The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 417 - 413

Both Arthur and Sheila were startled by Ace’s threat. They knew that Ace was a haughty man, but they never expected it to reach the point where he would disregard basic social etiquette of showing respect to the elders—all for a woman of a low status!

For a family who had always abided by strict rules, such behavior was simply perfidious!

The elders in the room could no longer stand by quietly. One by one, they stood up and voiced their disapproval.

"Ace, you’re Arthur’s nephew! How could you speak to him like that? Think of how embarrassing it would be if the public finds out about this!"

"No matter how wrong Arthur and Sheila were, they are still your uncle and aunt! You should settle the matter by discussing it like civilized people. Is the problem even worth losing your temper over?"

"As your uncles and aunts, we think you two are the ones who should be begging for your aunt and uncle’s forgiveness!"

Because of his arrogance, Ace now became the target of the family’s verbal attacks.

Seeing this, Sheila was once again emboldened. She snorted coldly and jeered at Alexander and Susan. "I guess the education you gave Ace was too liberal for us, Alexander and Susan! That’s why your son has become a radical that dares to disregard common courtesy! To put it more bluntly... he’s no different from an uneducated brute! If you don’t reel him in now and let him get away with threatening his uncle and aunt, then you might find him stepping over you and peeing on your heads tomorrow! It’d be too late for you to regret it then!"

"That’s right!" Arthur echoed vehemently. "He must beg us for forgiveness today, or else I won’t let this matter slide!"

"I’m sorry," Susan replied nonchalantly as she sat gracefully on the couch, "but this is between you and Ace. As for who should be the one to apologize, I’ll leave it to you to sort it out. Besides, my son is well-known for being respectful to the elders, yet there are some of the elders who behave in a way that makes them undeserving of respect!"

"What are you saying, Susan Blackwood? Who is undeserving of respect?!"

Sheila was so enraged that she no longer cared about appearances. She stomped towards Susan, determined to fight with her to the death. After all, the rift between their two families was now so huge that it was irreparable, and there was no point in trying to maintain a semblance of dignity anymore.

Seeing this, Joanna felt embarrassed. She knew that the fight in the family erupted because of her, and she had no desire to become the ’eye of the storm,’ the central point where family discord and dispute swirled around, causing cracks and rifts within the family.

And so, she hastily blocked Sheila’s way and humbly said, "Please calm down, Aunt Sheila! This is all my fault, so I’ll apologize to you and to Uncle Arthur, I..."

"Get out of my way!" Sheila had no time for Joanna, nor did she care to appear dignified anymore, so she disdainfully shrieked, "You’re nothing but a destitute dog! You are completely unworthy of marrying into the Moran family, and you don’t even have any right to speak!"

After speaking, she violently shoved Joanna aside.

"What are you doing...?"

Joanna was caught off guard. She staggered and almost faceplanted on the floor.

Fortunately, Ace had quick eyes and quicker hands, so he was able to swiftly support Joanna’s body with his long arms. At the moment, his eyes were like daggers that were savagely aimed at Sheila.

"She... she was blocking my way! It’s not my fault! Why are you looking at me like that?"

Sheila’s puffed-up arrogance suddenly vanished, and she gulped nervously, feeling somewhat guilty.

"Apologize to her."

The demand that came out of Ace’s mouth sounded simple, but it was given firmly and coldly as he slowly stepped toward Sheila.

"What are you doing? Don’t come near me! You... You..."

Sheila backed away from Ace in fright. She looked so distressed that she could barely hold her tears in.

Joanna tugged at Ace’s sleeve and whispered, "I’m fine, Ace! Please, stop looking like a man-eating monster! We’re still younger than them, so let’s just..."

"I said apologize!"

Ace repeated his order to Sheila in a much more forceful manner now, completely ignoring Joanna’s pleas. He looked as if he might beat Sheila to death in a heartbeat!

Seeing this, Arthur rushed over and acted as if he was teaching Ace a lesson, asking him, "What are you doing, Ace? Is this how you speak to your aunt?"

"I’m only counting to three. Both of you will apologize to my wife..."

Ace had a savage expression on his face, and his eyes looked bone-chillingly cold as he counted, "One, two..."

Before he could say "three," Arthur and Sheila were already putting their hands up in defeat.

"We’re sorry! We’re sorry!"

Arthur had a false smile on his face as he turned to Joanna and said, "My wife and I were only joking, but we definitely crossed the line and offended you and Ace. We both deeply apologize to you and hope you won’t take what we said to heart. From now on, we’ll make sure to choose our words more carefully."

Sheila was naturally still furious, but she considered the possible consequences of offending and angering Ace and how it would surely bring terrible repercussions to their family, especially their son Ethan, so she could only begrudgingly say, "I’m sorry. I said some things without thinking just now."

"It’s fine!" replied Joanna, trying to turn the whole thing into a small matter so she could get this over with as soon as possible. "We’re the ones who should be apologizing! It’s our fault that we couldn’t take a joke and made the whole atmosphere strained and awkward."

Joanna could not imagine what the rest of the Moran family would think of her from now on. Ace’s aunt and uncle had just been forced to apologize to her, so they must think of her as an unruly, lazy, and wicked woman!

By now, Ace’s expression finally warmed up a bit, and he sneered, "The truth is, I have a lot of respect for you, Uncle Arthur, and Aunt Sheila. You raised Ethan into a very capable man who managed to do a great job with Moran Group’s branch overseas, raking in huge profits for our company. I’m aware of all this..."

"So," he added, "as long as you stay loyal to us and refrain from cooking up sinister plots behind me, I will make sure that you are rewarded handsomely. But if I find out that you have impure intentions against me, or if you’re unable to do something so basic as respecting my wife, then don’t blame me for being merciless to the elders."

Arthur was no fool, perfectly understanding the warning in Ace’s words, so he hurriedly replied, "Don’t worry, Ace! Ethan had always been steadfastly loyal to Moran Group. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he devoted his life to the company. As for your wife, he had nothing but respect for her! In fact, he kept reminding us to congratulate you both!"

Ace nodded in satisfaction and said, "Uncle Arthur, Aunt Sheila, I know you’re both smart people, and I know that Ethan is an intelligent man as well. I trust that you will never let me down..."

He then turned to face the rest of the family. He was younger than the rest, but he carried an undeniable air of definite authority when he declared, "I’m sure you’ve all heard what I said, aunts and uncles! I don’t care what you think of her, but Joanna is my wife. She is the woman I love the most, so if you dare to criticize her, it means that you dare to criticize me. If you dare to disrespect her, it means that you dare to disrespect me. If I find out about it, don’t blame me for being disrespectful to the elders and for being unkind to the members of my own family!"

As soon as he uttered those words, the women who had been wagging their tongues and gossiping about Joanna held their breaths right away, fearful that Ace’s terrifying gaze would fall on them.

None of them ever expected that the down-and-out woman who they used to humiliate and bully would soar to such an elevated position in the family, so spoiled and doted on by Ace even after marrying into the Moran family for the second time!

It was almost unbelievable!

None of them would be so stupid as to provoke or offend Joanna from now on!