The Chairman’s Ultimatum Disgraced Surgeon’s Second Life
Three years ago, Dr. Adrian Cole was the golden boy of surgery until the powerful Monroe family framed him for malpractice, stripping him of his license and his wife, Lilian. Now, Adrian has returned as Chairman Cole, the cold, ruthless majority shareholder of a medical conglomerate, and his target is the Metropolitan Medical Group (MMG)—the very hospital that ruined him.
Adrian’s meticulously planned destruction is swiftly turning into a global shadow war when he discovers the Monroes are merely a regional arm of a vast, illicit syndicate known as The Foundation. His revenge is no longer just personal; it's a desperate fight for survival against an international enemy.
The one weakness in his airtight plan is Dr. Lily Monroe, Lilian’s brilliant younger sister, who secretly believes in Adrian’s innocence. As he installs her in a high-stakes position to gather intel, their volatile professional rivalry ignites an intense, forbidden attraction.
When The Foundation issues its brutal ultimatum—forcing Adrian and Lily into a public, fake engagement to protect her reputation—the line between protector and adversary vanishes. Can Adrian dismantle a global conspiracy without losing the one woman who sees the man behind the monster, or will the price of his ultimate victory be the second life he fought so hard to reclaim?
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Chapter: What’s so urgent?The morning light in Lily Monroe’s temporary hospital-provided apartment was slightly harsh, cutting across the pristine, impersonal beige walls.She hadn’t even bothered to unpack more than a single suitcase.This place felt exactly like what it was: a holding cell until her family decided where to slot her back into the Echelon City hierarchy.She was sipping coffee, leaning against the counter, when her phone screen lit up with a video call from half a world away.“Betty, you’re up early,” Lily answered, smiling.Betty, her best friend and fellow resident from her time abroad, looked blurry and cheerful on the screen.“Early? It’s past five, but who’s counting? I wanted to catch you before the great Monroe Medical Machine chewed you up and spat you out. How’s the prodigal sister settling in?”Lily sighed, running a hand through her hair.“It’s surreal. Like returning to a house that’s been perfectly preserved in amber, except now there’s a giant, vengeful Adrian Cole shaped hole in
Last Updated: 2025-11-11
Chapter: The Price Of TreacheryThe voice on the other end of the line was the sound of damnation, and Lilian had accepted the terms. She had said, "I'll do it," but the agreement felt less like a choice and more like sliding down a slick, dark slope she’d already stood too close to.Adrian hadn't just defeated them; he’d exposed them to something far worse than public humiliation. He’d exposed them to those who waited for this moment. A perfect time to strike.A heavily armored, black SUV—nothing flashy really, just some expensive anonymity—picked her up exactly where the voice had told her to wait. A defunct loading dock three miles from MMG. The ride was an eerily silent one, the soundproofed interior making the chaos of the City disappear.She felt like a package being delivered, not a partner being welcomed or going through the introductory phase. For a second, she wondered if she was doing right thing or something. The vehicle stopped inside a massive, windowless warehouse located somewhere near the industr
Last Updated: 2025-11-10
Chapter: Humiliation On A GownBy morning, the news was all over the place. The net was on fire, newspapers, headlines, everything. And it wasn't a humble corporate press release; it was a scorched-earth media campaign orchestrated by ColeTech’s PR team, designed for maximum shock value.The front page of every major financial and local paper screamed the same headline: FALLEN SURGEON RISES: DISGRACED DOCTOR PURCHASES THE HOSPITAL THAT RUINED HIM.The articles didn't mince words. They detailed Adrian Cole’s meteoric rise, the infamous malpractice suit, the subsequent destruction of his medical career, and then the shocking, three-year metamorphosis into the mysterious Chairman Cole, who now owned 51% of the Monroe Medical Group. They painted Adrian as a cold, brilliant titan who returned not just for money, but for a very specific, personal vengeance.The Monroes watched their world crumble at the breakfast table.“This is a catastrophe,” William choked out, throwing the paper down so hard his coffee jumped in th
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
Chapter: First Victory, First BloodWhat a waste. Sure, the little confrontation from earlier had been quite unsettling, but Adrian was no fook. He could sense how furious and possessive she was being. Adrian needed to remind himself that Lilian was poison, pure and simple.The next day, Adrian took his first decisive step in dismantling the old guard. He called a private meeting with Dr. Garrison Vance, the Head of Procurement and Logistics, the man who had signed off on the faulty equipment that caused the death on Adrian’s table three years ago. Vance had been William Monroe’s golfing partner and had actively testified against Adrian, claiming Adrian had overridden his warnings.Adrian sat across the table from Vance in the private conference room. Vance was sweating profusely. He'd been seeing the news. And if they were legit, and from what he was seeing they were, it meant that his life was over. Literally. Panic clawed at his throat. “Dr. Vance,” Adrian began, cutting straight to the point. “Our audits show
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
Chapter: Softness He Didn’t Plan ForAdrian hadn’t anticipated this. He had planned for fear, for pleading, and for corporate warfare. He hadn’t planned for this quiet, wide-eyed gratitude or the gentle way Lily’s voice said his name.He immediately defaulted to his prepared persona. “Dr. Monroe. I apologize. I’m afraid I don’t know who you are referring to. I am Adrian Cole, the new Chairman of ColeTech. You may have mistaken me for someone else.”Lily shook her head, her eyes suddenly glistening with a clarity that said she saw right through the expensive suit and the cold mask. “No. I didn’t. That voice. And those eyes, Adrian. They’re exactly the same. They’re just… colder now.”She took a step closer, and Adrian’s defense mechanisms went into overdrive. He wanted to push her away, to remind her that he was the monster her sister claimed he was. But the look on her face wasn’t judgmental; it was something surprisingly close to pity, mixed with relief.“It’s so good to see you,” she said with all sincerity. Adrian
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
Chapter: Lily's ReturnThe front doors swung open and a young woman walked in, a tender, bright smile on her face. Dr. Lily Monroe wasn't Lilian. As a matter of fact, it felt like they were from two different worlds entirely. Lilian was a definition of perfectionism, order, control, and expensive tailoring designed to convey power. Lily, however, was energy wrapped in a cheap, slightly rumpled trench coat, carrying a backpack and a rolling carry-on bag that looked like it had been dragged through several continents. Her hair, a warm brown color, was currently pulled back into a quick, functional ponytail, and she was grinning like she’d just landed in Disneyland, not a debt-ridden hospital owned by a revenge-driven sociopath.She loved hospitals. Not the money or the politics her family obsessed over, but the actual, pulsing heart of the place. She’d spent the last three years in the humanitarian medicine circuit—tents in Southeast Asia, makeshift clinics in South America—where decisions were fast, re
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
