Elven Rebirth

Chapter 25. Problems never had

Adam knocked loudly on the door.

"Who's there?" Chalice called out, her voice cheerful.

She opened the door with a big smile, happy about her daughter's engagement to a rich man.

But her smile quickly turned to shock.

"You're alive?" Chalice's face went pale.

Disgust filled her eyes. "You're back?" she said, her voice dripping with hatred.

Chalice recognized Adam despite his changed appearance. She had thought about him angrily many times.

"I'm back," Adam said calmly, meeting her gaze.

"How dare you come back?" Chalice shouted, her face red with anger. "Don't stand so close to me! It's Mrs. Kent to you. Didn't your mother teach you manners?"

Chalice's voice was loud, and her spit flew near Adam's face.

Adam's anger flared, his heart aching at the mention of his mother.

He clenched his fists, reminding himself to stay calm. This woman was Evelyn's mother.

"Want to hit me?" Chalice sneered. "You're a curse. Why come back now? You'll ruin everything!"

Just then, Evelyn's father emerged from the living room.

"What's going on?" he asked, noticing the commotion.

Evelyn's father's eyes widened in rage when he saw Lucas. He lunged forward, fist clenched.

"You wicked man! How dare you return?" he shouted. "Why didn't you die?"

Just as he was about to strike Adam, a strong hand gripped his fist.

"You're asking for trouble, old man," Tom warned, his eyes flashing anger. "How dare you try to hit Adam?"

Tom, Adam's loyal protector and friend, wouldn't le t anyone harm him.

Evelyn's father paled, intimidated by Tom's icy stare and deadly aura.

"Stand down!" Adam shouted at Tom.

"This is a family affair. Go out first."

Tom reluctantly but obediently withdrew his hand, stared hard at Evelyn's parents again, and left.

Evelyn's parents were full of resentment, but they did not dare to get physical with Adam again. Tom's terrifying gaze intimidated them, and they even had some doubts about Adam.

However, as they looked at Adam's cheap clothes and calm expression that was almost the same as the past, their worries vanished. I was thinking too much. A good-for-nothing is still a good-for-nothing! _

"What are you doing standing at the door? Hurry up and come in, you disgraceful thing!" Chalice pushed the door open furiously and entered. Evelyn's father humphed coldly, finding Adam an eyesore.

Adam followed him and entered the house. The living room of the Kent's home was very lively at this moment, as it was crowded with more than ten relatives. Upon sight of Adam, who came in after Evelyn's parents, many of them who knew who Adam was looked puzzled.

"lsn't this... that good-for-nothing? Why is he suddenly back?"

"Who? Is this the good-for-nothing you guys mentioned just now? Didn't you say that he already died?"

"Who knows? He's been missing for so many years. And now that Mr. Walter is going to get engaged with Evelyn, he's come scurrying back. Who knows what thoughts he's harboring?!"

"He definitely has evil intentions."

Adam glanced at the people around him, some of whom used to mock him and some of whom he hadn't met before.

The most striking one was a young man sitting in the center of the couch and gaining the attention of everyone.

He looked around his mid-to-late-twenties and was dressed fashionably, his hair gelled back and his under-eye bags slightly puffy. He was obviously an avid drinker and a lustful person. He reckoned that he was Mr. Walter, the new fiancé that the Kent chose for Evelyn, whom everyone else was talking about.

Adam secretly sneered. They're treating this piece of trash like a treasure? However, Evelyn was not in the living room, and that made Adam, who wanted to see her, feel slightly disappointed.

Visibly annoyed, Chalice said, "Okay, we can't be bothered to talk to you either. The point of today's meeting is regarding Mr. Walter and Evelyn marriage anyway. You came at the right time. This saves us the hassle of getting your death certificate from the courts. When Evelyn comes home, immediately go get a divorce with her."

Adam did not utter a single word.

This group of relatives gathered here suddenly began mocking him sarcastically.

"What? You don't want to get a divorce?"

"Of course he doesn't. It wasn't easy for him to marry the greatest beauty of Starium City and form ties with the Kent. Of course, he's going to cling tightly onto her."

"How shameless. Doesn't he realize that he can't hold a candle to Mr. Walter at all? He doesn't have any self-awareness!"

"Look at how shabby he is. He's not even worthy of carrying Mr. Walter's shoes! Hurry up and make yourself scarce!"

Evelyn's father knocked on the table and exclaimed, "I'll be honest. I won't let my daughter suffer together with you! What can a penniless man like you give her? If you still have a conscience, and if you're still a man, have the decency and self-awareness to divorce her. Stop wasting Evelyn's time and holding her back!"

Adam closed his eyes and looked unusually composed. "If Evelyn doesn't want to be with me any longer, she can let me know herself, and I'Il divorce her without another word. But you people have no right to make arrangements for us!" he barked sneeringly as he stared at the people around him.

'What? This loser says we have no right!?'

Just as they were about to lose their temper, someone burst into laughter, stopping them from talking.

'Mr. Walter seems to be about to say something. Of course, we have to wait for him to finish!'

Walter Grayson was snuggled up on the couch, fiddling with his Patek Philippe watch and large ring while sizing Adam up.

"You must be that... someone, right? What have you been doing these past few years?"

Adam said indifferently, "I was just getting by."

Walter chuckled again and clapped his hands as he stood up. "I suggest you don't force me to deal with you the hard way. Evelyn isn't someone a wimp like you deserves. Even a fool knows why you're clinging to the Kents."

He took out a check from his pocket. "Here's a check for thirty thousand. It's enough to support you for several years. Be smart, take it, and get lost, lest you end up with nothing in the end, Walter threatened. Adam reached out to take the check while the others watched in contempt.

"Indeed, he just wants money!"

"A loser is a loser. You've probably never had so much money all your life, huh!?"

"Mr. Walter just had to wave his hand, and this piece of trash took the money readily. Tsk."

A crisp sound filled the air, immediately making everyone stop their mockery as they looked at Adam in disbelief.

'This good-for-nothing tore the check!'

'He tore the thirty thousand dollar check! ls he out of his mind?!'

Everyone watched in disbelief as Adam gently tossed the ripped pieces of the torn check.

"Walter Grayson, you're just an outsider. You don't have the right to interfere in our affairs."