Chapter: Second Session The courtroom felt heavier this time, and the visitor seats were filled with people. This was obvious because the previous hearing had attracted much attention, especially from the media.When the Chief Justice banged his gavel, opening the continuation of the trial, everyone spontaneously closed their mouths and watched in a tense atmosphere."Today's hearing will discuss two points: the poisoning case of Mr. Felix Pratama's family and the parties allegedly hidden by the defendant, Mr. Lucien. The court also notes Mr. Avery's accidental statement at the previous hearing. Plaintiff, please begin," said the Chief Justice firmly.Attorney Bo immediately stood up and opened his file. "Your Honor, the forensic laboratory test results prove that Caitlin, Mr. Felix Pratama's sister, and all the workers in his house were poisoned with thallium sulfate. This poison works slowly, causing nerve damage, and is consistent with the symptoms experienced by all the victims. This poison had been spre
Last Updated: 2025-09-10
Chapter: Relying on you "Chloe!" Clarita immediately sat down next to the coffin that revealed Chloe's pale face and cried hysterically.She rubbed the coffin's lid and hugged it, as if hugging her sister's cold body.Austin approached and sat down next to her, crying silently."Chloe, why should it be you?" At first, Clarita could hold herself together because deep down she still had high hopes that Chloe hadn't really left her.But after seeing her stiff and pale body, Clarita felt helpless. Her heart was broken, she couldn't accept it, and she was angry.She pounded on the coffin lid and continued to wail, questioning the injustice that Chloe had suffered.In Felix's arms, Caitlin squirmed, asking to be put down.Felix carefully put her down without saying a word.Caitlin immediately ran to the side facing Clarita and stared intently at Chloe.Her round eyes blinked, holding back the tears that were about to spill. Her lips trembled, trying her best not to cry. "Sister, I love you.""Sleep peacefully. See
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Chapter: Tell a story “How terrifying,” Clarita muttered, unable to stop herself from shuddering in horror.Living under someone’s watch for years was already terrifying, let alone being threatened at such a young age.Thinking about how difficult it must have been for Austin all this time filled Clarita’s gaze with pity. “Why didn’t you try asking your father for help?”"You don't understand." Austin shook his head slowly with a sigh. "They used to be on the same side.""In the past, Daddy worked on this project with Uncle Ray, who was later replaced by Lucien. The project failed, but Daddy didn't immediately remove Lucien from his life. Daddy knew Lucien was dangerous, but he had no intention of taking precautions. Why do you think Lucien can move so freely with so many bodyguards?" "Isn't it because he used to be a famous professor?" Clarita guessed."If that's the case, why is he still after the Pratama family's fortune?" Ardo replied, refuting Clarita's guess.The two of them then looked deep in thou
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Chapter: The beginning Felix glanced at Austin and saw his face still clouded with fear, but he was trying to be strong. "I won't let him hurt anyone else.""But we don't know where his people are." Austin stopped walking and looked at Felix seriously. "He must have a lot of backup plans.""You can't let your guard down."Felix stopped too and returned his gaze. "I know."Austin's thin eyebrows furrowed in dissatisfaction. "You shouldn't have let the trial continue. There should be a decision today. He should be punished, not continue the investigation. What if there are changes in the next trial?"Hearing his worried words, Felix's heart sank.His gaze at Austin became angry. "I'm still strong enough to face them. There's no need for a little kid like you to worry."He then continued walking towards the car.Austin ran after him because Felix's steps were so long and hurried."Felix!" Austin shouted, exhausted.Just as Felix opened the car door, he stopped and turned around. "You can't even run this far. Y
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Chapter: Trial Continues Even if he had to fall, hit his head, and die, Jareth had no regrets as long as the object did not fall into Felix's hands.So he immediately straightened up and gritted his teeth, attacking Felix even more fiercely to retrieve the object.The Chief Justice banged his gavel because the situation was not conducive. The sound of cameras clicking echoed, capturing the moment.Attorney Bo's expression immediately turned grim, and he shouted, "The perpetrator is trying to destroy evidence! He attacked the victim's family and wants to destroy the strong evidence that is key to today's trial!"The Chief Justice looked at several police officers standing guard, and they immediately ran to arrest Jareth, handcuffing him so he couldn't do anything more dangerous.He was seated in a chair and guarded by police on both sides."Play the recording!" ordered the Chief Judge.The officer took Felix's flash drive and did his job.Everyone waited with bated breath.Lucien's hand on his thigh clenched t
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Chapter: Statement The Justice nodded to Attorney Bo."Go ahead, ask your question."Attorney Bo stared intently at Panther. "State your identity to the court."Panther did not answer immediately.He swallowed hard. Nervousness and fear made his throat feel constricted.He didn't dare look at Jareth, let alone Lucien, who had been staring at him intently, like a wild animal that had found its prey."My name is Panther. I am one of the people who used to work under Mr. Lucien," Panther finally said.The room was noisy, with several people whispering loudly. The Chief Justice banged his gavel. "Quiet! This trial must not turn into a marketplace!""Mr. Panther, can you explain the defendant's involvement to the court?" asked Attorney Bo.Panther swallowed again, then clenched his fists tightly and spoke more clearly. "About a month ago, I received a direct order from Mr. Lucien. He wanted me to terrorize Mr. Felix through his closest friend. This was only the initial plan. However, it wasn't easy to carry
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The Substitute Son-in-law's Revenge
Having a mother and brother who were always extorting his money, making him a cash cow, was something no one wanted. However, it was much worse when his wife's wealthy family did not accept him. He was being made the family driver, being insulted with words that should not be received by a son-in-law, seeing firsthand the affair committed by his wife, and being reported to the police for violence just for injuring the man who was his wife's affair. When all that happened, not once did Ethan blame them. He could only curse and fantasize about his fate of not having an influential family. However, who would have thought that when he was at the lowest point in his life, an older man suddenly came and introduced himself as his Grandfather. From then on, he became determined to avenge all the humiliation and pain he had felt on them, one by one. He would not let anyone escape his clutches. The Ethan of today is no longer Ethan, the driver in his wife's family, but Ethan Kinsey Aldebaron, the only grandson of the Kinsey family, the biggest business owner and most feared gangster.
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Chapter: This Is Our Time"Yes, sir."Hazel and Elio's awkward exchanges instantly became serious."Mr. Ethan wants to talk," Elio said after connecting with his partner in the back car."We're ready to carry out orders!" They unitedly said firmly."Look behind you! Make sure if that car is following us or not!" Ethan ordered directly.The atmosphere became silent as they looked back. Hazel even narrowed her eyes as she looked at the rearview mirror, trying to focus. But instantly, her eyes widened in surprise."Sir, isn't that Miss Celeste's car?""Connect with the car in front!" Instead of answering, Ethan gave Elio another instruction, which he immediately carried out."Speed up the pace!" he ordered directly.The two people in the front car looked at each other, confused. While doing so, the man next to him checked something on his tablet and then whispered, "Someone is following us behind."Suddenly, the man driving turned his head in surprise for a moment before focusing on driving. "Is it necessary to t
Last Updated: 2024-11-03
Chapter: InvitationThe news of Pulse Apparel unilaterally terminating the partnership and even blocking Celeste's branch company instantly became a trending topic on social media.Since then, other companies have withdrawn one by one, making the downturn in Celeste's company very sharp.Reporters were busy looking for more information. Some of them who managed to get a brief interview even made it clear that they did not want to interfere in such matters. And because of that, they also switched to Zenith Corp, making the share price rise sharply.Netizens have noticed this discrepancy, and the situation is heating up.They clearly know how fierce the competition is right now. If they couldn't break free, then the entire Celeste family would fall to the ground.The online conversation continued, discussing how the Celeste Family had been behaving, especially Ethan and Ariana's marriage. Of course, the affair and some of the plans hatched by the father-daughter duo were the main topics.Some regretted the
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Chapter: Had to persuade him"We can't just sit around waiting for the trial! Father, we must do everything possible to get my husband out! Our family is very powerful and has many great people. There's no way there's no way to turn this case around!" Mrs. Bernita, who was only wearing her nightgown with her hair tousled and her face without make-up, shouted excitedly in front of everyone who was discussing in the living room. "If you can't defend yourself, just say you were framed! Or maybe we'll just find a scapegoat! I believe that my husband couldn't have done that. Even if he did, that bastard Ethan provoked him!"Great Mistress Celeste closed her eyes to hold back her emotions at the sight of her current appearance."Ethan's evidence is so strong that it's hard to deny. Even the lawyer said it might be difficult to reverse the situation," Great Master Celeste said."Then just tell me about the previous matter!" Mrs. Bernita replied quickly. "He beat Lucas and didn't give Ariana a living. He's also planning
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Chapter: I think I know it"I don't understand what you're talking about." Ariana turned her face away, reluctant to look at Ethan who looked intimidating."When you treated me badly and made me the family driver, I accepted it without protest. Every time you spoke, you insulted me and cornered me. I kept quiet and always obeyed whatever orders you gave me. No matter how hard it was for me to carry them out."Ethan pulled Ariana's face back to look at him. "I might have been able to ignore all those things, but, after all I did, why did you betray me?"Ariana snorted sarcastically and her gaze was filled with contempt. "You're just a substitute groom and we don't love each other, so why are you acting like you love me so much?""Love and betrayal are two different things. Wouldn't you betray me if I loved you?" Ethan asked back."Don't dream!" snapped Ariana who then chuckled softly. "You don't deserve to be my best man, even if you become the CEO of Zenith Corp. To me, you're still a poor loser!""So, that's w
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Chapter: RampageHazel looked at Ethan who was also staring at her expressionlessly. She put her phone away and said, "Miss Celeste would like to see you.""Let it go," Ethan replied briefly.Hazel nodded in understanding and went back to talking on her cell phone. "Mr. Ethan is in his office."After that, the call was unilaterally disconnected by Ariana. Hazel's expression looked annoyed, but a second later it returned to normal.Without changing his reclined seating position, Ethan said firmly. "Postpone all my schedules for the time being and you help me to guard this room. Don't let anyone interrupt, no matter how important the business is!""Yes." With that Hazel stepped out and stood in front of the room.Not long after that Ariana arrived along with Jade. The woman wearing her work clothes seemed to be in such a hurry that she didn't care about Hazel's presence and immediately entered Ethan's room.Jade was about to come in, but Hazel immediately held her back and pulled her away. Of course, sh
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Chapter: Don't Want to MeetFacing back-to-back questions with demanding expressions like this clearly terrified Ariana.She had never faced anything like this before, especially when other reporters joined in with more pressing questions."Sorry, I don't understand what you're asking. Please don't discuss things that shouldn't be. I'm here to ask for your support for the slander that attacked my father," said Ariana, trying to calm down.But the people only intensified and were now even standing with their eyes wide with curiosity."Miss Ariana, how can you call it something it's not? This is your problem, and you can't run away from it.""Do you perhaps want to deny it?""Please give an explanation regarding the circulating video. Ms. Ariana, is that true? You had an affair but filed for divorce first?""Miss Ariana, do you really not know anything about Mr. Ethan's identity, who turned out to be the CEO of Zenith Corp? Is that also why you had an affair and divorced him because you thought he was poor?""Now
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