Artificial Superintelligence: Infinite Possibilities!

Chapter 9: Payback In Full And Give Extra!

However, no matter how Mabel tried to persuade her, Melanie stubbornly refused to put the knife down. In her anger, the knife was even pressed closer to her throat, leaving a cut that caused blood to drip onto the blade.

Finally, Ethan could no longer hold back and spoke up.

"Melanie, I know you never loved me, and our marriage was just a misunderstanding. Now that you no longer want to be with me, I've given you freedom. What are you still doing this for?"

"Who told you I don't love you? Who told you I wanted to marry someone else? Why are you treating me like this? Do you know how much my child and I need you?"

In her uncontrollable fury, Melanie screamed, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.

"Your child and you?"

However, what caught Ethan's attention the most was this statement. He hurriedly rushed over, grabbed the knife in Melanie's hand, and anxiously asked: "Do you mean you're pregnant with my child?"

"I don't have a child with you, so whose could it be?"

"No, I mean... I mean..."

Ethan felt highly awkward at that instant and didn't know how to explain himself to Melanie.

At that moment, a ruthless glint appeared in Toshan's eyes. He had done everything, only to discover Melanie was carrying Ethan's child?

Mabel seemed to notice Toshan's unusual expression and quickly stepped in, separating Ethan and Melanie.

Then, she anxiously looked at her daughter's face and asked: "Melanie, tell me the truth, are you pregnant with that guy's child?"

"Mom, he's my husband, not 'that guy.'"

Melanie couldn't help but express her dissatisfaction with her mother's harsh words.

However, Mabel disregarded her feelings and continued asking: "Tell me, how many weeks are you? How have you kept this from me until now?"

Melanie's face turned slightly pink at this question: "Mom, I didn't intentionally hide it from everyone. The nurse at the hospital told me yesterday that I have a four-week-old baby in my belly."

"Ha ha ha, good, that's good!"

Mabel suddenly laughed happily upon hearing this news. But immediately after, her laughter ceased, and her eyes became incredibly nasty.

"Melanie, the pregnancy is only four weeks long; just divorce him and abort the baby. You'll have nothing to do with that guy from now on!"

Hearing these words from her mother, Melanie couldn't believe her eyes.

Even Ethan was furious, quickly stepping in to push his mother-in-law aside and standing protectively before Melanie.

"Mom, what do you mean? This is our child, who gave you the right to make her abort?"

"What if it's your child? So what? You're just a useless man with no prospects. Do you think you can support her and the child in the future? Or will your child end up like you, a worthless man who relies on his wife?"

Mabel's words were like cold water poured over Ethan's head. His eyes were filled with anxiety as he looked at Melanie's facial expression.

"Mom, please don't do this anymore. This is my child, Ethan's child. No matter how much you hate my husband, you can't force me to give up the baby in my belly!"

This time, Melanie had no intention of backing down. She wanted to keep the baby inside her.

But Toshan, after a moment of shock, also intervened.

"Melanie, I know you still have feelings for me. I can forgive you for having a child with him. But as long as you agree to be my wife, no matter what you've done, I'll forgive you!"

Seeing Toshan's deceitful face at that moment, Ethan couldn't hold back anymore, stood up straight, and glared at him.

"Toshan, don't think that having some money makes you great! I have the money you spent on my father-in-law's and wife's hospital bills, which I can transfer to you now. But from now on, I want you to stay away from me and never bother my wife and child again!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Hearing Ethan's words, Toshan burst into laughter as if he'd listened to a hilarious joke.

And Melanie, at this point, also pulled Ethan's arm urgently and spoke up.

"Ethan, can you please stop? Nothing is going on between him and me. Besides, he has helped our family, you don't have to say those things!"

"Don't you trust me?"

Being doubted by his wife, Ethan felt highly uncomfortable. He might not have mentioned it if he hadn't known about Melanie having a child with him.

But today, everything was different. Not only did Melanie have a child with him, but she also held a significant position in his heart.

That's why Ethan didn't hesitate at all, walked up to Toshan, and firmly said,

"I don't need your mockery. Give me your account number, and I'll transfer the money immediately!"

Seeing Ethan's attitude, Toshan's smile disappeared instantly, looking at him with great suspicion.

"Do you think you have enough money to pay me back?"

"How will we know if we don't try? If you think it's too little, I can even transfer you some extra as a thank you!"

"Hmph, I want to see if you have that much money?"

After a conversation, Toshan finally revealed his account number and looked disdainfully at Ethan.

"I'll have you know, the total hospital fees I've paid for your father-in-law are over two hundred thousand. Plus, the medical expenses for your wife are more than three hundred thousand. To make it easy for you, just transfer me three hundred thousand dollars, and we'll seen as end!"

As Toshan said this, his eyes fixed on Ethan's face, hoping to see a flustered and embarrassed expression.

However, contrary to his expectations, Ethan remained calm and looked at him, nodding with a smile.

"Only three hundred thousand dollars? That's not too much. Since you've helped our family in our time of need, I can't treat you poorly. I'll send you five hundred thousand as a thank-you gift for my wife's family!"

Hearing Ethan's words, Toshan's laughter faded.

"Ha ha ha, you have a great sense of humor! But let me remind you, my money is three hundred thousand dollars, not just three hundred dollars!"

"Of course, I know. Do you think I'm as foolish as you, unable to calculate even such a simple matter?"

After saying that, to everyone's astonishment, Ethan transferred five hundred thousand dollars directly to Toshan via his phone.

Ting… ting…

A notification took only a short time to appear on Toshan's phone screen. Seeing his account balance increase by five hundred thousand dollars, his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Ethan.

"How... how do you have so much money?"

But Ethan had no intention of answering Toshan's question, only offering a cold, enigmatic smile.

"Son-in-law, when did you get so much money?"

At this point, even Mabel's attitude towards Ethan had changed significantly.

However, after hearing Ethan's explanation, her attitude returned to normal.

"Actually, this is the money I've saved, plus I won the lottery a few days ago, so now I have the money to pay him back!"

Hearing Ethan's words, Mabel was somewhat skeptical. But she didn't know how to explain it adequately.

Only Melanie was full of doubts. As Ethan's wife, how could she not know whether her husband was lying? Moreover, he had never bought a lottery ticket, so how could he win?

But seeing that Ethan didn't want to say anything, Melanie didn't intend to expose him to everyone.