FROM ASHES TO BILLIONS.
Adrian hurried to shake his head. “I swear I didn't do it! I would never hit Layla," He turned to his wife. "Tell him, Layla, tell the truth! Why are you even doing this to me?”
Layla looked up with teary, mischievous eyes. "Officers, that bastard threatened to kill me if I kept on insisting that he sign the divorce papers," Her sobbing grew louder. "I'm tired of this abusive marriage. Adrian is a monster!”
"Officers, what are you still doing when you should be arresting this murderer?!"
Adrian froze immediately as his body recognized that voice. He turned around slowly to stare into the burning eyes of his long-lost brother, Ryan.
What?!
Ryan was back after all these years? Not only that, he had called the police on him?
Great news or terrible news?
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Adrian's once perfect life comes crashing down when Layla, the woman he loved and cherished so much orchestrated a lie to throw him into jail due to the return of her ex boyfriend, Ryan.
After enduring abuses and maltreatment in jail, Adrian is set free on bail by his wealthy grandfather. Now he is the richest man in the country with a net worth of over ten trillion dollars.
Would he let his enemies go scot-free or would he make them pay?
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Chapter: Chapter 63: Tragedy Knocks Once More?“When did you start smoking stuff like a loser?” Ryan frowned as he looked at Layla. His eyes shifted to the numerous cigarette stumps on the table and he scoffed. “I thought you quitted the habit a long time ago?”Layla sent him a hard glare before rolling her eyes and pretending like he had not just spoken.“I'm talking to you, Layla!” He snapped, annoying creeping into his voice.Layla scoffed. “You're talking to me? What business is it of yours what I do and what I do not do? You'd rather caution me than do your duty as a man?”Ryan sighed. “If you're talking about Adrian, then—”“I'm damn talking about him, goddamnit!” Layla hissed, throwing the last butt of cigarette on the floor. “You've lost your company, everything you've worked for! Now what? You're proud of yourself and the fact that you went to prison?”Ryan bit his tongue as the sarcasm slapped hard at him. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out, so he hissed, collapsing back into the chair.“I put my reputat
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 62: Rumours.After the board meeting, Adrian proceeded to go to the bank. He needed to make a huge transaction, but was not able to because they needed his personal presence for proper verification.He sighed as he steered his engine. These bank agents definitely knew how to make life tougher for people. That transaction was very crucial and he was supposed to send it to a client some hours ago.Ten minutes later, he arrived at the bank, stepped down from the car and walked to the manager's office.“Hello, Mr Adrian, welcome. How may I help you?” The manager said upon noticing him. “Please sit,”“I'm not able to make a large transaction on my bank app as the feedback keeps showing suspicious alert. That's strange and disturbing,” Adrian responded, straight to the point. "I was supposed to send out that money two hours ago,"The manager nodded as his eyes ran through his device screen for a while. Then he looked at Adrian. “I'm sorry about that, however, we'd need you to present some items for veri
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Chapter: Chapter 61: Dear Ryan, You've Been Dismissed!“What do you mean by the investors backed out?! We were supposed to seal those deals and begin the automobile project immediately!" Ryan stomped a hand on the table as he shouted, staring at the grim faces in front of him.The boardroom went silent as everyone stared at Ryan's angrily twisted face.“I'm not talking to dumb people, am I? What happened to the fucking investors that was supposed to partner with us? The deal was worth millions! Are y'all not doing your work as you should?”A middle aged woman cleared her throat. “Mr Ryan, I think you should calm down. The investors backed out of their own will and not due to anybody's fault,”“That's bullshit!” Ryan scoffed, pointing a finger at her. “Y'all do realize that those people are crucial to the growth of this company, right? We were just about to finalize everything, so give me a logical explanation to why they backed out when everything was going just fine!”“They got a better and mouthwatering profit offer from another firm,”
Last Updated: 2025-10-15
Chapter: Chapter 60: The Urge To Revenge.Michael's eyes flew open with a start as his gaze registered the unfamiliar environment. His head throbbed loudly and he winced, cursing under his breath.He tried to move, but gasped when both hands and feet remained stuck, chained to a chair. Liquid dripped down from his nose and when his tongue tasted it, it was blood. His blood.“What the…” He muttered in panic, trying to free himself. Then he yelled, his voice echoing against the small stuffy room. “Who the hell did this?!”The door opened at that moment and the men who had abducted him earlier walked in. He growled at them. “You think this is funny? What do y'all asses want?!”Without a word, one of the men walked up to him and removed the chain from his hand. When he was free, he jumped up and swiftly punched one of the men on the face, trying to escape.“Fuck…” He hissed in dread and stopped when the door slammed on his face as he tried to open it. Stepping back, he winced and steadied his fist about to throw a punch when an u
Last Updated: 2025-10-14
Chapter: Chapter 59: I Want Paige Gone!“Ryan! Where in the trash of hell are you?!” Layla yelled as she kicked open the door to the house. She marched inside, her heels making a loud connection to the ground.She was fuming, her heart pounding so hard against her chest she felt like punching something. Someone.With a loud hiss, she pushed open his office door and cared less as it banged against the wall. Then she stormed towards Ryan and stamped a hand on his desk, causing the files he was working on to float away.“Didn't you hear me yell your name fron outside?” She shouted, annoying flaring in her veins.Ryan stared at her with a disinterested look, trying to understand what gave her the audacity to barge in here and interrupt his work. Already, he was having a bad day and now she wanted to add her misfortune to it?“I'm talking to you, damnit!” Layla yelled in frustration, taking his laptop from the desk and smashing it on the floor.That got Ryan's attention, because he stood up in full blown anger glaring at her wit
Last Updated: 2025-09-29
Chapter: Chapter 58: Crawl On Your Knees And Beg.“Wh…what did you just say?” Layla stuttered, unable to believe her ears. “You're deaf?” Paige scoffed. "Don't tell me your ears are for fancy,"“Y…you want us to kneel outside and shout that we lack modesty?” Dera chuckled, but it was a bitter chuckle. “As how? That's public disgrace!”Paige scoffed. "Remember you wanted to publicly disgrace me some minutes ago? What did you say about arranging a mob to beat me up? Now that the table has turned, isn't it best for me to return the favour? I mean, let you know how it feels to undergo public disgrace,”“I…I'm…I didn't mean…” Dera stuttered, but went silent when Paige laughed mockingly.“Gosh, you can't be serious right now,” Gem added. “Come to your senses and stop being so petty!"“Oh, but I love being petty,” Paige chuckled. “And this seems like the perfect punishment to condescending brats like you. I feel like maybe if you're aware of how uncouth and immature you are, it'll help you in future situation and in relating with others,”
Last Updated: 2025-09-24
Chapter: Chapter 184: The Billionaire's Happy Ending.Lucian released a deep sigh as he made his way to the boardroom. It was time to correct some of the whispers flying around about him, but it seemed Anthony was not sharing the same thoughts."Young master, the shareholders don't care. They're becoming nonchalant, so I think you should…""You think I should hide?" Lucian cut him short with a frown causing the other man to hesitate as he fumbled for a reply."I didn't say that…""Then allow me to do my duty. Even though the police would reveal the truth about the matter soon, I still want to do this,""How exactly? You'll only have to do a lot of talking in there to people that ditches on you the moment things go north,""Some," Lucian corrected. "I still have loyal people on my side and you'll see," The door of the boardroom opened and Lucian walked in to find the shareholders exchanging whispers, but even at the sight of him, they didn't seem to care.Lucian smirked and walked to the head of the table where he sat confidently, his ey
Last Updated: 2024-05-17
Chapter: Chapter 183: Admit It Or Not, Lucian Had Won."What the hell did you just do, bastard?!" Summer yelled in apprehension, her voice sounding raw and scratchy.It was Irex's turn to exercise dominion, so he took eager steps toward Summer and stopped when he was an inch away. With his left hand, he flicked off the bead of sweat that had settled on her forehead while staring down at her with mischievous glinting eyes."It is dangerous to be out here on the loose, living with normal people, Summer. You should take your rightful place while it's not too late," He hissed into her ears, and as her body went tense, he smirked. "Yeah, in prison where murderers and sadists are kept,""Fuck you, Irex, fuck you!" Summer pushed him away in panic and made to escape when one of the officers stood in front of her, the cuffs extended forward."Ms. Summer Madison, you're under arrest for…"Summer didn't let the officer complete his sentence before she cursed angrily at Irex. Gosh, if only it were possible to rip him apart from where she stood. The f
Last Updated: 2024-05-16
Chapter: Chapter 182: You're Ruined, Summer."What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Rose fired after finding her voice. "You had better come to your senses and let me out of here,"Annoyed at how Rose's confident tone made her feel, Summer turned swiftly and landed two hard punches on Rose's nose and as the blood trickled, she laughed in satisfaction. "Now there's the picture I was looking for. When Lucian sees this, he'd come running and begging like a fool,""Wh…what the hell are you trying to achieve from all of this? What…do you…want," Rose stuttered as she coughed."The inheritance, all of Howards, including that damn company you're running. All of that wealth would make me the richest person in the world," She rolled her eyes dreamily. "I can finally avenge my son,"Without warning, Summer hit Rose again on the nose who flinched in pain. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, but your brother is a stubborn one. It'd take a lot to break him,"She positioned the camera on Rose's bloodied face and took a picture which she sent to Lucia
Last Updated: 2024-05-16
Chapter: Chapter 181: Things Get Twisted.Irex didn't reply. He just stared at Summer with curious eyes and like an open book, he could see the rage steaming off from her. She was trying so hard to control it, to keep it under control, but how long before she exploded, burning everything and everyone in her path?"You look a lot healthier than the last time we met. Looks like you've been taking your sleep seriously," Summer forced a weak smile.Irex sighed as he settled into the couch, legs crossed. "Before you bore me with your compliments, get me a glass of wine, would you?""With pleasure, honey," Summer chuckled and disappeared into a room. She returned seconds later with a bottle of wine and two glasses. After she had filled the glasses, she crossed her hands and watched him take generous sips."What? Don't stare at me that way or I might choke," Irex frowned. "I'm not your child,""Asshole!" Summer sighed and took up a seat opposite him. "Tell me what you think of my proposition?""If I should agree to work with you, th
Last Updated: 2024-05-11
Chapter: Chapter 180: Taming An Ally.It was the day of John's funeral and Summer stood in front of his grave dressed in all black. There were tears in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall, not wanting to be a crybaby on a day like this.As she stood, anger brewing inside of her, she thought of how perfect her life used to be before all of this. How she used to run the company single-handedly, parading herself as a reigning queen. How people revered and respected the power she possessed. All of that changed when Lucian came into the picture.And that instance, she almost felt regret for treating him badly, like a nobody, but she told herself not to. Regret was a sign of weakness, and she was far from weak. Even if she had lost her two children because of that bastard, she had to be unyielding.It was what John would want her to do."I'm going to miss you, buddy. Take care of yourself over there for me, alright? I'll do my best to pray for you every day knowing that you are in a better place,"She sat on the bare gra
Last Updated: 2024-04-30
Chapter: Chapter 179: Confusing Thoughts.Lucian didn't say anything, he just stayed at her like he had been compelled to be her listening device. As he looked on, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity. The loss of John must have really hit her and he almost couldn't imagine the turmoil she was going through."Is that fear I sense?" Summer laughed. "Oh, come on now, isn't it time you bid the games goodbye? You've held on to this inheritance for long, cherishing it as one would a beloved toy but unfortunately, it doesn't belong to you,""Says who?" Lucian crossed his legs. "I'm curious to know who said Howards doesn't belong to me,""Drop your nonsense and hand over the conglomerates already. Isn't it you who said we should respect the dead?"Lucian scoffed, leaning closer. "You don't deserve a shit neither you nor your late son,""And that's why you killed him?" Summer flared, dropping the bombshell. "He didn't deserve to die. He was so young and full of life but you killed him nonetheless,""That's enough," Lucian interru
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