The Despised Son-in-Law Becomes the Ruler

Episode 17

After collecting the money as demanded by Miranda, Vin chose to return home the next day. Coincidentally, before Vin reached home, his eldest sister-in-law, Kania, and his brother-in-law, Firman, had arrived earlier. They had purposefully come to stay overnight at his parents-in-law's house.

Before meeting them, Vin removed his watch which he had previously set with his fingerprint, placing it on the glass cabinet so nobody would see him wearing it.

Observing the bustling dinner table, Vin immediately headed there and noticed the five people enjoying dinner without ever waiting for him. Vin could only mutter to himself, seeing their attitude which never seemed to acknowledge his presence.

Gultom noticed Vin's arrival and invited him to join dinner.

"Vin, you're here. Come and sit down, let's have dinner together!" Gultom beckoned, but Miranda interrupted her husband's invitation, causing Vin to reconsider joining them and instead chose to stand near the dining table. Vin glanced at Sifa, noticing her indifference towards him.

"Don't sit down if you haven't collected the debt from Mr. Dom yet. Have you managed to get the money?" Miranda asked condescendingly, doubting Vin's ability.

Sifa, Kania, and Firman just glanced at Vin who continued to stand.

"What, collect money from BMX company? I doubt he's capable of that. I would eat this dining table if he managed to collect the debt from BMX company. Forget him, many collectors have failed to get money from that company, ending up permanently injured," Kania said, also looking down on him.

Vin ignored his sister-in-law's words and pulled a check and cash from his pocket, throwing it onto the table in front of his mother-in-law, shocking everyone.

"Here's a check for two hundred million and Uncle Dom's advance payment of ten million. I've met the requirement you set, so now I can part ways with Sifa, right? Oh, sister-in-law, you said you'd eat the dining table if I managed to collect from BMX company. Go ahead and do it now; I want to see you eat the table," Vin taunted.

"I don't believe you've actually collected the money from that company. I bet you forged this check to make it look like you did when you haven't. Don't think you can fool us that easily," Kania insisted stubbornly.

"Vin, what really happened? Did you forge this check? You went back to your foster mother's house yesterday, didn't you?" Sifa asked, doubting her husband.

"Sifa, do you also doubt me? Come on, trust me. Yes, I went back to my foster mother's house but only after I collected the money from BMX company. You have to believe me, I'm telling the truth," Vin tried to explain but Sifa shook her head, not believing him, making Vin sigh and strengthening his decision to divorce his wife even more.

"I'm not sure you could ask him for the money, and you promised earlier you wouldn't meet with him," Sifa retorted.

"I'm really disappointed, Sifa. I thought after yesterday, you'd trust me more, but it turns out it's the same," Vin replied.

"You'd better just come clean, Vin, if you forged this check and didn't go to BMX company at all. If you do, mom will forgive you," Miranda continued to corner Vin.

"My God, do you still not believe me? Take a good look at the check and you'll see it's genuine, and I never thought of forging it. It'd be pointless for me," Vin responded firmly.

Out of curiosity, Kania took the check to verify it. Her eyes widened in shock when she realized the truth.

"Mom, this check is real. It's genuinely real," Kania exclaimed, surprising everyone, including Sifa, who had doubted it.

"Yes, mom, this is a real check, and this signature is indeed Mr. Dom's," Firman added, reassuring everyone.

Miranda was speechless, disbelieving that Vin could actually secure the money.

"You're impressive, Vin. While everyone underestimated you, you've proven them wrong by obtaining the money from BMX company. I'm truly proud of your effort," praised Gultom, who had never held ill feelings towards Vin, but Miranda was too domineering, leaving Gultom unable to do anything to support Vin.

Vin looked at his silent mother-in-law, realizing that she now knew he had succeeded.

"So, mom, do you believe now that I've managed to collect it? And has what I've done now paid off?"

"Don't be arrogant, Vin. You've succeeded once and already you're arrogant," Miranda retorted, making Vin only grin, knowing he had won yet encountering refusal to admit it.

"I don't care about what you say, mom. My question now is, when can I divorce Sifa? That's all I want," Vin said, glancing at Sifa. Upon hearing Vin's words, Sifa could only shake her head in disbelief that Vin would still want to divorce her.

"Well, if that's what you want, you can file for divorce tomorrow," answered Miranda.

"No, I disagree. I want to propose one more condition," Sifa said and approached Vin.

"I want to make a condition for you, Vin. If you succeed, I'll agree to the divorce. But if you fail to meet the condition I propose, you have to wait until I'm tired, and I will file for divorce," Sifa added.

"Condition! What condition do you want to propose? Can't you just let me go so we can get divorced quickly? Isn't that what you want, Sifa, to divorce me? You always think of me as weak and unreliable, but why are you now making it difficult for us to separate?"

"I won't let you divorce me before you manage to restore the abandoned family villa. If you can rebuild it, I won't prevent you from divorcing me," Sifa challenged, leaving Vin momentarily silent.

Vin felt Sifa was deliberately complicating matters to prevent their divorce, knowing he was a poor man with little means to rebuild an abandoned villa, certainly requiring significant funds to do so.

"Fine, I'll meet your requirement, and you must keep your word. If I succeed, don't stand in the way of our divorce," Vin stated confidently, surprising Sifa who had not expected him to accept her challenging condition.