time to press the horn, which further increased the anger in Ariana.

The woman with long, wavy hair could only stare at Ethan's departure with a growing grudge. "You may behave like this to me now, but I assure you that someday you will prostrate yourself at my feet to beg for forgiveness, Ethan. A poor loser like you is destined to always be at someone's feet."

In the car, already driving away, Ethan glanced in the rearview mirror and chuckled as if he knew Ariana was talking about him.

"No one would ever guess that I'm the CEO of Zenith Corp," he muttered with sparkling eyes.

He was getting impatient and imagined Celeste's family would find out one day. Who knows what kind of anger and shock they would display. But whatever it was, it would be very interesting.

Arriving at the intersection, Ethan suddenly thought of going somewhere. Therefore, he immediately turned the steering wheel in a different direction.

Standing in front of a tall building with a grand inscription on the front.

Pasaraya Grant.

Ethan's smile was etched on his face as he saw it.

Then he stepped inside with his chin raised confidently.

Yes, this place was his now.

After learning about the bad things that happened to him and the divorce lawsuit that Ariana was about to file, Mr. Grant felt guilty. Even so, he had no intention of taking advantage of him and telling him about Ariana's affair. However, it seemed like Mr. Grant's guilt was so great that the old man compensated Ethan.

It was originally just money and a house, but since Ethan already had it from his grandfather, he asked for something else. And at that time, he suddenly thought of this store. Mr. Grant immediately gave it to him without thinking.

It should be noted that this place was the center of attention for Celeste's family. Most of their income came from here, with Mrs. Bernita being the future heiress.

Mr. Grant was a man who prepared everything meticulously. He was never in a hurry about the inheritance and hadn't even prepared it yet. But when Ethan spoke, the older man strangely agreed.

Ethan, who walked around the Pasaraya, couldn't stop chuckling. No wonder it was the biggest Pasaraya. This place was indeed very different and full of eye-pleasing things that had fantastic value.

"Mr. Ethan?"

But at that moment, someone suddenly called Ethan hesitantly from behind.

Ethan slowly turned his head and turned around.

"It's true." A woman in her glamorous clothes smiled happily. "Hello, how are you? Unexpectedly, we met here after a long time."