Rise Of The Forgotten Son-in-law

CHAPTER 18

Ethan was panting!

This area was a mansion district, and there were no cars available, so he had to run all the way back.

Thankfully, he was different from before; otherwise, he wouldn't have made it. However, when he returned with a document in hand, he found Jasmine in tears.

"Wife," he said, his expression changing as he stepped forward.

But Salome blocked his way. Not only did she stop him, but she also slapped him hard across the face. "Wife? You think you can call her that? You traitor, you ungrateful man who's been keeping a mistress! What right do you have to call my daughter your wife?"

Smack!

A red handprint appeared on Ethan's face. He didn't defend himself; as he had said before, he owed the Thompson family. "I didn't!" he gritted his teeth.

"Didn't? Then tell me, does this matter exist or not?" Beatrice handed over her phone, showing the same photo from before.

"This is..."

"Just answer the question, does it exist or not?"

"Yes!" Ethan gritted his teeth, admitting it.

"But this situation is..." Ethan Blackwood wanted to say something, but before he could finish, Beatrice interrupted him with a mocking laugh. "Oh, are you trying to say that this Woman isn't just Someone you're keeping on the side? Just a friend? Or maybe there's something else going on, and you two need to meet up for a 'pure' reason? Please, save that nonsense for a three-year-old!"

"Ethan Blackwood, oh Ethan, my sister has been fooled by you for so long. Do you really think you can keep deceiving her?" Beatrice continued.

"Exactly! Someone who would even betray his own brother has no feelings at all," Ryan Blackwood chimed in, crossing his arms.

"Jasmine, I may be a scumbag and a playboy, but I'm still better than this guy, aren't I? I can't even respect someone like him," Eden Jackson sneered.

"Useless, just useless. Daughter, I never agreed to your marriage with this guy. Do you realize that Elite Group is your father's legacy? It's the only thing he poured his heart into, and look how this guy has run it into the ground. What would your father think if he knew?" Salome cried out from the side.

"Honey, do you believe me?" Ethan turned to Jasmine, desperation in his eyes. "Sis, do you trust your own sister or a useless man? A random orphan you picked up from the orphanage years ago!" Beatrice interjected.

"Honey, I..." Ethan Blackwood stepped forward, wanting to say something.

But then!

"You... just go," Jasmine spoke, her voice trembling with unshed tears. She turned away, not wanting to face him.

"Honey, I bought this for you.." Ethan took another step closer, pulling out a box containing a beautiful necklace. But just as he opened it, the box was knocked out of his hands.

"I don't want it!" Jasmine turned around, her eyes red and swollen from crying. "You asked me if I believed you. I used to believe in you-so much that I even thought about being with you for real. Do you know? I started to like you, but then... why? Why?!"

"Why did you do this? Elite Group is my father's life's work! Why would you betray me like this? l've never treated you poorly, so why... why would you do this to me?" Tears streamed down Jasmine's cheeks, each drop a testament to her heartbreak.

Why!

Why did you have to treat me like this? I had just started to like you. l'll had just begun to think about truly being with you.

"Honey, I..." Ethan tried to explain.

"Leave!"

"Wife!"

"Just go!"

"Wife, I... about this..."

"Don't.. call me that! I never want to hear that word again... Just go... please, just go..." Jasmine pointed toward the door, tears streaming down her face.

"Don't cry, I'll leave."

"Fine, just go!" Ethan turned and walked away. After he left, Eden Jackson suddenly glanced at the necklace on the floor.

"Oh, isn't this the Heart of an Angel? Wow, this guy bought a fake today." Just moments ago, when Ethan had pulled out the necklace, Jasmine had pushed him away, and it had landed right on the trash can.

But part of it was still visible. "Ha! This fool must have thought that since I gave Jasmine a genuine Heart of an Angel yesterday, he could buy a fake today. Does he not know that the Heart of an Angel is one of a kind? It was crafted by the famous master, Donald, at the peak of his career.

Eden chuckled!

This idiot actually went out and bought a fake Heart of an Angel!

Did he not know that the Heart of an Angel was one of a kind in the world? "Yeah, that Heart of an Angel necklace is worth a lot," Salome nodded in agreement.

She had looked it up online because of that necklace, and it was incredibly expensive-possibly worth millions, and even then, it might not be available.

She felt quite heartbroken about it.

But thankfully, she believed that the Moore family young master could afford to give such a precious gift.

"As for this fake, is it even worth twenty bucks? Ha!" Salome scoffed.

Just then, roses suddenly began to fall from the sky, leaving everyone in shock. Someone caught a few and exclaimed, "These are Prague roses, the most expensive roses in the country! Each one starts at ten thousand! What's going on with so many of them?"