Chapter 3

"Divorce agreement... You had it prepared already!"

Ave's eyes immediately widened in disbelief.

Seeing this, Ethan nearly couldn't hold back his laughter from the side.

After all, he was eager to be together with Ave. With me out of the way, he lost one less competitor. Naturally, he was delighted.

But in an attempt to impress Ave, Ethan still pretended to be sincere as he said, "Hey, Daniel, I understand that being humiliated in front of so many people at the company made you feel embarrassed and upset. That's normal.

"But you and Ave just got married, how can you let a divorce be a way of taking out your frustration?"

Upon hearing that, I looked at his expression, and a wave of disgust washed over me.

I thought, "This guy acts so well. Back at the office, he'd stick to Ave like glue all the time, and now he's pretending to be the voice of reason."

I pointed toward the nearby courier station.

"Fine. I've packed my things. Hurry up and sign it. No need to waste our time."

Only then did Ave seem to realize I was serious.

But the next moment, she suddenly seemed to remember something and sneered coldly, "Daniel, don't think I don't know what you're up to!

"You just see the company expanding now and want to take some of my money, right?"

Ave had a smug expression as if she had already seen through all the schemes.

"I'll tell you, the house and the company, everything was notarized before we even got our marriage certificate!

"You won't be getting a single penny from me!

"If you want to divorce, go ahead!"

Looking at her haughty demeanor, I suddenly understood.

No wonder when we were getting our certificate, I wanted to do it on our anniversary and share it on social media, but Ave kept delaying.

It turned out, behind my back, that she had already had her assets notarized!

What a clever move, cutting at the root!

Realizing I wouldn't be taking anything with me, Ethan could barely hold back his laughter from the side, though he still made an effort to put on a concerned expression.

"Yeah, Daniel, even if you're considering your feelings, at least think about your future.

"Now, if you divorce Ave, you won't have anything left.

"Ave is now a rising star in the industry. She has the attention of the industry leader, and her project is about to take off.

"With that kind of network, Ave could easily blacklist you with a single word!"

I looked at Ethan's hypocritical face, and my stomach churned.

He talked so much, but all he really wanted was to keep me around so he could continue exploiting me.

After all, he was just a fraud.

Without me managing the work, he would be exposed as the worthless vice president in no time.

Then the company's profits would drop, and Ave wouldn't be able to protect him.

Upon hearing that, Ave crossed her arms, lifted her chin, and looked down at me with a smug expression.

"Exactly. I think some people just get too full of themselves after being in the company for so long.

"You can't even handle the projects, and Ethan manages them easily with a meal.

"When the client gives their approval, not only will we receive 200 million dollars in funding...

"The company might even go public!

"Now, do you still think the company can't go on without you?"

She sneered arrogantly as if I were nothing more than a dispensable man.

Looking at her self-satisfied expression, I couldn't help but mock her inwardly.

I thought, "She is completely fooled by Ethan's sweet talk.

She's waiting for a huge investment and IPO?

Wait for the company to collapse!"

With that thought, I spoke in a cold tone, enunciating every word.

I said, "Without my connection, just the fact that you've been delaying progress by relying on Ethan, causing delays, and breaking agreements for six months, is enough for Ascend Group to legally cancel the partnership and even seek damages!

"And Ascend Group is the industry leader. If their investment credibility is harmed, forget about an IPO...

"You might not even be able to get any orders in this industry anymore!"

But in response to my warning, Ave merely laughed dismissively, "Your connection? Are you really going to praise yourself so much?"

She pointed at me and said with a sharp tone, "You're just an unemployed bum, who probably can't even get through the doors of their company.

"Why would such a large listed group listen to you?"

Before Ave could finish her sentence, a black Maybach slowly pulled up at the gate of the community.

Ethan immediately recognized it, exclaiming in shock, "Oh my! That's the car of Ascend Group's Valora region head!"

Upon hearing Ethan's words, Ave immediately stood straighter, a smug grin spreading across her face as she looked at me.

"Did you see that?

"For this project, even the head of Valora region from the industry leader came all the way to my house!"

She lifted her chin, her tone dripping with arrogance as if she could already see her bright future ahead.

What she didn't know was that the person inside the car was none other than my father.

"Oh, once the company goes public, I'll be financially free. Then I'll buy a big villa with Ethan, get some sports cars, and travel abroad, eating at all the nice restaurants!

"As for you..."

Ave glanced at me. She added with disdain in her voice, "Just wait for unemployment benefits and live on welfare for the rest of your life!"

She said that then adjusted her hair, standing respectfully as she prepared to greet the guest.

"Mr. Parker, about our collaboration..."

But before she could finish, the person in the car ignored her outstretched hand and walked straight to me, pulling me into a hug.

"You brat, it's been a year, and you've lost so much weight!

"Your mom's going to say I'm a bad father when she sees you like this..."