chapter 5 Chapter 5 The Seven-Day Period

"Impossible, impossible, how could you be so powerful?"
Evan Lewis's jaws dropped, with disbelief on his face.
Before making Wyatt Sackville the scapegoat, they had investigated Wyatt Sackville. He was just a person without any background and was married into his wife's family. He had no outstanding abilities. He was trash.
But now, he so easily defeated these retired mercenaries. What's going on?
Evan Lewis couldn't make sense of what had happened.
Just as he was in a daze, Wyatt Sackville got right in front of him, grabbed him, and lifted him by the collar.
"You say I am like an ant, but in my eyes, all of you are like ants"
Wyatt Sackville's icily stared straight into Evan Lewis' eyes.
Evan Lewis was in complete panic and lost his will to resist.
He felt murderous intent from Wyatt Sackville's eyes.
His murderous aura was many folds thicker than those of the retired mercenaries who had been on the battlefield!
"Where's Omar Shepherd? Get him out!"
Wyatt Sackville spoke in a deep voice again.
"Mr. Shepherd, he...is not in. He is on a business trip. He won't be back until...tomorrow."
Evan Lewis replied tremblingly.
"Are you kidding me?"
The murderous intent in Wyatt Sackville's eyes thickened.
Evan Lewis almost peed with fear, and his body was shaking violently, "I...I am telling you the truth!"
Seeing Evan Lewis' reaction, Wyatt Sackville confirmed that he was not lying, and threw him to the ground.
"When he comes back tomorrow, tell him to come to the Xenos family home in person to apologize and confess the truth! Otherwise..."
Wyatt Sackville paused and snorted coldly, "I will make sure his Shepherd family disappear into ashes!"
Then, he looked at Griffith Zimmer, "If it weren't for the fact that you are my wife's classmate, I would have made sure you ended up like them!"
Griffith Zimmer's body trembled, her face turned pale, and she was suffocated by Wyatt Sackville's presence.
Following, Wyatt Sackville left.
It took a long time for everyone present to calm down, they were all breathing heavily.
Evan Lewis quickly took out her phone, dialed Omar Shepherd's number, and told him what had just happened.
"How dare a loser like him dare to show off his power on my turf? When I return, I will show him what true power means!"
Omar Shepherd's angry voice rang from the phone.
…
After an hour.
Wyatt Sackville reached a two-story villa.
This is the Xenos family home.
Returning to his previous home, Wyatt Sackville couldn't help but sigh internally.
Three years have passed, the Xenos family is still the Xenos family, but he is no longer the same person he was before.
"Dong dong dong."
He knocked on the door after arriving.
Soon, the door opened and his mother-in-law Alva Lewis appeared in his sight.
"Wyatt Sackville, didn't I tell you not to return? Why are you so shameless?"
"You've been to prison, and the Xenos family can't tolerate such a high and mighty figure like you."
Alva Lewis showed a disgusted expression and was about to close the door.
At this moment, Alexia Xenos walked over quickly, "Mom, I was the one who asked him to return to the Xenos family."
"Didn't I tell you not to bring him back?"
Alva Lewis said angrily, "Hasn't he done enough harm to our Xenos family? Are you going to let him continue bringing harm?"
"He is a rapist criminal now. If we take in a criminal like him, what will others think of us?"
She took a step forward and stood between Wyatt Sackville and Alexia Xenos, "As long as I'm here, he will not enter my Xenos family. In fact, you should divorce him as soon as possible."
"Mom!"
Alexia Xenos said helplessly, "Three years ago, my company encountered a crisis. Wyatt Sackville said that to help me, he made a deal with others and went to jail for taking the blame for others!"
"I gave him seven days to prove his innocence. If he can't prove it, then I will divorce him!"
"But before that, he is still my husband. If he doesn't live in the Xenos family home, where would he go?"
Alva Lewis didn't believe it at all and sneered, "Help you? Did you believe his words? Then why was the company's crisis not resolved? Why were you dismissed by your grandma?"
"Wyatt Sackville, you are so full of lies. To return to my Xenos family, you even made up such nonsense!"
Wyatt Sackville explained, "Mom, the other party did not fulfill their promise. I will prove my innocence within seven days and let them make up for Alexia's losses..."
Alva Lewis interrupted him and said coldly, "Who needs your proof? Get out of here now!"
"Mom, I told him I would give him seven days!"
"If you don't agree, I will move out!"
Alexia Xenos spoke firmly.
If Wyatt Sackville hadn't risked his life to save her in the car accident, she wouldn't have given Wyatt Sackville this chance.
Since she gave her word, she would make sure her promise was delivered.
Seeing this, Wyatt Sackville was very moved.
Alexia Xenos knows how to be grateful, and it is precisely because of this that she is willing to give him this opportunity.
She also kept her promise, and now she is even willing to turn against her family to fulfill this promise.
This was part of the reason why he fell in love with this girl.
"You……"
Alva Lewis' face darkened with anger, and shouted towards the living room, "Gustave Xavier, do you see what your daughter has become, why are you still not doing anything?"
Gustave Xavier, who was in the living room, pretended not to hear and did not respond even after a long while.
"You useless thing, you are always turning a deaf ear when something like this happens! If you were just a little more useful, our family would not have been bullied by the others in the Xenos family! Now, you can't even control your own daughter!"
Alva Lewis couldn't help but scolded.
In the end, Alva Lewis could only say, "Alexia, I can let him in. You mentioned seven days, I'll only give you seven days. Today is the first day!"
She knew her daughter was very stubborn, and nothing would change her mind.
Therefore, the only choice was to compromise.
"Mom, he was just discharged from the hospital today!"
Alexia Xenos said dissatisfied.
"Mom, I promise you."
With this, Wyatt Sackville said quickly.
"Then it's settled!"
Alva Lewis said nothing and went back into the house.
Alexia Xenos was a little unhappy.
She had good intentions and wanted to buy one more day for Wyatt Sackville, but she felt that he didn't appreciate her favor at all.
"Since you've agreed to it yourself, you are on your own now!"
After saying this angrily, Alexia Xenos also returned to her room.
Next to Alexia Xenos' room is a storeroom.
He has been sleeping there since he married Alexia Xenos.
Walking into this room, nothing has changed.
He lay on the bed, thinking about the little details of his past, and slowly fell into a slumber.
When he woke up, it was already late at night.
He walked out of the room and saw a figure sitting on the sofa in the living room.
It was Alexia Xenos.
She was wearing white silk pajamas, revealing her skin which was as white as snow.
In front of her, there was a glass of red wine.
Her face was flushed. She had clearly drunk a lot.
"Alexia, what are you thinking about?"
Wyatt Sackville walked up to Alexia Xenos.
"Nothing."
Alexia Xenos glanced at Wyatt Sackville in surprise but said calmly.
"It's probably because of what happened with Beverly Xenos today, right?"
Wyatt Sackville pondered for a moment and said, "I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances in the past three years because of me. You must feel really upset. I'm sorry!"
It was not difficult to guess that what happened today was just a small part of what Alexia Xenos has dealt with due to her awkward position within the Xenos family.
She used to be the leader of the younger generation in the Xenos family, but now anyone in the family can trample over her. Who would feel good about it?
"Wyatt Sackville, you are not me, so you will never be able to empathize with me."
Alexia Xenos smiled sadly, "Grandma has always favored boys over girls. She didn't think highly of me since I was a child. Instead, she liked the incompetent Ferdinand Xenos."
"Over the years, I worked hard and proved myself time and time again, so Grandma had no choice but to hand over the position of the company head to me."
"However, just one mistake was enough for her to mercilessly take my position away. She even used your matter as an excuse to never assign any important positions to me again."
"I know that your matter is just an excuse. The real reason is that she doesn't want me to take over and affect Ferdinand Xenos' succession as the head of the family."
"Ever since I lost my authority and power, everyone in the Xenos family has trampled all over me. Even a servant can ridicule me, and Grandma doesn't care."
"I have devoted my life to the Xenos family for so many years. I have worked hard even when there are no rewards. Did you think, I would not feel disheartened?"
At this point, Alexia Xenos' eyes were already red and she bit her lip tightly with her teeth.
Wyatt Sackville took a step forward, reached out to wipe the tears on her face, and said firmly, "I can only say sorry for what happened in the past. But now that I'm back, I won't let anyone bully you from now on!"
…
The next day.
"Alexia, get up quickly, something has happened!"
Early in the morning, Alva Lewis opened Alexia Xenos' bedroom door.
Because she drank last night, Alexia Xenos fell into a deep sleep and it took a while before she could open her eyes.
"Mom, what's the matter?"
Alexia Xenos asked sleepily.
"Your grandma called and asked us to attend a family meeting. She also specifically asked you to bring Wyatt Sackville along!"
"She must have found out that we took in Wyatt Sackville and is planning to hold us accountable! But how did she find out?"
"It's over, it's over! If I had known it earlier, I wouldn't have let that trash in yesterday no matter what!"
Alva Lewis said in a panic.
Her daughter was already in a very awkward position in the Xenos family, and now with an impending doom waiting to happen, the future seemed even more bleak.
Alexia Xenos knew in her heart that Beverly Xenos must have told her grandma.
She got dressed quickly, "Mom, we'll have to face it sooner or later. I will explain it clearly to Grandma, and everything will be fine."