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THE CARDS OF FORTUNE: THE REVENGE OF THE SCORNED SON-IN-LAW

THE CARDS OF FORTUNE: THE REVENGE OF THE SCORNED SON-IN-LAW

Ethan Hawthorn was the man everyone loved to despise. As the worthless son-in-law of the modest Hawthorn family, he had spent three miserable years being mocked, humiliated, and treated like a parasite. He worked as a garbage collector, lived in poverty, and watched helplessly as his own wife openly betrayed him with another man. He endured it all for the sake of his aging parents. Until the night he met an old stranger at a grocery store. Ethan had barely enough money to feed his own family, yet he still gave up half of his groceries to help an elderly man who could not pay his bill. That simple act of kindness led him somewhere he never expected. A mysterious house. A cup of coffee. And a deck of ancient cards said to contain the fortunes of those who dared to draw them. Some cards granted wealth. Others brought disease, disaster, or even death. With nothing left to lose, Ethan accepted the challenge. He drew three cards. The first granted him limitless wealth. The second awakened divine wisdom, filling his mind with knowledge beyond anything a human should possess. But the third card was something far more terrifying. It granted him an eternal divine guardian, a being from beyond the mortal world who would serve Ethan for eternity.
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Chapter: Chapter 10: The Card Keeper
Ethan stood frozen, his lips parting slightly as he struggled to understand what he was seeing.“What...?” he whispered.He took a cautious step forward, his eyes searching the empty space again. Maybe he was looking in the wrong place. Maybe the darkness was playing tricks on him. Maybe the house was hidden behind something.But there was nothing there.Ethan slowly raised both hands and rubbed his eyes. He squeezed them shut for several seconds before opening them again.Still nothing.His breathing became shallow as he looked around the street, then back at the empty space. The house had not been abandoned. It had not collapsed. It had simply ceased to exist.Ethan slowly turned around. The Guardian was standing several feet behind him, watching him with the same calm expression he had worn throughout the night.Ethan stared at him, disbelief written clearly across his face. “Am I hallucinating right now?” he asked, his voice barely above a breath. “Because I'm pretty sure we just
Last Updated: 2026-08-25
Chapter: Chapter 9: Mysteries
Ethan remained silent for a while after the call ended. The weight of everything that had happened tonight seemed to settle over him at once.His parents had been thrown out, and Clara had been there.The Hawthorn family had crossed a line that Ethan could no longer ignore.And somehow, in the middle of all of it, his entire life had changed.He slowly glanced down at his phone.The screen lit up.12:47 A.M.It was well past midnight.Ethan stared at the time for a moment, and a bitter smile touched his lips.“Funny,” he murmured, shaking his head slightly. “I should have been home hours ago.”If he had not stopped at that little grocery store... if he had simply walked past the old man... If he had not noticed the man's groceries... If he had not spent the last of his money helping him pay for them... none of this would have happened. He would probably be at home right now, thrown out into the cold night with his parents.Instead, one strange encounter had changed everything.Ethan s
Last Updated: 2026-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 8: The Beginning Of His New Life
For several seconds, Ethan did not move. He simply stood there, staring at the silver-haired being as though his mind had forgotten how to process words.The ultimate fortune.The highest fortune in the universe.The most impossible fortune to obtain.And somehow, he had received it.Ethan swallowed slowly, but his throat felt strangely dry as his thoughts collided with one another.What does that even mean?Who is this man?What exactly did the Cards of Fortune give me?And how powerful must he be if beings across the entire universe spent millions of years trying to obtain him?The more Ethan thought about it, the more questions appeared.He glanced at the old man who was standing a few feet away from him with his head lowered. For the last few minutes, the old man had not moved. He had not spoken. He did not even seem surprised by anything the silver-haired being had said, and that alone told Ethan something.Whatever this being was, the old man already knew.Ethan slowly narrowed
Last Updated: 2026-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 7: The Most Fortunate Man In The Universe
Ethan's confusion deepened."What...?" he whispered, his eyes moving between the two men.The silver-haired being remained perfectly still, while the old man stayed bowed before him, his hands pressed against the floor.Ethan swallowed hard."What is going on?" he finally asked, his voice filled with disbelief. "Old man, why are you kneeling?"The old man did not answer. He remained completely motionless, his head lowered so deeply that Ethan could not even see his face."Hey," Ethan called again, taking a cautious step toward him. "I'm talking to you."The old man still gave no response, making the silence become increasingly uncomfortable.Ethan looked at the silver-haired man.The stranger was still kneeling before him, waiting patiently.That only made the situation more bizarre.Ethan had no idea what kind of world he had stepped into. A few minutes ago, he had been sitting at the table, wondering what kind of fortune the third card contained. Now a supernatural being with golden
Last Updated: 2026-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 6: The Third Card Of Fortune
Ethan stared at the third card in his hand, but for several seconds, he could not bring himself to turn it over. After everything that had happened tonight, he had learned one thing: the cards were never as simple as they looked.His thumb slowly brushed across the smooth surface as an uneasy feeling settled in his chest. What kind of fortune was waiting for him on the other side? He took a deep breath and forced himself to stop imagining the worst. Whatever was going to happen would happen.With deliberate care, Ethan turned the card over.The moment he saw the front, his breath caught.Golden words shimmered against the dark surface of the card, glowing softly as though they had been written with liquid gold.ETERNAL DIVINE GUARDIAN.Ethan stared at the words, expecting something to happen, but nothing happened. His eyes moved from the card to the old man sitting across the table. The old man remained completely silent, his expression impossible to read.Ethan frowned. "That's it?"
Last Updated: 2026-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 5: The Second Card Of Fortune
Ethan's heart began racing, his gaze fixed on the remaining cards scattered across the table. Only a few minutes ago, he had wanted nothing more than money. He had been desperate enough to gamble his future on a mysterious deck of cards because he had nothing left to lose.Now he wasn't so sure.The first card had been real. The money in his accounts was real. The billions sitting behind his name were real. Which meant everything the old man had told him was real too.The cards could grant fortunes.They could change lives.They could bring sickness.They could bring death.And if the old man was telling the truth, there was no guarantee that the next card would be kind to him.Ethan stared at the pile of cards, wondering which one he should choose. He let out a quiet breath as his fingers slowly moved toward one of them.Then he stopped.Hesitation filled his mind, and he quickly pulled his hand back.What if this card took away everything the first card had given him?What if wealt
Last Updated: 2026-08-18
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