"What do you think you are? You're just a sales manager!"
"If you weren’t Hyacinth's husband, you wouldn't even be qualified to speak to me!"
With that, he lunged at me.
I barely lifted a foot before he stumbled backward, but the fool wasn’t done. Gritting his teeth, he charged again, this time seizing my arm in a death grip.
"Hit me," he hissed under his breath. "The more you hit me, the more pathetic you'll look in Hyacinth’s eyes. Once you two get divorced, I’ll take your place!"
I chuckled, suddenly losing interest in fighting him. Instead, I patted his shoulder, my tone laced with mockery.
"Kid, have you been binging too many brain-dead TV dramas? Do you really think the world of the rich is a game?"
"What do you mean?"
I shook my head, smiling as if he were a clueless child. "In that case, let’s bring everyone together and have a little chat."
Not long after, Hyacinth’s entire family arrived.
Her parents had always treated me well.
Even though I hadn’t been born into privilege, I had built my own fortune from the ground up. Everything I had, I earned without a single favor from the Duncan family.
Because of this, Hyacinth’s parents had always held me in high regard.
"Tobias, what’s going on here?"
Her father rubbed his hands together, his face tense with unease after hearing about the divorce.
I gestured toward Hyacinth and Zavier. "They’re tangled up with each other. This guy even tried to provoke me into hitting him, thinking I’d look bad in Hyacinth’s eyes. He wanted me to divorce her so he could take my place."
The moment those words left my mouth, her father’s expression darkened like a brewing storm.
Her mother turned to Zavier and scoffed. "A useless man like you, scheming your way up the social ladder with cheap tricks? You actually think you deserve it?"
Her father’s jaw clenched. "I’d rather disown my daughter than let the likes of you into this family!"
Just then, Rohan Duncan arrived—my brother-in-law.
Judging by his cold expression, he already knew everything. He barely spared Zavier a glance before turning to me.
"Brother-in-law, leave it to me. I’ll make sure he disappears."
Zavier paled. Panic flickered in his eyes as he turned to Hyacinth. "Say something!"
But Hyacinth didn’t even look at him.
Tears streaked down her face as she clutched my arm, her voice trembling. "Husband, I really know I was wrong. Please… please give me another chance."
Unwilling to accept it, Zavier snapped, "I refuse to accept this! Tobias and I both came from nothing; why does your family embrace him but not me?"
"Listen carefully!"
"When my brother-in-law was in college, he had already started his own business. Even when his company was small, he refused a single cent of help from us."
"Later, when his business flourished, he willingly stepped down as CEO just to give my sister status!"
"We all witnessed him claw his way from nothing to where he stands today."
"And you?"
"What are you?"
"You seduce a married woman and think that’s your ticket to the top?"
Rohan scoffed. "Let me tell you something that will make you lose all hope: even if my sister were foolish enough to marry you, the Duncan family fortune would never have anything to do with you. Don’t forget, I am the rightful heir!"
Zavier’s face turned ashen, despair sinking into his eyes. Hyacinth didn’t say a word in his defense.
I studied him for a moment before speaking. "The wealthy don’t tolerate fools. No matter the social class, a man with no ability who tries to take shortcuts will always be a failure."
With that, I turned to the Duncan family. "This divorce is final."
Though they looked helpless, they could only take Hyacinth away for now.
I could see it; she didn’t want a divorce. But realizing her mistake now? It was far too late.
As for whether I would feel sad about it?
