All Chapters of I Am The Richest Man Alive : Chapter 481
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Chapter 481: Strained Relationship.
“Well, do not give up,” Mr. Tucsons said, his tone teetering on the edge of condescension. “Sometimes, you just have to accept opportunities that are not ideal to get back on your feet.”“Thank you for the advice,” Justin said through gritted teeth, his appetite gone in an instant.Lilly reached for his hand under the table, but he pulled his hand away, standing up abruptly. “Excuse me,” he muttered, leaving the room.Lilly watched him leave, then turned her gaze to her parents who gave her this look of indifference. She could not hold herself back anymore and stood up to follow Justin.Her parents just looked at each other and continued their meal.Lilly found him in the guest room few minutes later, he was pacing back and forth.“What was that?” she asked, her voice was quite sharp.“I can not take it anymore, Lilly” Justin said as he ran a hand through his hair. “Every day, it is the same thing. The jabs, the pity, the reminders that I am not enough.”“They are not trying to ma
Chapter 482: A Moment of Hope
One sunny afternoon, Justin was sweating as he just finished unloading the last of the boxes from a moving truck. His client was a middle aged woman. She handed him a crumpled fifty dollar bill with an appreciative smile on her face when he was done.“Thank you so much, young man,” she said. “You worked so hard today.”“Just doing my job, ma’am,” Justin replied, forcing a smile to appear on his face as he collected the money and put it inside his pocket.As he walked home, hoping to relax for the day, the fifty dollars felt heavy in his pocket. It was not much, but it was something.And for the first time in a long while, he felt proud of himself. He had earned this, even if it was not the life he had hoped to live when he got married to Lilly.Later that evening, Justin returned to the Tucsons’ house. The house loomed in the twilight, its pristine exterior a sharp contrast to the weight he felt every time he stepped inside. As he entered, the smell of roasted chicken was all over t
Chapter 483: Crack
“They do not understand,” Lilly said, reaching for his hand. “But I do. I know how hard you’ are trying your best darling.”Her words brought a small measure of comfort, but they could not erase the sting of the Tucsons’ dismissive attitudes.Taking a deep breath, Justin nodded at her and stood up from the chair to hug her, before falling on the mattress with her.The next day, he woke early and headed out for another job. This time, he worked at a construction site, helping to carry materials and clean up debris. The work was tiring, but Justin found a strange solace in the physical labor. It was straightforward, free of the complicated dynamics that plagued his life at home.When the foreman handed him his pay at the end of the day, it was a crisp seventy-five dollars. He felt a fleeting sense of accomplishment. It was not much as usual, but it was something.If he had known, he would have swallowed his pride from the get go and take on jobs like this to survive and provide for hi
Chapter 484: Struggling to Hold On
Lilly was sitting at the dinning table area, watching her mum go around the kitchen, as he rests her chin on her hand. Her mother was humming softly as she placed the plates on the table with smooth precision.The sunlight streaming through the window highlighted her perfectly styled hair and immaculate attire, it was an image of poise and control that seemed to taunt Lilly with its effortless perfection.“You know, dear,” Mrs. Tucsons began, her tone sweet but laced with undertones that Lilly recognized all too well, “I believe you understand it is important to think about your future. You are still young, and there is lots of time to make amends if things are not going the way you had hoped and planned.”Lilly straightened, her expression tightening. “Justin is trying, Mom. He is doing everything he can to provide for us. We have been over this topic so many times.”Mrs. Tucsons sighed, placing a hand delicately on the back of a chair. “Of course he is. I am just saying that somet
Chapter 485: Struggling Doubts.
Lilly glanced at him as her heart fell as she noticed the sight of frustration in his eyes. She wanted to defend him, but she could not say any words. When they completed supper, Justin walked back inside to their room out saying to anybody.Lilly went after him a few minutes later and found him sitting on the bed, cradling his head in his hands. “I am sorry, Darling” she whispered, as she slammed the door behind her. “It is not your fault, really,” Justin said, his voice was low, while his head was still in his hands.“I just…I can not keep doing this, Lilly. Living here, feeling like a failure every single day.”“You are not a failure,” Lilly said quickly, sitting beside him.“Then why does it feel like everyone sees me that way?” He asked, his voice breaking in the process.Lilly did not know how to answer him. She reached for his hand, but he pulled away almost immediately, standing up from the bed and started pacing around the small room.“I am trying my best, Lilly,” he said,
Chapter 486: The Family Rift
A rare dinner gathering brought together extended family members of Lilly's family, and the living room of the Tucsons was filled with their banter and the clinking of glasses.Conversations ranged from professional accomplishments to future trip plans, creating an energetic atmosphere. Sitting on the room's periphery, Justin had a sense of alienation in the middle of the joyful gathering. Ignoring the conversation about raises and stock portfolios, he aimlessly swirled his glass of water in his hand. Lilly, who was quietly chuckling at something her cousin had said, caught his attention. There was a brief glimmer of optimism, maybe this time would be different, in his heart. The room was suddenly pierced by the sound of Mr. Tucson's voice. "Justin," he murmured as he clinked his wine glass on the table. "How is your job search progressing?"All eyes turned toward Justin. His shoulders stiffened as he forced a polite smile. “It is going well,” he replied curtly.“Still nothing s
Chapter 487: Unspoken Grief
Mr. Tucsons stood slowly, his towering stature commanding attention. “If you are so unhappy here, Justin, no one is forcing you to stay.” Justin’s eyes burned with unshed tears of frustration. “Maybe you are right,” he murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. “Maybe I should not stay.” Without further word, he turned and went out, the front door slamming shut behind him. Lilly stood frozen, the room’s suffocating silence crushing down on her.Her mother was the first to speak, her voice tinged with fake worry.“Lilly, you need to think about what is best for you.”Lilly rounded on her, her eyes blazing. “Stop it, Mom. You have done nothing but undermine Justin since the day we moved in. Both of you have!”Mrs. Tucsons raised her hands defensively. “We have only ever wanted what is best for you, Lilly.”“By tearing him down every chance you get?” Lilly shot back. “Do you even understand what that has done to him? To us?”Her father walked forward, his demeanour harsh.“Lilly,
Chapter 488: Dreams Derailed.
Justin typed quickly on his laptop while slouched over the little desk in their cramped guest room. The tense atmosphere was unabated by the low hum of the fan in the ceiling. He continued to be frustrated by the lack of answers in his email as he gazed at another freelance assignment listing on the computer. As he rubbed his temples in exasperation, he slumped back in the chair. Nothing had worked thus far, whenever someone tried to get in, they were either ignored or rejected. Last week, he was let down by a graphic design assignment, and the writing project he had been hoping for never came to fruition. Most of the recruiters would even reply and stop talking in the middle of the conversation, making Justin wonder what is wrong. He would keep sending mails to remind them of the conversation but no reply came forth.Justin looked at the time and sighed. It was almost dinner time.He was well-prepared for another evening spent at the Tucsons' table, dodging their subtle but sharp
Chapter 489: Worsened Isolation.
Her eyes welled up with tears, but she fought them back. “I am not the enemy here, Justin. I am on your side. You know that.” “Are you?” he questioned, his voice softer now but laden with scepticism. “Because it does not feel like it. It feels like you are stuck between me and them, and I am the one losing.” The words exchange, although on a soft tone hit a raw nerve with Lilly. Even with the tears, she had to bury her head in her hands as they flow. She could not look at Justin nor give him a reply. It was if he finally saw through her and her actions.Justin, too was not finding it comfortable but he could not keep on like this without voicing out his mind to his wife, if at all he could not do that to his parents in laws.The silence that engulfed them was so suffocating that Justin had to excuse himself and focused on the laptop screen while Lilly sniffled in between her tears.The days blended together, each one defined by the same pattern of failed job seeking and suffocating
Chapter 490: Lilly’s Frustration.
That evening, the house felt colder than usual. The air was heavy with worry. And the stillness was oppressive as Justin sat at the kitchen table. His hand wrapped around a cold coffee mug. His eyes were unfocused as he looked out the window. It was a difficult day. He was trying to have a drink to calm his nerves.Along with his fruitless attempts to find work and increasingly oppressive comments from Mr. and Mrs. Tucson. He is very familiar with it.But it does not make the bite any more unpleasant. He longed for the day all of this would be over and Lilly’s parents would come to realize he is not the kind of person they think he is. He wants them to love him as the ideal son in law that he should be. He believed if he had been positioned to them as a rich man’s son from a reputable family, Which he actually is, he would have been treated differently.He had seen how they had treated others, and he was sure the reason they had allowed him to stay this long in their house was b