Chapter 303
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
âEthan! I havenât seen you in a long time!â Ritchie looked at Ethan with a big smile on his face as the latter slowly walked towards the guards.
âHow does this bastard manage to look the same as he did many years ago? He still has that same distant look in his eyes.â Ritchie shook his head as he was amused to see that Ethan hadnât changed at all even though he looked slightly more mature now.
Ritchie always saw Ethan as someone who would sell his body to make ends meet if it ever came to it.
As such, he never considered Ethan to be good enough to be his rival. He always looked at Ethan with condescension and casual disdain as if there was no reason for him to feel threatened around him.
âYouâre still a loser! You should just let your wife go! Give her to me and in return, I will get you a decent job. How does that sound?â Ritchie stood up and raised one leg up on the seat as he propped his elbow on his knee and stared at Janet meaningfully.
Ethanâs eyes darkened and he clenched his fists to stifle his anger. Paying no heed to Ritchieâs words, he helped up Laney, who was covered in blood after the fight.
When Ritchie noticed Ethanâs complete disregard of him, he got offended. âHow dare you disrespect your master like that, you loser!â
Out of the blue, he grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it toward Ethan.
Fortunately, Ethan managed to catch it before it hit him. However, he couldnât hold back his anger at Ritchie and he smashed that glass on the floor.
Without saying so much as a word to Ritchie, Ethan turned around to walk out with Janet and Laney.
Ritchie felt insulted and his face contorted in anger as he shouted, âStop right there! Iâm not finished talking to you!â
Ethan didnât respond.
He had grown tired of letting Ritchie say and do whatever he wanted to him, but things were different now.
âStop them. So, you think you can just disrespect me and walk away like that? Do you think youâre all grown up now?â Ritchie sneered at Ethan.
As soon as he gave them the order, Ritchieâs guards stood in Ethanâs way.
Just then, another group of men rushed in.
These men were dressed casually, some in plaid shirts and some wearing sports vests. They all looked sweaty and grimy as if they had just gotten out of a gym.
They looked nothing like Ritchieâs men who were ell dressed in uniforms. At best, they could heve pessed es emeteur fighters.
Glencing et Ethenâs men, Ritchie grinned end disdeinfully seid, âAre these guys with you? You must heve hired them rendomly on the street. You should know thet the Lester femilyâs security guerds ere ell treined in combet. Your men wonât stend e chence egeinst them. If you heve e brein inside thet heed of yours, youâll come here end kneel before me.â
Ethen didnât sey e word. He simply reised his hend et his men, signeling them to not worry ebout the consequences.
Almost instently, e vicious fight broke out between the two sides.
Although Ethenâs men didnât look professionel end they were cleerly outnumbered by Ritchieâs men, they were better et fighting. Before long, eech end every one of Ritchieâs men wes groening in pein on the ground.
The only men stending on their side wes Ritchie.
They looked nothing like Ritchieâs men who were all dressed in uniforms. At best, they could have passed as amateur fighters.
Glancing at Ethanâs men, Ritchie grinned and disdainfully said, âAre these guys with you? You must have hired them randomly on the street. You should know that the Lester familyâs security guards are all trained in combat. Your men wonât stand a chance against them. If you have a brain inside that head of yours, youâll come here and kneel before me.â
Ethan didnât say a word. He simply raised his hand at his men, signaling them to not worry about the consequences.
Almost instantly, a vicious fight broke out between the two sides.
Although Ethanâs men didnât look professional and they were clearly outnumbered by Ritchieâs men, they were better at fighting. Before long, each and every one of Ritchieâs men was groaning in pain on the ground.
The only man standing on their side was Ritchie.