All Chapters of The Tycoon Son-in-law: Chapter 81
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“What?!” Leila’s voice rose in shock, drawing fleeting glances from the other patrons. “What do you mean you orchestrated it? You’re telling me that nightmare yesterday was your doing?”Drex leaned back casually, his expression calm but his eyes sharp. “Didn’t you want to know who your supposed savior was?” he asked, his voice smooth as silk. “From what I heard, he played the role to perfection, didn’t he?” He leaned forward slightly, a cold sneer tugging at his lips. “I mean, you did have the best seat in the house for the performance.”Leila blinked, momentarily caught off guard by how intensely his blue eyes were fixed on her. She quickly looked away, her heart hammering against her ribs. Then she swallowed hard, trying to find her voice. “Y-yes… it… it all happened so fast,” she stammered. Then, the weight of his admission hit her, and she snapped her head back toward him, her brow furrowed in fury. “So you’re saying Halwin was just acting? You actually told that man to threate
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Upon hearing her name, Janice’s eyes darted across the room and instantly froze when they landed on the one person she had hoped was miles and miles away.Drex.‘Oh no, no, no.’ Why do I have to run into him here? This is bad… this is really bad,’ she thought, panic rising in her chest.Beside her, Joseph Holland looked like he’d seen a ghost and anxiety crawled up his spine the moment he spotted Drex. He glanced down at Janice’s hand still holding his arm and quickly jerked it away, looking back at Drex with the wide-eyed, guilty expression of a man caught red-handed in a crime.Drex sighed softly and turned his gaze away. ‘If he keeps acting like that, he’s going to blow his own cover. And why bring her here of all places? They only serve coffee.’Leila, meanwhile, rose from her seat with the delighted grin of someone watching the season finale of a high-stakes drama. “OMG!” she chirped in surprise.Janice gulped hard and out of pure fear, she tugged urgently at Joseph’s sleeve. “J
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Finally, Joseph let out a long, weary sigh. He looked at Janice as if seeing her for the first time, and finding the sight repulsive. “How can you say something like that about another person? Is that really the kind of woman you are?”Janice’s smirk faltered, replaced by a look of utter bewilderment. “What?”“The words you just said…” Joseph continued, struggling to keep his voice calm, “What gives you the right to speak to someone that way? If that’s the kind of person you truly are, then I’m afraid… you’re not the right woman for me.”Leila blinked in genuine surprise. “Whoa,” she whispered. “Do billionaires with a conscience actually exist?”Joseph turned to leave, and Janice’s heart nearly stopped. Panic surged through her as she lunged forward, grabbing his arm with both hands. “Wait! No! Please, Joseph, don’t go. Don’t leave me! I’m really sorry. It was… it was just a slip of the tongue. I didn’t mean any of it. I’m so sorry,” she begged desperately, her voice trembling.Jose
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After Drex and Leila left the coffee shop, Joseph and Janice quietly took over the same corner booth they had vacated.Janice sat in a stiff, fragile silence, her usual sharp tongue filed down by fear. She played the part of the meek, repentant partner, barely daring to breathe for fear of pushing Joseph over the edge.The earlier incident had shaken her more than she cared to admit.But who would have thought Joseph would turn out to be such a principled man? He was the polar opposite of Jordan. She had expected him to be the hammer to her anvil, joining her in a display of arrogant dominance over someone like Drex. Instead, he had refused to play along.She could already sense the danger. If he reacted this violently to a simple insult toward another person, what would happen when he discovered the tangled web of her life?If he found out she was still legally married to the "pauper" he just defended, or that she had a child with Jordan, she might lose everything. And noticing the
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Janice practically burst through the heavy mahogany doors of the Ellington Mansion, her breath coming in short, jagged gasps.The moment she arrived, she found the entire family already gathered in the living room. Madame Olivia sat stiffly in her armchair while a private doctor silently monitored her blood pressure.“That’s impossible,” Kaden sneered, his voice dripping with disbelief. “There’s no way you have the means to pay off our family’s debt. I refuse to believe a single word of this nonsense.”Greg immediately backed him up, his tone sharp and dismissive. “Exactly. What kind of sick joke is this, Tom? Do you really think we’re that gullible? Mother was very clear that your branch of the family is persona non grata here. All you’ve ever brought us is misfortune and failure. Now, get out before I have security toss you!”Tom glared at his brother, his patience finally snapping. “That is no way to address your elder brother, Greg! I am sick to death of you acting as if you hold
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“What the hell is going on here now?” Kaden asked, his face contorting into a skeptical scowl. “Am I watching a clown show or what?”Janice chuckled softly, looking at him with a mix of pity and superiority. “Calm down, Kaden, and use your head for once. Did none of you hear what I just said? We, the entire Ellington family, have been officially invited to the Knight Group’s upcoming major corporate event.”Behind her, Tom and Martha exchanged a bewildered glance. This was news to them, too, but they were more than happy to ride the wave of Janice’s sudden triumph.Greg, meanwhile, had gone strangely quiet. He stared at the floor, his mind racing. He had heard rumors about the event, but something of that magnitude felt far too out of reach for their tarnished family name.Madame Olivia, however, suddenly looked hopeful. She reached out and took the elegant invitation card from Janice’s hand, carefully inspecting it before opening it with slightly trembling fingers.Greg stared at he
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Tom, his wife and daughter sat on the sofas, acting as though they had already reclaimed their status in the Ellington family. Kaden paced the rug in front of them, stopping to look at Janice with a twisted, amused smirk. “You really have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, Janice,” he mused, “Jordan Whitmore and Joseph Holland… they must be blind. Imagine their shock when they eventually find out you’re playing them both.”The victory smile vanished from Janice’s face, replaced by a cold, sharp chuckle. “Is that a threat, Kaden? By all means, go tell them. But remember… if the truth comes out, those invitations in your hands will turn into worthless scraps of paper before you can even get a suit tailored.”Kaden knew she was right. He wasn't about to sabotage his chance to walk among the elite at the Knight Group’s event.Harold Lance might even be there, and that could be his golden opportunity to introduce him to the family. At that point, he was certain his grandmother would be imme
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Leila stood up and opened it to find Janice standing on the threshold with a smug, triumphant expression. “What do you want, Janice?” Leila asked, her voice flat.Janice walked into the room without waiting for an invitation, her eyes scanning the space with open disdain. “I’m here for what belongs to me,” she said, running a finger along a mahogany dresser. “You’ve spent far too long enjoying the comforts of this mansion while I was rotting in the slums. But the winds have changed, Leila. I’m back in my rightful place now.”Leila leaned against the doorframe, not having the energy to entertain her antics. “Get to the point. I don't have the energy for your monologue.”“My Midnight Promise necklace,” Janice declared as if it were an undisputed fact. Then her eyes snapped to Leila’s. “Remember, you stole it from me.”Leila scoffed at her choice of words. “Childish and pathetic. ‘Stole’ is a strong word for something you threw away like trash. It was given to me by Drex…”“You mean my
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Vicky stepped forward, a smug smirk pulling at her lips. "Well, if it isn't Drex Easton. What’s a useless piece of trash like you doing in a place like this? Scoping out the janitorial positions?"Drex kept a calm smile on his face. “Fancy meeting you here, Vicky.”Vicky huffed, scanning him from head to toe with open contempt. “Yeah, well, I’m here to buy a car. Or did you think I’m so low that I’d come here looking for a job?” She sneered at his ordinary clothes. “You still haven’t changed, Drex. Still dressing like a broke nobody.” She continued mockingly, “And by the way, do you think just any loser can work in a BMW dealership? Are you sure you came to the right place, or did you miss your turn? Were you actually looking for a Nissan instead?”One of the girls in the group, whom Drex remembered as Dana Leon, let out a mean-spirited chuckle. "Oh, I've heard all about your 'unfortunate' marital problems, Easton. Honestly, the stories about your wife are like music to my ears."Drex
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“Are you sure he’s not capable of affording the car? I mean, why would he even come here to buy a car if he can’t afford one?” One of the guys questioned, sounding like the only voice of reason in the group.Vicky scoffed, jutting out her hip and folding her arms across her chest. She looked Drex up and down with open disgust, assessing him like he was something filthy on the bottom of her shoe. “Look at him. Does he look like he can afford the floor mats, let alone the car?” she sneered. “He’s likely just some pathetic creep trying to buy five minutes of attention from a pretty salesgirl. It’s a classic loser move… fake it until you get kicked out."“But we remember how he was, Vicky," one of the other girls whispered, sounding slightly hesitant. “He’s not someone who jokes around or even flirts. Don’t you think you’re falling down the rabbit hole by accepting such a ridiculous deal?”Drex’s mouth curled into a cold, enigmatic smile. Who cared if her friends were trying to warn her