All Chapters of My Wife Ran Off With A Hooligan: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

“Aiden, what are you doing?”I frantically grabbed a tissue to wipe my face.Aiden, however, stood with his hands on his hips, laughing heartily. Then he rattled off a string of foreign words.I caught the last word clearly. Back in the war, the enemy used to hurl that insult at us.Senior NCO said it meant “idiot.”My heart sank. Still, I held back and spoke patiently, “Aiden, I don’t understand what you’re saying. Now that you’re back home, can we speak English?”Aiden arrogantly rolled his eyes hard.“You can’t even speak our language? That’s so lame! And you smell bad. There’s no way I’m sitting with you! Dad, I want to switch seats!”My son, Wayne, and daughter-in-law, Lily, were huddled while together looking at their phones, chatting and laughing. They acted as if nothing had happened.My expression darkened. Finally, I could not hold back and said, “Aiden, I don’t have any say over how you’ve run wild overseas. But now that you’re back, there are rules to follow. When

Chapter 2

I turned my head stiffly. I tensed up when I saw the woman at the door.She wore an off-white cashmere coat. Her makeup was delicately done. Her hair was permed in a stylish curl.She was my wife, Sloane, whom I had missed dearly for over thirty years.The man beside her wore a dark gray suit with a tie. His hair was meticulously combed.I recognized him at once. It was Wallace.Back in the day, he was a loafer in the neighborhood. He often stole things and harassed widows. He even served two years in prison.When Aiden saw them, he rushed over and sweetly called out, “Grandma! Grandpa!”Lily also stepped forward to greet them.They gathered together affectionately. I stood off to the side, like a complete outsider.Sloane glanced at me and casually instructed, “What are you standing there for? Make more food. Do you think this is enough for everyone?”I stared at her. My voice came out hoarse as I asked, “Sloane, don’t you have anything to say to me? Anything to explain?”

Chapter 3

Sloane was so frightened she hid in Wallace’s arms.Wayne tried to take the broom away.“Dad! Put the broom down! Stop embarrassing us!”I held the broom up. The fire from all those years of fighting for the country reignited in my gaze.I had never been afraid, even when facing the enemy’s gun barrels back then. I would not back down to this pampered group.“All of you, get out!“Let me tell you something. I might have a limp, but I’m a veteran who crawled through gunfire to survive. I’m not some pushover.”Wayne was intimidated by my gaze. He froze in place, not daring to step forward.Aiden was so frightened that he hid behind Wallace and sobbed.The commotion alerted the neighbors. Several households opened their doors and poked their heads out. They started pointing and murmuring among each other.“Isn’t that Alvin’s house? What’s all the noise about?”“Who are those people? That woman looks kind of familiar.”“She looks like Alvin’s wife. I heard that she passed away

Chapter 4

We sat in silence until evening. When our bodies became sore from sitting too long, we finally prepared to head home.Just then, my neighbor across the hall, Charlotte, hurried over.“Alvin, hurry and get back to your place! Someone’s moving stuff in. There are a ton of people.”I rushed back to find the door lock pried open and the front door wide.The group that had left at noon had returned. Bags and boxes were piled all over the living room.Sloane sat on the couch with Wallace. He held her hand while painting her nails.Nearby, Wayne and Lily were playing with Aiden.When Sloane saw me return, she spoke to me as if I were a housemaid. “I’m hungry. Go make me some pasta.”I laughed in exasperation. “Sure. Give me a second.”I turned and went into the kitchen.I poured soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, pepper powder, and everything else into a bowl. Then I carried it out.In the living room, Sloane and Wayne were criticizing me.Wayne said, “He has never done anything wit

Chapter 5

Wayne was dumbfounded. When he saw a strange man moving items out of the house, he went to stop him.“Who are you? What gives you the right to touch our stuff?!”The buyer was stout and aggressive. He directly grabbed several people and pulled them out of the bedroom.“Your stuff? I bought this house three days ago. The paperwork is all in order. I’m the owner now. Grab your things and get out. Stop holding me up while I’m trying to clean this place.”Sloane was frustrated. She tugged at Wallace’s arm and shouted, “Wallace, say something to him! We’re the ones who own this house. What gives him the right to throw us out?”Wallace cleared his throat.“Sir, you need to do things by the book. When I was overseas—”“Don’t give me that overseas nonsense!” The buyer cut him off.“I paid for this house, so it’s mine. Either leave now, or I’m calling the cops and letting them deal with you for trespassing.”When Wayne called, I was in the hospital room polishing my military medals fro

Chapter 6

I had no intention of letting matters go.I was not some pushover who could be bullied without consequence.They would pay for everything they owed me.I found out that Sloane, relying on the fact that she had been abroad, had opened a retirement community social club nearby.Classes started at 2 p.m. every afternoon. The attendees were mostly middle-aged women from the neighborhood.I reached out to my former comrade, Abraham.After being discharged from the military, he worked at the subdistrict office. He had many connections and access to information.Abraham asked, “Alvin, what do you want to do?“If this thing with Sloane gets blown up, it won’t look good for you either.”I was silent for a moment. Then I said, “It doesn’t matter. I just want her to know that the things she did back then don’t just disappear because she hid them.”Abraham sighed and nodded.“Alright. I’ll reach out to a few of the old neighbors. I’ll also give the building management a heads-up. They h

Chapter 7

After dealing with Sloane, my next target was Wallace.Abraham told me that all these years abroad, Wallace had not done anything legitimate. He had lived off the money he had swindled from Sloane.After returning, he had not changed his ways. He secretly gambled and had racked up a large debt to loan sharks.I contacted Abraham and asked him to help find out which casino Wallace frequented.Abraham had a few comrades who worked at the police station. Within a few days, he had the information.Wallace often went to an underground casino on the outskirts of the city. He had recently owed the casino owner fifty thousand dollars and had been pressed for payment several times.Abraham asked, “Alvin, what do you want to do? Do you want me to just call the cops and have him picked up?”I shook my head.I asked Abraham to spread the news about Wallace’s gambling debt to the neighbors. I also had his comrade at the police station conduct a patrol at the underground casino.The goal wa

Chapter 8

By the time Wallace passed away, Wayne had already lost his job.He had worked at a foreign trade company. Because he engaged in speculative practices, he caused the company to lose over one hundred thousand dollars. He was fired.When Lily saw that Wayne had lost his job and also no longer had a house, she filed for divorce.“Wayne, I have been with you all these years, and I have never had a single good day. Now, you don’t even have a job. How are we supposed to live?”She packed her belongings and said coldly, “Aiden is not going to have a good life staying with you. He is better off with me.”Wayne refused and argued with her.But she was determined to divorce him. In the end, the court made the ruling.Lily had full custody. Wayne was required to pay child support every month.With no job and no wife or child, Wayne had no choice but to live with Sloane.She was already in a bad mood because of what happened with Wallace.Seeing Wayne laze around the house all day doing

Chapter 9

After Wayne was sentenced, Lily brought Aiden back and abandoned him with Sloane.But Sloane had already been arrested by then. Aiden had no one to care for him. The community office could only contact me to ask that I take Aiden in.“Alvin, Aiden is your grandson after all. You should take him back. He’s still young. He can’t be left without a legal guardian.”I shook my head.“He’s not my grandson. He stopped being my grandson the moment he pushed me out that window.”In the end, the community had no choice. They sent Aiden to an orphanage.Later, I heard from Zack that Aiden was very withdrawn in the orphanage. He did not play with the other children and rarely spoke. He was completely unlike the arrogant and unruly child he had been when he was abroad.I never went to visit him.It was not because I hated him. I simply felt there was no need.His life was his own to walk, just like his father and his grandmother. They had all chosen their own paths.Sloane was only a mino

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