Leon gained unlimited power after coming back to life, and although he could not master it right away, it was more than enough to deal with those two thugs. The remaining person was stupefied when he saw what

happened, and Leon seized the opportunity to grab him before tumbling down into the water.

Iris saw the whole thing and wondered if they were going to die together.

A conflicted expression appeared on her face. The man might be annoying, yet he was willing to sacrifice his life to save her even though their encounter that day was only by sheer chance.

Iris's legs were already weak at that point, and she had to crawl to reach the water's edge. Her emotions were a complete mess because she was unsure whether or not she wanted Leon to resurface. He might have saved

her, but her chaste body was touched and seen by him, not to mention the fact that he practically kissed her during the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Iris bit her lip and waited, but he showed no signs of resurfacing. She wondered whether he died or survived and was unsure of his fate.

Tears unconsciously welled up in her eyes and nothing she did was able to stop them from coming...

Moments later, she heard the sound of a car horn. The Youngs' bodyguards already commenced their search for her.

She wore Leon's clothes and continued to wait. Once she confirmed that Leon did not come out of the water, she said gently to the river, "My name is Iris Young. Come and see me sometime…"

Iris turned around and left but she did not know that Leon heard everything she said from underwater.

'Iris… What a beautiful name!'

After returning home, Iris seemed to have lost her mind as she ordered the group of bodyguards to go dive into the river and find Leon. In the end, however, no trace of him was found.

All they knew was that his name was Leon Wolf, famously known as the son-in-law who lived like a dog with his wife's family.

One of the bodyguards also found his ID card, which was said to have been discovered at a recycling center.

Something just seemed off about the whole situation.

...

Marilyn and Helen both waited outside the Civil Records Office.

From time to time, Marilyn raised her wrist to check the time on her watch.

Her anger only increased with each passing minute.

She already agreed with Leon to get their divorce finalized that morning, but it was almost noon and Leon was still nowhere to be seen.

Furthermore, Leon did not return home the entire night, and his cell was unreachable when she tried to do so earlier. She had no idea where he went and had no means of contacting him at all.

As Marilyn's impatience grew, Leon showed up at last. He was almost out of breath as he ran over from some distance away.

His clothes were torn, and he looked like the epitome of embarrassment!

After Leon bullied Iris, he came to discover that Iris was the daughter of an influential family. As a result, he did not dare to resurface from the water and decided to lurk underwater instead. After Iris presumed him dead and spoke to the river, Leon could still sense that there were bodyguards searching the area. He thus decided to swim along the current and go downstream, but later fainted in the water because of everything he went through that night.

By the time he woke up, it was already around nine in the morning.

He immediately remembered his divorce from Marilyn, which prompted him to rush over because he wanted to free himself from her as soon as possible.

Marilyn, however, ran up to him and raised her hand to give Leon a resounding slap.

"Where the hell did you go last night, you worthless piece of trash! Didn't I tell you last night that we're getting divorced this morning? It's almost noon now! You're wasting so much of my time!" Marilyn lambasted.

"I was busy last night..."

Leon covered his face. How he wished he could slap her back if only he had the guts to do it! In the end, all he could do was grit his teeth and endure the humiliation.

"What can a useless b*stard like you possibly be busy with? Did you go out and sleep with someone else because you were angry with what happened last night?"

Helen walked over with a strange look on her face.

"You're overestimating him, Mom! No woman is going to want trash like him, not unless they were blind! Even if went looking for hookers, it's not like he has any money to pay them!" Marilyn laughed mockingly.

Leon's face turned ashen, then red, and he could not bring himself to look up due to the two women's mocking.

"Not that it matters anyway. Seeing you makes me sick! Let's get this divorce done and over with!"

Marilyn snorted coldly before turning around and walking proudly toward the entrance of the Civil Records Office.

At that moment, Leon said awkwardly, "I don't think we can do that. My ID card is missing. When you kicked me out of the house yesterday, you threw all my belongings into the trash. My ID card was included in those documents, but neither of you noticed it. Now that it's sent to the garbage dump for incineration, there's no way to find my ID."

"What?"

A stunned Marilyn turned back to stare at Leon and said with a sneer, "You're just trying to use any excuse you can so you don’t need to get a divorce, right? Who are you trying to fool by saying that you lost your ID

card? Are you a man?"

Helen then added, "Absolutely. If you don't want a divorce, just say so! Or do you enjoy being cucked? Maybe you're secretly happy to raise a child that's not yours?"

"I'm telling the truth. My ID card is missing. And it's your fault too! What does it have to do with me?"

Leon clenched his fists tightly and got so anxious that his eyes turned red.

As much as he would like to divorce Marilyn immediately, there was nothing he could do without his ID card.

At that moment, two vehicles—a luxurious Porsche and a black Audi—stopped in front of Leon.

When Porsche's door opened, a young man that was about 26- or 27 years old walked out of the car. He wore sunglasses and a set of expensive designer clothes.

Moments later, two bodyguards in suits and leather shoes stepped out of the Audi and followed after the young man in a dignified and pompous manner.

It quickly attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Everyone could tell at a glance that the young man must be some pampered rich kid.

"Brody, you're here..."

The Marilyn family looked happy, as if they changed, and greeted them flatteringly.

Brody took off his sunglasses and put on airs as he asked arrogantly,

"Didn’t you say you were going to divorce your useless husband today? Why haven't you completed the divorce procedures yet?

"Boy, do I have news for you! This useless b*stard deliberately came late this morning, and stubbornly refused to get a divorce because he kept saying that he lost his ID card! Don't you think he's just ridiculous!"

Marilyn glared fiercely at Leon.

"Who says you can't get a divorce without an ID card? I'm friends with the manager here! Come with me, I'll bring you to settle it!"

Brody hooked his hand intimately around Marilyn's slender waist while glancing coldly at Leon. A murderous look flashed in his eyes as he said, "I'm warning you, Kid. You'd better go ahead with the divorce like a good

boy. If you try to play tricks so you can hang on to Marilyn, I'll make sure you regret it for the rest of your life!"

"Hear that, idiot? Even if you don't have an ID card, my husband can still go make sure the divorce goes through! Let's see what nonsense you're going to come up with now!"

Marilyn smiled smugly at Leon and gave Brody a kiss on the cheek. The two of them then flirted with each other as they entered the building.

No one could doubt that they were a terrible couple!

Leon clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were full of anger.

Marilyn did not only cuck him but even deliberately showed her affection to the man in front of him. Her ruthlessness knew no bounds!

Leon, however, reminded himself that freedom was within reach, so he calmed himself down and strode into the Civil Records Office behind Marilyn, Brody, and Helen.

"I'm sorry, Miss Manson. According to the marriage law, there's a onemonth cooling-off period when filing for a divorce. Besides, your husband doesn't have his ID card, so we can't process your divorce right away..."

A female staff member returned all the documents politely to Marilyn.

"Screw this! Why is there a cooling-off period before I can get a divorce?!

Call your manager. I want him to proceed with it right away!"

Brody slapped the table angrily.

"Sir, I'm just following the rules..."

The female staff was unhappy but she still maintained her politeness.

"Don't give me that crap! I told you to call your manager! Are you deaf?" Brody shouted harshly.

He caused such a huge ruckus that everyone was either giving him the side-eye or peering at him with a weird expression.

It was the first time an incident like that happened there.

At that moment, the senior officials within the Civil Records Office were also alarmed, and a middle-aged man with a slightly fat body trotted over in a rush.

"It's you, Brody... Please calm down. Amber here isn't aware of who you are. She didn't mean to... please forgive me..."

The middle-aged man smiled apologetically before turning around and scolding the female staff. "Do you know who this is, Amber? He's the boss of Sullivan Enterprises. You should apologize right away!"

"Sullivan Enterprises?"

The people around were taken aback.

Sullivan Enterprises is a well-known upstart in Springfield City. Its total assets reached as high as half a billion and it had an insane amount of wealth. He was the kind of person that no one should offend.

"I'm sorry, Mister Sullivan. I was mistaken. Please forgive me..."

Amber was so frightened that she quickly got up and bowed to Brody in apology.

Brody was satisfied with this, and at the same time, he enjoyed the aweinspiring gazes cast by the people around him.

"Mister Loewe, please expedite the divorce for my woman. And while you're at it, register our marriage too!"

"Yes, I'll do it right now."

The middle-aged man smiled and processed both the divorce between Leon and Marilyn as well as the marriage between Marilyn and Brody.

"You're amazing, darling! I love that side of you!" Marilyn snuggled in Brody's arms like a kitten and said coquettishly.

Brody's power and influence brought pride to Marilyn and Helen.

"Who is she? How did she get to know Sullivan Enterprises' eldest young master?"

"She is one lucky woman!"

...

The people around her could not help but cast envious glances at Marilyn, with some of the young women showing a rather noticeable look of jealousy.

Marilyn basked in the limelight as she giggled and smiled. She became as pretentious as could be!

Meanwhile, everyone immediately felt that Leon's position in the relationship was usurped. Everyone stared at him strangely, with some feeling pity toward him while others showed contempt.

Leon felt more and more humiliated as a result, and he wishes he could just dig a hole and burrow into it!

After getting the divorce certificate, the sour-faced Leon was about to leave when Brody stopped him.

"Leaving so soon? I won't let you off so easy!" Brody smiled coldly.

Leon's face sank. "What are you planning on doing to me?"

"What do you think? You wasted so much of my woman's time this morning, and you were adamantly refusing to go ahead with the divorce on the pretext that you lost your ID card! Do you think I'll just let all that slide?"

Brody sneered.

"I've made myself very clear, didn't I? I never refused to divorce her and my ID card is missing..."

Leon suppressed his anger.

"Don't give me that crap! Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Brody smiled contemptuously and turned around to order his two bodyguards, "Hit him. Teach this idiot a lesson! Show him what's in store for him if he tries to trick me!"

"Understood!"

The two bodyguards smiled grimly as raised their fists to punch Leon.

The two bodyguards frequently did combat training and Leon was immediately thrown to the ground. Leon could only curl his head into a ball with his hands and suffer the barrage of blows from the bodyguards' fists

and feet.

"How miserable for him!"

"His wife was snatched away and he's being beaten up too!"

"I'd much rather die if I was as useless as he is!"

...

Everyone there began whispering among themselves while looking at Leon with even more sympathy and contempt.

They knew that it was probably just the beginning because of the influence that Sullivan Enterprises would almost surely spell doom for Leon's future!

All of a sudden, a loud screech of braking vehicles was heard.

An extended, modified version of an intimidating Rolls-Royce, followed by two black Mercedes-Benz, stopped right outside the Civil Records Office.

The door of the Rolls-Royce opened, and a beautiful, tall, and graceful 23- or 24-year-old woman stepped out of the car. There was a certain air of elegance to her character.

Behind that glamorous woman were six bodyguards.

Each of the bodyguards had a strong figure and sharp eyes. At a glance, one could immediately tell that they were all top-notch combat trainees.

"My God, it's Iris!"

"The woman who ranked first among the top four beautiful women in Springfield City! It's Iris, the Youngs' eldest daughter!"

...

A few people recognized who that beautiful woman was and could not help but exclaim out loud.

Iris was not a public figure, and not many people have seen her with their own eyes.

However, her reputation preceded her, for she was the Youngs' jewel and one of the four widely-acclaimed damsels in Springfield City.

As soon as someone in the crowd revealed Iris's identity, everyone immediately realized that this glamorous and noble beauty in front of them was the goddess that many of Springfield City's men yearned for.

"They say that Iris never had a boyfriend and has always been single. Why would she come to the Civil Records Office today?"

"Has she already gotten a boyfriend? Does she plan to get married?"

...

Everyone had a curious look on their face, and as soon as there were whispers that Iris's purpose there was probably to collect her marriage certificate, all the men present seemed to feel heartbroken.

At the same time, the jealousy in every man's heart was soaring out of control, for they all wondered who was the lucky chap that Iris the goddess took a fancy to!

Iris ignored everyone's luminous gaze, walked into the hall, and headed straight in Brody's direction.

Brody's face was flushed, and his heart was pounding with excitement.

He was the eldest young master of Sullivan Enterprises and a well-known figure in the business circle. It was only natural that he met Iris before.

He was blown out of the water the first time he saw Iris, and he subsequently enshrined her as the goddess in his dreams!

However, the Youngs were the most powerful family in Springfield City, with an influence that encompassed the military, politics, and business.

They were therefore much stronger than Sullivan Enterprises and were eons ahead of the latter.

Even though Brody's heart yearned for Iris, he did not dare to pursue her.

After all, he was not qualified to do so!

To his surprise, however, Iris took the initiative to walk over to him, which excited him so much that he completely lost his cool!

"Miss Young, are you here to speak with me..."

Brody greeted her ingratiatingly like a pug wagging its tail, only stopping short of kneeling and licking her feet.

Iris did not even look at Brody and glanced past him to look at Leon. As soon as she laid eyes on him, a hint of anticipation appeared on her cold and pretty face.

She spared no effort in trying to find Leon the past night, for she firmly believed that Leon was still alive!

That b*stard of a man was not allowed to die so easily after copping a feel from her.

With that determination in mind, she availed herself of the Youngs' resources that morning to get every single detail about Leon. She eventually found out about Leon's plans to divorce Marilyn.

As a result, she immediately rushed to the Civil Records Office to see if she could find Leon.

Sure enough, she saw someone resembling Leon curling up on the ground while hugging his head. She was unable to see his appearance clearly, and she could not confirm whether he was indeed who she looked for!

The two bodyguards stopped beating Leon because Iris was there.

Leon looked up after sensing the slight change in the atmosphere. Lo and behold, the first thing he saw was Iris's limpid and emotion-filled eyes.

"Iris? It's you!"

Leon stood up in bewilderment because he did not expect to see Iris so soon. Iris looked at Leon with a conflicted expression. Although she felt very emotional, a part of her wanted to restrain those emotions. Her urge to scold that rascal for feeling her up was strong, but there was no denying that he saved her life.

In the end, Iris's delicate body trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes like an overflowing river.

Unable to hold back her emotions any longer, she threw herself right into Leon's arms.

"Umm..."

Leon was dumbfounded.

Brody, Marilyn, and Helen were all just as stupefied to see what happened.

Everyone present there was speechless too!

They never dreamed that Iris-the woman who ranked first among four of Springfield City's most beautiful woman-would take the initiative to embrace that sorry excuse of a man!

It was shocking!

Furthermore, many of those present there regarded Leon as a useless person after Brody snatched away his wife, and they had only contempt for Leon.

The roles were reversed, however, and they were the ones that made fools of themselves!

The man whom they all viewed as worthless trash was able to win over Iris, the number one goddess yearned for by all men in Springfield City!

They looked at Leon with maddening jealousy and wanted nothing more than to end his life!

If looks could kill, Leon would have been dead 10,000 times over!

When Leon snapped out of his senses, he immediately helped Iris out of his arms and said, "Iris? Why are you here?"

"I'm here for you..."

There was a faint blush on Iris's pretty face, but as soon as she saw a smear of blood dripping from the corner of Leon's mouth, she cast away all thoughts about reminiscing with Leon. She reached out to touch the wound

on the corner of Leon's mouth, and her pretty face became somewhat icy.

"How did you get that on your face, Leon? Who hurt you?"

"I..."

Leon glanced subconsciously at Brody.

"You did this, Brody?"

Iris was angry and she shot Brody a cold look.

She did a thorough investigation of Leon's background and knew that his wife Marilyn cheated on him with Brody.

Brody ruined Leon's marriage and threatened to end the latter's life!

It was utterly disgraceful!

Brody shuddered, and Marilyn stepped forward before he could answer.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you talk to my husband like that! Do you know who he is? He's is the eldest young master of Sullivan Enterprises!"

Marilyn scolded arrogantly.

She never saw Iris before and had no idea who Iris was.

All she knew was that Iris's looks rivaled hers in every way, so much so that Iris turned a lot of heads after making an entrance.

Marilyn was jealous and dissatisfied.

"Are you Leon's wife, Marilyn?"

Iris smiled and immediately guessed Marilyn's identity.

"I am! Or rather, I was! I've divorced him! He's a good-for-nothing beggar and judging from the way you threw yourself into his arms like he was some kind of treasure, you must be just as useless as him too!"

Marilyn sneered, but before she could continue, she was slapped.