Excuse Me, Sir! I Am Not Useless

003. You Are Under Arrest!

Ethan refused to believe what he was seeing.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the man in the video was his boss—the same man who owned the carwash where he worked.

Why on earth would Ava be making love to his boss?

Had she been cheating on him all these years?

“My Lord… this image only shows that your wife is cheating on another man. Could this be real?” Mr LeVert addressed but Ethan didn’t respond.

He was already dialing Ava’s number but could only receive a response;

“Dear customer, the number you are dialing is currently on another call. Please hold on or try again later. Thank you…”

Ethan ended the call and dialed again.

This time, the line connected.

“Hello? Ava—”

He didn’t waste a second. “Where are you, Ava? Someone just sent me disturbing videos and pictures of you with another man. I need to confirm if you are—”

“Hello, Ethan Loner. Nice to finally speak with you. What a lovely moment I just had with your wife.” A strange voice cut him off

Ethan’s breath paused.

That voice… it sounded exactly like his boss—Liam Steel.

“You bastard!” Ethan roared. “What are you doing with Ava’s phone? Did you kidnap her?”

On the other end, Liam scoffed softly. “Come on, Ethan. You’ve been nothing more than the useless son-in-law of the Lugards. It took your wife only two minutes to accept a beautiful night with a rich man like me.”

“Tell me where she is right now. Is she there with you? What have you done to her?”

“Relax,” Liam replied lazily. “Your wife isn’t here with me. She’s there with you. Not far from the rooftop where you’re standing.”

Ethan frowned.

What was that supposed to mean?

He slowly turned around.

At that same moment, he heard footsteps approaching the rooftop door.

The call disconnected.

Ethan lowered the phone and looked at Mr. LeVert.

“Did you bring anyone with you when you came here?”

Mr. LeVert shook his head immediately. “Of course not. This rooftop was exclusively booked for you and Ava. If anyone is coming up here, it has to be your wife.”

As if on cue, a loud knock echoed against the door.

Ethan’s curiousity lingered.

He quickly turned to Mr. LeVert. “Hide. Now. I don’t want anyone knowing you’re here.”

Without hesitation, Mr. LeVert slipped behind a large decorative partition near the edge of the rooftop.

Another knock followed—louder this time.

Ethan rushed forward and pulled the door open.

To his shock it was Ava.

He tried to speak to her but his words halted when he sighted someone beside her… Or maybe a group of people.

Ethan’s lips parted. “The… the police? What are the cops doing here?”

Before he could finish speaking, Ava stepped aside and pointed directly at him.

“Officers, what are you waiting for? This is the man who murdered my grandfather. Arrest him.”

Ethan froze.

“M-Mr. Lugards is dead? What are you talking about?”

“Mr. Ethan Loner, you are under arrest for the murder of Mr. Michael Lugards. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you.” An Officer said, reaching for Ethan's wrist.

Ethan jerked back with force. “This is insane!” he shouted. “Why are you accusing me of killing Mr. Lugards when I’m only just hearing about his death now?”

His eyes shifted to Ava.

“And you? You’re here leveling accusations at me? I just watched disturbing videos of you with another man. Instead of defending yourself, you’re accusing me of killing your grandfather? Excuse me—who does that?”

His voice echoed across the rooftop, and for a moment, everything went silent.

Four years ago, Ethan had worked tirelessly to build a better future.

During that period of struggle, he met an elderly man who owned a small grocery shop.

Ethan had worked there part-time, and the old man quickly grew fond of him—admiring his dedication, talent, and relentless hard work.

Impressed, the old man made an unexpected proposal. He asked Ethan to marry his granddaughter and become part of the family.

Ethan had initially planned to refuse.

But then he met Ava Lugards.

She was beautiful, confident, and radiant.

The moment he saw her, his hesitation disappeared.

He accepted the proposal without a second thought.

Yet the marriage had never truly been peaceful.

For four years, Ava’s family had treated him like trash.

Especially Ava's mother, Katherine, who despised him the most.

She called him useless. She said he brought shame to the Lugards because he was poor.

Only Ava had stood by him.

She defended him whenever her family mocked him.

Even when they pressured her to divorce him, she refused—especially because her grandfather, Mr. Michael Lugards, strongly opposed any separation.

Ethan had loved her more for that.

Years later, Mr. LeVert contacted him with shocking news that his own grandfather had been searching for him for years, intending to hand over a vast inheritance that rightfully belonged to him.

Instead of accepting the wealth for himself, Ethan had made a different choice.

He requested that the property be transferred into Ava’s name—to boost her growing business and help her company reach the pinnacle of life.

He wanted it to be a surprise anniversary gift.

But now?

Now she had the audacity to cheat on him.

And worse—

If he had signed those transfer papers before the police arrived, she would have become powerful beyond measure… leaving him with nothing.

A useless pauper.

Ethan refused to believe this.

He shook his head at Ava.” I thought you were different. But you’re nothing but a cheat—”

Smack!

Ava slapped him sharply, cutting off his words.

“You should be the last person on this earth calling me a cheat, Ethan!”

“For four years, I have done nothing but serve as your wife—and at the same time, serve as your husband too. You don’t know anything, Ethan. The only thing you know how to do is eat and sleep!”

Ethan let out a bitter laugh. “So that gives you the right to cheat on me?”

Ava didn’t hesitate.

She nodded. “Yes, Ethan. I have every right. I don’t see you as my husband. I see you as my servant. A baseless idiot.”

The officers exchanged glances but remained silent.

“You can’t satisfy a woman. You don’t know how to take care of a family. You don’t provide for this household. All you do is eat, sleep, and repeat. What makes you think you’re incapable of being cheated on?”

Ethan shook his head slowly.

He knew she was lying.

Yes, he wasn’t as wealthy as the Lugards. That was true.

But he worked himself to exhaustion every single day to contribute in any way he could.

Even Katherine could testify to that.

She had demanded he provide five hundred dollars monthly to support the household—or divorce Ava.

And he never failed.

Every month, he handed over at least five hundred dollars.

Yet nothing he did ever pleased Ava.

She even claimed he didn’t know how to make love to a woman.

Same “She” that has never allowed him to make love to her?

According to her, she is always tired and always BUSY and not ready for anything SEX!

Now she was rewriting history?

Claiming he was the one who didn't satisfy her?

Ethan scoffed.

“You know the truth, Ava. So, don't try to make yourself the angel and make me the villain!”

Ava’s expression didn’t soften.

“You know the truth too, Ethan! The truth is I was no longer interested in this marriage. And for that reason, you killed my grandfather.”

She turned sharply toward the officers. “Officers, arrest him. Now.”

Before Ethan could react, the officers stepped forward and handcuffed Ethan.

He struggled briefly to be out of the chain, the grip on him was firm.

“This is madness! I didn’t kill Mr. Lugards!” He shouted.

But No one responded.

As they began dragging him toward the stairway, Ethan twisted his head to look at Ava one last time..

“Don’t think this is over, Ava. It’s not over and it will never be over until I say so!”