Chapter 176 It’’s Tough Being a Kept Man!
The next day…!
Ryder Clark and Sarah Johnson left the hospital.
Sarah let out a sigh of relief. “, “Thank goodness, Thelma is going to be alright! The doctor said with proper care, she should be discharged in two to three weeks with proper care.”
Ryder laughed. “, “It's that old saying: what doesn’’t kill you makes you stronger! Starting today, Thelma won’’t have to live in fear, nor willand that dark-shadowed family won’t haunt her any longer.””
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Curious, Sarah inquired, ““What were you up to so late last night? Are you sure Thelma is out of trouble?””
Ryder dismissively replied, ““I can’’t go into details, it’s too gruesome—haha! Just trust your husband, okay?””
Sarah rolled her eyes. “, “Whatever! It’’s not like I really wanted to know! I've got no time to chat, I have to stop by the office. I need to check with the finance department to see which contractors haven't paid up for materials. Once found I find them, it's time to claim damages. We're playing by their rules now! Heh!””
When Ryder saw Sarah’s Seeing Sarah’s feisty demeanor, Ryder he suddenly found her quite adorable and blurted out teasingly, “That’s my wife! You’re the best!”“Go, wife! You’re the best, muah!”
BHer cheeks blushing, Sarah lightly punched Ryder in the chest. “, “Get lost!””
Ryder scampered away joyfullyously...
Meanwhile, outside a police station in Houston…!
Today was an relatively important day.
The week was finally up, and Andy and , along with Henry, who had been detained for streaking, were released.
Matthew, Andy’s dad, picked him up Andy was picked up by his dad, Matthew, in the family car.
Matthew looked at Andy's disheveled appearance, his face covered in a scruffy beard, and heaved a sigh of empathy.
Without a doubt, Matthew thought, his son must have had a rough go of it in the slammer, without a doubt.
His wife had urged him repeatedly to check on Andy at the police station, but Grandpa Johnson had flat-out forbidden it, saying Andy had brought shame upon the Johnson family name.
"Andy," Matthew said, his voice softening. "You don't need to worry.”
“ Tell me, what's been happening out here while I've been away?"
Matthew nodded and briefly caught Andy up on the significant events that had occurred during his week in detention.
When Andy heard that Sarah Johnson, with Ryder Clark's help, had once again turned the tides for SR Group, a fierce twitch showed on his lips twitched, and anger flared up in his chest.
The reason for his desperate midnight dash around the deserted steel mill, which had led to his detainment, was the damn agreement he'd signed and lost.
Thatis had resulted in a major scandal in Houston.
Of course, during his time locked upin jail, he and Henry had realized something: they hadn't stumbled upon ghosts in the steel mill that night. It must have been Ryder Clark, setting them up from the start.
"Ryder Clark, you bastard! If I don't get back at you, I'm no man at all," Andy muttered through clenched teeth.
Matthew sighed. "Andy, I know how much you despise Ryder Clark, and God knows I'd love to tear him apart limb by limb. But right now, he's not your biggest enemy. There's someone else."
"Who?"
"Abigail Johnson!"
Andy was dumbfounded. "Abigail? That flirtatious social climber who dreams aboutof marrying rich? How could she be my enemy?"
"You don't understand. Since you've been inside, that conniving little thing has been cozsying up to your grandmother, sucking up to her like there's no tomorrow. Now, wouldn't you know, she finds out you're getting released today, yet she's not planning to take you to the Platan Height villa auction tomorrow. What's that about?"
When Andy heard that, he Hearing this, Andy started to panic. "Dad! What do I do? Grandma always favored me. If Abigail Johnson steals the limelight, how am will I going to inherit the Johnson family fortune? How will I am I going to get even with that scoundrel Ryder Clark?"
Matthew consoled his son., "Don't worry too much, kiddo. You're still the first grandson, and Grandma's always had a preference forpreferred the boys. Abigail Johnson’s just pulled the wool over her eyes She's just got wool pulled over her eyes by Abigail Johnson for now! Give it some time, and she'll realize you've got the talent to take over the Johnson family business."
Andy nodded, a shadow crossing his thoughts at the mention of Abigail Johnson...
On the other hand, Henry was doing much worse than Andy!Henry's situation was much more pitiful than Andy's!
No one from the Windsor family had come to pick him up.!
He was penniless!
His bank accounts and cards had been frozen!
Out of options, he finally flagged down a school kid and managed to borrow—or rather, coax—two dollars out of him.
With that, he took the bus back to the Windsor residence.
He'd always complained about Elena's insatiable appetite, claiming she drained him dry every day.
But after being detained for a week, the desperation was agonizing.
He was eager to get back home and roll around the hay with Elena a few times!
But what he didn't expect was...
The moment he walked through the bedroom door, he was stunned.
On the massive round bed, Elena was playing a "game" with another man—the kind without clothes.
Moans and squeaks filled the room.
When Elena saw Henry at the door, her face showed no surprise, and she didn’t stop what she was doing.nor did her actions halt.
With a voice dripping with disdain, she snapped, "What are you staring at? Get going and wash our dirty clothes—by hand!"
Henry's face was a picture of disbelief. "Elena, what... what's going on here? Why—"
He was cut off as Elena declared, "You're nothing but a groom we brought into the Windsor family with money. What's with all the whys?"
Red-eyed, Henry protested, "I may be that, but we're still married. We have a certificate. Regardless of anything..."
Elena shifted her position and patteding the handsome, well-built man beside her, said, "See? This one’’s got looks, he’s’s younger than you, has a better in technique, and lasts longer!
“So I regret to inform you, that starting today, in the Windsor family, you'll be stepping down to a lesser role in the Windsor family. You'll do the hard labor and call this man 'SirBig Brother'. Show some manners, got it?”
"Damn..."
Henry's world spun.
No matter how much he had imagined, hHe had never expected or imagined this turn of events.
Hadn't Didn’t they sayid being a kept man was easy living?
That marrying into wealth was a piece of cake?
That a pretty-boy face always wins favor?
Why, oh why was this happening?
Seeing When Elena saw Henry just standing there, motionless, Elena she lost her temper. She grabbed a pillow and hurled it at his head!
"You uUseless son-in-law. You’re just , standing around like a statue! Get moving and wash those clothes! And don't forget to prepare our dinner! Oh, and make sure to fill the tub with hot water; we're going to have a romantic bath together! If anything isn't done right, I'll make sure my dad breaks your legs!" she ranted.
With a look of aggrievement, Henry turned and left the room, quietly closing the door behind him.
Inside, the rhythmic sounds continued without pause.
A dark, venomous look crossed Henry's face as he muttered through clenched teeth, "Damn you both to hell! I'll bwear this humiliation for now, but mark my words, one day, I'll drag you both down with me!"
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