Underestimated Son In Law

Chapter 3: Schoolmates

Sett didn’t know if he could endure this level of humiliation anymore. He knew that it was hopeless to fight Antonio, who was an amateur boxing champion and was once a representative from their senior high days. Sett doesn’t have a chance to win a fight against a guy like him.

"I’ll be waiting inside, Fatso. Oh, and don't you dare make Lucy and the others wait. Otherwise, I'll break your leg." Antonio eyed Sett dangerously. "Let's go, Anna."

Sett struggled to get up while holding the ticket. This was the reason why he didn't want to get involved with his senior high school classmates anymore.

Moments later, he was standing in front of the reserved room that was listed on the card he got from Antonio. He could already hear his classmate celebrating inside. He pulled all his courage together as he opened the room's door.

"Oi, oi, look who we have here; it's Fatso Sett! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and have a seat." A lanky man chuckles.

Sett's attention was immediately drawn to a gorgeous short-haired girl playing with the glass.

Lucy?

It's only been a year, but she has become more stunning and radiant. Sett wondered if she was still single.

He wanted to take the seat next to Lucy as she was the one who invited him, but there was a bag in that seat so he immediately dismissed such thoughts and decided to take a seat beside a tan-looking lady who was polishing her nails. He couldn't quite recognize who she was, but he was sure she was one of his classmates.

"Ew, go away, fatso, that seat is reserved for my boyfriend!" She slapped Sett on the shoulder as she snorted.

"Don't sit in the middle, you'll occupy more space! Go sit at a separate table you fat turd!"

“Damn it!” Sett murmured under his breath.

Feeling frustrated after being insulted, all he could do was to follow their demands, wishing he hadn't come here in the first place.

"By the way, Lucy, I heard you got into a prestigious college." Antonio beamed as he said that.

"Is that a question, Antonio? Of course our school president would get into that kind of college! and also, aren’t you going to one as well? Everyone knows that you also graduated with high honors during our senior year." The tan girl rolled her eyes at Antonio. 

Suddenly, she recalled something as she glanced at the fatty Sett, who was silently looking at his phone in the far corner. A playful smirk emerges on her face. "Hey, fatso, what prestigious university are you aiming for?"

Sett ignored the question, as their conversation was already hurting his self-esteem.

"Oh, I'm sorry you aren't going to college since your family is now poor." The tan girl snickered.

The topic was belittling his parents, making Sett's face turn pale.

"Hey, he isn't as useless as you think. You guys may not know this, but fatty Sett hit the jackpot. Now everyone is envious of him....." Lucy said mysteriously, causing everyone to pay attention to her.

"Stop making everyone guess Lucy, just spit it out. I want to know what kind of jackpot it is!" Antonio blurted out impatiently.

"Alright, so this is what happened. Fatty Sett married the Laurel Family's third miss!" Lucy replied, as her eyes shone.

Upon hearing that, everyone gasped in surprise.

"What?! Do you mean Sheila Laurel? The newbie superstar actress who everyone loves? I saw her on television yesterday, and she was offered a million-dollar contract by a famous director..." Anna's eyes widened as she paused for a moment before staring in disbelief at Sett.

"Are you kidding me? You mean that this idiotic fat guy is the husband of a famous celebrity? Not to mention, Sheila Laurel? You’ve got to be joking!"

At this moment, Antonio's eyes burned with jealousy. He couldn't accept the fact that fatty Sett, whom he had always bullied in school, would become a son-in-law of the Laurel family! A family that no one even dares to provoke, as they held even the Darian City's officials and politicians between their fingertips!

Tsk! He clicked his tongue. It was very hard for him to swallow the fact that this timid fatty had climbed a higher status than him!

Because of Antonio’s irritation, he was about to grab Sett's collar when suddenly, he heard Lucy giggling.

"But there's a catch in their relationship. Recently, the Laurel family declared that they wouldn't acknowledge the marriage between the two families, because, and I quote; “Sett Crossword is "too incompetent."

She let out a sigh before glancing at Sett in the corner of her eyes, but when she noticed there wasn't any change in Sett's expression, she was disappointed. "... enough of that issue. We should all eat first. After all, we are here to celebrate our class reunion. "

"You're right, Lucy, hey, fatso Sett, we already ordered our own meal; you should order your own, and since you're the Laurel Family son-in-law, you should foot the bill as well!" Antonio chortled, without the slightest change in his expression.

Sett was speechless. After all, he only came to this hellish reunion to borrow some money from them. Now they suddenly want him to pay the bill?

"I-I don't have any cash right now..." Sett's face turned bright red, feeling ashamed.

“Pfft! You’re joking right? You're telling me the son-in-law of the Laurel family, not to mention, the young master of the Crossword Family, couldn't even afford to treat his own classmates? You’ve got to be sh*tting me!" Antonio cracked up, and he couldn't hold it anymore for he held his stomach in laughter. The truth was that everyone already knew that Sett was exiled from the Crossword family and that his identity as the son-in-law of the Laurel family had already been compromised.

Having enough of the insults, Sett stood up and swiped his eyes at everyone's faces. His fist trembled as he felt like bashing their skulls on the table, especially Antonio Paul.

As Sett grabbed the doorknob, with no intention of turning back.

"Lucy, thank you for the invitation, but I've got to go." Sett immediately leaves without waiting for her reply.

"That fatso is just embarrassed to admit he couldn't order his own food. Serves him right. Does he really think he can have a free meal using our money? He should just starve to death for all I care!" Antonio sneered as if he did the right thing.

He then turned his attention to Lucy, who was giggling to herself. "By the way Lucy, why did you even invite that fatso in the first place?"

He was curious about her real reason, but everyone already knew why. Normally Lucy wouldn't do such a thing. But it was all for the sake of her reputation, and maintaining her public image as a “Kind Angel”.