Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Envy's a waste of time, man.

"My household's more suffocating than a stint in the slammer. The eldest son just had a new baby boy and wants a bigger slice of the inheritance pie. Two weeks ago, they spiked my tea with something nasty. I nearly kicked the bucket, for real. If it wasn't for the butler catching on quick, you'd be playing chess with my ashes right now." "Tellabout it. My youngest daughter's got a thing for this male model, blew three hundred grand on him. Now she's howling forto bankroll his start-up. I mean, if he was a looker, maybe, but. Ugh, forget it. At least the Brown kid's got sdecent genes.' "What's with your values, huh? A pretty face gives him the right to land his father-in-law in jail? If you ask me, he should be crawling on his knees from the Miller estate all the way here. We'll consider the matter closed once everyone's cooled off." "Why should he crawl? His folks did get into trouble, after all. Kid's got it rough too." As soon as the words were out, Abner whipped out a payment QR code from his side.

"Ten grand each, enough bickering. Cough it up." The three of them fell silent, begrudgingly transferring the money.

Still, curiosity lingered.

"Abner, you really clueless about the Brown kid's ambitions? You've got a sharp eye; that's why we call you the 'old fox."" After pocketing the money, Abner was ready for another round of chess.

curious, and at that moment,

knew right off he's meant for bigger things." The others were instantly intrigued. "So, what then?" "I did sdigging into his past, found it tied to that old incident. Also stumbled upon a few suggestive texts my assistant sent him. That's when the Brown kid

narrowed, a calm storm brewing within

good-for-nothing et brother, I've been hesitant to deal with him. Now he's in cahoots with Felix got played, and his mental state, well, it's a bit off. Pitiful, really." The room went quiet,

he wasn't keen to dwell on

"For real, how does he do it? He used now be a mere odd-job man, and a force to be reckoned with in our circle?" "Ha,

Abner frowned and placed

me? I didn't train the guy." The company Felix was set to acquire was coveted by many, and their

and sent