The Underestimated Ex
Adrian Foster once walked away from a life most men would kill to possess—a life of privilege, prestige, and unchallenged influence. He moved within elite circles where power whispered his name, where security convoys shadowed his every step, and where surveillance was the price of importance.
But the weight of status became suffocating. The constant scrutiny, the political entanglements, the invisible chains disguised as honor—he grew tired of them all. So he chose disappearance over dominance. Simplicity over spectacle. He stepped away from the throne of influence and allowed the world to believe he had fallen.
He married into the Lane family seeking nothing more than quiet peace.
Instead, he found humiliation.
For three long years, he endured their scorn. He was treated as a burden, a useless son-in-law with no ambition, no backbone, no worth. He was slapped, insulted, dismissed—reduced to something small in a house that never saw his true height.
But the Adrian they discarded is not the Adrian who exists.
What they saw was a mask.
Adrian is operating under a hidden mandate—one far greater than pride or marriage. He left his homeland not out of weakness, but strategy. He buried his name, his power, and his legacy to move unseen. There is an enemy rising in the shadows, a calculated plot designed to destabilize his nation to dust.
And to uncover it, he had to disappear.
He had to lose himself.
Because he will be the man who stands between his homeland and the darkness threatening to consume it.
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Chapter: Chapter 411For the last few days that Vivienne’s body had been taken over by Karis.Lina hadn’t been able to pay much attention to matters that were going on with the company. She was responsible for taking care of things if Vivienne wasn’t around, but she was far more worried about Vivienne herself than the company.Although her worries were valid, something had been happening to the company while she had been away as well.Some of the workers in the company had been quietly operating things in a strange way.Lina quickly returned to check up on things and see what the problem was.Money suddenly seemed to be going missing, and several items had been stolen, while equipment had been damaged as well.“This is strange enough…” Lina muttered as she went through the reports.It wasn’t only strange—but obviously suspicious.Back in a separate room in the company, a lady could be seen receiving a call on her phone.“Yes, the general assistant is back, but she herself hasn’t shown up yet.She would ha
Last Updated: 2026-04-19
Chapter: Chapter 410 With the display Reno had just shown them all, it was now clear that he could kill them all before they even noticed something had happened—if he wanted to. But he seemed to be a man who worked with a principle that only he understood, because it was clear that Garfield also knew about what Caldwell did, and they were all in the deal together in a way. Yet he said Garfield wasn’t yet on his wanted list. Two people had just died right in front of them all, and they were still processing what had just happened. “What should we do now, Milo?” Geo asked. “With the look of things, it’s clear they wouldn’t want to cross Reno’s line by threatening or making any attempt to touch us anytime soon, at least… and he hasn’t given any instruction as to how we should work together, so we’d need you to lead us on what to do,” Geo explained. Milo let out a breath. The shock was still in his body—even though the thunder that had rippled through the reinforced roof, built with the strongest materi
Last Updated: 2026-04-18
Chapter: Chapter 409 No one had seen Reno move at all, yet they could visibly see Jill on the move as he raised his hands, and lightning strikes could be seen forming. Lightning was an ability that’s strange. Because rather than wielding it, it’s a force that you attract—in a way, by having what makes the lightning respond to one’s call, it responds to the person. But one thing Jill had failed to notice was that unlike him, who borrows lightning, Reno didn’t need to summon it—he just had it inside of him, like he was some current of lightning himself. However, soon a slicing gesture was made by Jill as he intended to cut Reno diagonally. Using lightning to cover his hand, it made it as sharp as a blade that would cut through anything in its path. The motion was fast to everyone. However, to Jill, he suddenly felt something strange. His momentum started to slow down mid-motion, as his hands felt heavier than usual. It was too late to retreat—or rather, he couldn’t retreat at all—because he felt his
Last Updated: 2026-04-18
Chapter: Chapter 408Once again, it’s as though the tension was further intensified by Reno’s words.That’s impossible… no one knows of Caldwell’s operation. He’s a master of stealth who could easily carry out these kinds of missions without trouble, yet Reno knows—not only that Caldwell managed to enter his kingdom and took two girls—but also about Master Bree? Garfield could not comprehend how it was possible.Who’s this man? was a thought on all of their minds.As for Jill, his body was visibly shaking as if he had been electrified.Garfield stepped forward but paused about halfway to Reno.“Listen to me, Reno,” he said.In truth, Garfield didn’t think fighting here would be the best course of action.If he wanted to take on Reno, he’d have to use other means. But thinking about it more deeply, it seemed like this would be a chance to take him out since they outmatched him in numbers, and clearly they wouldn’t have trouble dealing with him. After all, Jill has the same power as him—even if not on the s
Last Updated: 2026-04-17
Chapter: Chapter 407Well, this certainly wasn’t how I expected things to go, Geo thought.In truth, no one saw this coming. The worst they had expected was that he would leave behind some threatening words—and of course, that he wouldn’t dare act here, since the rule clearly stated that no matter what, if anyone dared to cross the line by attacking another because of a disagreement in this room, then everyone must join hands together and stop them.Looking around the room, the atmosphere had drastically changed—so much that it felt hard to breathe.“Damn it… I thought it was a smart move to join Reno’s side. Since he wants out of this council table, I can also leave and not have anything to do with these people anymore… but right now it seems I’ve made yet another worst mistake of my life, and now I won’t be leaving here unscathed—that’s if I manage to survive,” one of the men by Milo’s side muttered as sweat ran down his face.All thirteen kings from different kingdoms stood up, ready to intervene.Howe
Last Updated: 2026-04-17
Chapter: Chapter 406Reno’s words hit everyone unexpectedly, as they didn’t anticipate this turn of events.For one reason, Geo was able to summon the courage to speak because he was sure Reno wouldn’t let anyone act against him—at least not in this room. He had never spoken with Reno one-on-one, but his relationship with Foster was enough to make him believe Reno would be on Foster’s side.So, he had spoken in hopes that Reno’s presence would mean he had someone feared backing him—since Foster was no longer here to speak for the weaker ones.The only reason some felt safe enough not to worry about casting a vote to support Garfield was because the system used for voting wouldn’t indicate which side a person had voted for.So instead of raising a hand, they would input their vote into the system. It would only show their names to indicate they had voted, but not the side they chose. The result would then be displayed as Party A and Party B, showing only which side had the majority.But Reno was someone wh
Last Updated: 2026-04-14
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