All Chapters of The Son-in-Law Apocalypse Revenge : Chapter 21
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEVanessa had regained her freedom just as she wanted, but she suddenly lost the strength to make even a single move. She was still on her knees even after a few seconds, looking at no one in particular. “Leave, Vanessa…” Desmond’s voice reminded her that he was standing right in front of her, and she looked up at him. Nothing had changed about his countenance, especially the rage that had darkened his expression, causing her to look away at once. Vanessa managed to push herself up, but it took her a while before she could get a grip on herself. She turned to look at Celeste, and unable to handle the rage she saw in her eyes, she looked away, facing the door. It suddenly looked as though the distance had increased by several meters, and the cringe that gripped her couldn’t let
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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOElon finally saw Celeste after scouring the entire place for her.“Miss Celeste!” He hurried toward her at once, holding firmly to the blue file in his right hand.“I am so sorry I am late, Miss Celeste…” He took a deep breath, attempting to reduce his panting.“I got stuck in traffic!” He explained, trying to present the file to her when she scowled at him, causing him to swallow hard.Then Elon turned to his left just to look at the young man he had been trying to ignore since he walked into the building.“You?!” His eyes almost crawled out of their sockets, his brows arching above them.“What the hell are you doing here?!” He asked angrily, shifting his gaze from Desmond back to Celeste.“Miss Celeste?” He called out quietly, but the lady was a bit bemused to give even the slightest response.“What is he doing here?” Elon asked with a vexed tone, pointing at Desmond.Just when the lady looked like she was about to break her silence, Desmond gestured to her to
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEDeep down, Celeste could tell that Elon was lying, but he seemed to be more interested to know why Desmond was silent, holding onto his smirk.She cleared her throat, slowly turning to look at him.“Don’t you have anything to say to these accusations from your former boss?” She inquired, trying to play along with Desmond.Elon scoffed, and before Desmond could say even a word, he was already to break the silence, still glaring at him.“That’s because he has nothing to say, Miss Celeste…” He snapped, refusing to let go of his glower.“He knows that everything I have said is the truth, that’s why he has nothing to say…” He paused for a few seconds just to be certain that he had Desmond’s attention before he continued.“I hope you told Miss Celeste here that your wife divorced you because of your inability to act as a man should. You couldn’t even get to keep your marriage, how else are you going to be able to keep this job?” He snorted, turning to Celeste.“I thin
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR“What did you just say to me?” Elon asked, struggling to get used to the new Desmond he was staring at.He had never seen him so bold, confident, and composed.“There is something about him…” He thought to himself, looking at him from the crown of his hair to the lace of his shoe. Returning his eyes to Desmond’s face, he glared at him, his eyes a promise of retaliation.“By the time I am done with you, you will understand that I am way bigger than you, Desmond…” He pointed to his face, his eyes glaring in so much contempt.Desmond scoffed, totally unbothered by his threat.“Miss Celeste is waiting for you, Elon. You don’t want to keep her waiting.” He refused to let go of the smirk all over his face, pointing to the direction that Elon was forced to look toward.Gnashing his teeth for the umpteenth time, Elon turned around and continued walking, heading directly to Celeste ’s office in a hurry.Slowly, Desmond followed him, and while he went through the plan tha
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE“But I think that Mr. Kane should see this for himself. He is the one who has the final say. I am just here as a representative…”Elon was silent for a while, and even when he parted his lips, he found it very difficult to say even a word.At that moment, the tension inside his body was beginning to rise gradually, and even when he cleared his throat in an attempt to get a grip on himself, it didn’t look like he was going to be able to do that.“Miss Celeste …” He took a deep breath, turning to take a look at Desmond.He glared at him as usual, wondering why he seemed too composed at that moment.When he finally returned his gaze to Celeste , he continued with a voice that was barely above a whisper, laced with desperation and nervousness.“Could you please tell me what Mr. Kane is like? I want to know what he likes, the kind of things that I can do to impress him. Anything at all that can help me bag this contract. I really need this deal, and u promise to compens
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX“Please, Lord…” He muttered, but he was reminded that he had not prayed in a very long time.Without even realizing, he had lost every form of hope, everything inside him reminding him that he had really messed up.Desmond nodded while going through the document, but it was really hard to tell what was going on inside his mind.Elon turned to Celeste , but when she realized that he was about to beg for her intervention, she quickly looked away, having no mercy to show to him.“This looks very good…” Desmond nodded in satisfaction, drawing Elon’s immediate attention.“I think I am impressed by what I have here…” Desmond sighed softly, turning to face Celeste who was surprised at his remark."Yes, Celeste . I love it…” Desmond nodded to affirm his words, and then he cleared his throat, slowly returning his gaze to Elon.“But I am fully aware that this is not his handwork. Elon is not capable of this. This is the handwork of Sarah, his secretary whom he treats like a
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENHe sniggered, shaking his head slowly.“Don’t tell me that you think that I could possibly kill you with a glass of water…” He stared with a wry smile and even though Elon said nothing, it was very obvious that several thoughts were running through his mind.Desmond scoffed, drawing his attention at once.“Well…” He cleared his throat, still holding onto his wry smile.“If I were in your shoes, I would also have the same thoughts going on inside my head. You were a very mean boss, and no one deserves the kind of things you did to me…”Elon bent his face to the ground again, covered by guilt and nervousness. His blood was suddenly beginning to flow faster than before, and his heart beating like racing horses.“Go ahead and drink the water. I don’t have any reason to kill you, at least not yet…” Desmond said with a frown, and even though Elon was still full of doubt, it suddenly felt like his fate depended on the water.He looked at the water inside the glass li
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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTElon lifted his face as Desmond approached, still unaware of what to say.“Here you go…” Desmond handed him over the piece of paper he folded, holding onto his wry smile.“What’s this?” Elon asked, his voice low and slippery.“Why don’t you find out yourself?” Desmond said with a low tone, holding onto his wry smile.Again, Elon looked at the piece of paper, filled with so much uncertainty.All of a sudden, it felt as though he was about to open a sentence, and his heart began to pound aggressively against his ribcage.He took a deep breath, and mustering the courage, he finally unfolded the paper, narrowing his gaze on what was written on it.Then his heart skipped several beats, his eyes widening in shock as he stared at what was written.He tried to speak, but the words hung in his throat, forcing him to swallow hard in an attempt to get rid of the clog that gripped him.“You are not serious, are you?” He turned to look at Desmond with wide eyes, but he didn’t
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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE“I am sorry about that, Mr. Kane…” Celeste apologized at once, but because he wasn’t sure of what she was apologizing for, Desmond waited to hear what else she was going to say.“It was a last minute call from them, and your father is aware of the meeting. Mr. Trevor and your father are very close friends, and he is hoping that this could become an avenue to strengthen their bond…”“Hmm…” Desmond said nothing, just staring at the lady while he thought about everything that she said.“Why does it look like that was a reversed line?” He asked, looking eyeball to eyeball with the lady.“I am sure my father didn’t use those exact words…” He said with a smirk on his face, causing the lady to bend her face to the ground.That indicated that Desmond was right, and he chuckled softly, staring as she struggled to look at him.“Well…” Celeste broke her silence, taking a deep breath.“Your father didn’t use those exact words, but having worked for him for years, I know that
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CHAPTER THIRTYAs soon as Desmond noticed that the lady standing in front of him was a bit distracted, he was forced to move his eyes toward the direction she was staring at, and that was when he froze at the sight before him.He was gawking without realizing it, marveled by the beauty who was sauntering toward them.She was not just a goddess, but a fair one.Her blonde hair cascaded perfectly down her two shoulders, her long dress glued perfectly to her hour-glass body.She had the perfect smile, her fragrance moving ahead of her as she continued moving.But she was not alone, accompanied by the two guards who kept their distances, yet they were ready to charge at anyone who would dare come close to her.Celeste turned to Desmond, and seeing the way he was staring, she was forced to break her silence, her voice low but audible.“Mr. Kane?” She called out, but Desmond seemed to be very distracted by the sight before him, his eyes wide with admiration.“Sir?” Celeste was moved to to