the Unexpected Heir
Synopsis – The Unexpected Heir
In the small county of Cadbury, within the bustling Tulzar metropolis of Vernada, Cruz Piper is mocked as a worthless man living off his wife Lesley’s family wealth. Scorned by his mother-in-law, Margaret Piper, and pushed aside so Lesley can be matched with Gerald, heir to an influential Tulzar family, Cruz endures humiliation in silence.
But Cruz is not who he seems. Presumed dead years ago, he is secretly the heir to the Archer dynasty, the wealthiest family in the world, and an undercover spy working for his country. His disguise as a powerless husband has been his greatest weapon—until betrayal and heartbreak threaten to blow his cover apart.
When Lesley divorces him under her mother’s pressure, Cruz loses his marriage but finds an unlikely new love. Fueled by years of ridicule, his patience breaks, and he sets a dangerous plan in motion. In secret, Cruz bankrolls the Piper family, raising them into sudden wealth through an anonymous investment—only to later reveal himself as both their benefactor and the heir they scorned.
The revelation shakes Vernada and the world: Cruz Archer lives. Global markets react, enemies move against him, and old alliances fracture. The Pipers, desperate and humiliated, scheme to win him back, but Cruz is no longer the meek man they once controlled.
As enemies close in and vengeance burns hotter, Cruz must choose between reclaiming his power as the Archer heir, burning his enemies to ash, or embracing the fragile possibility of love and redemption.
The world thought him dead. The Pipers thought him worthless. They were all wrong.
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Chapter: A Place For The Elites.Chapter Eighty: A Place For The Elites.Mandy had learnt from Cruz that he was at the venue of the commissioning.She didn't ask what he was there for because she had concluded within herself that he must have gotten a job at the place.BlueShield had been employing a good number of people recently and she perceived Cruz could be one of them, and that made her glad.She only hoped it was a permanent job and not a temporal one just for the day's event.A smile lined her lips at the thought.She wished her meeting with Cruz would be at a more private place where she could freely express herself and spend a worthwhile time with him, but she was grateful he still wanted to see her despite his engagement at his workplace.She had thought of postponing the meeting to when he wasn't engaged, but she desperately needed to see him.Good thing was he didn't discourage her quest, instead he seemed to be quite pleased with her decision to meet him up.He even mentioned that he wouldn't be able to
Last Updated: 2026-02-11
Chapter: An Event To Connect.Chapter Seventy-Nine: An Event To Connect.An SUV drove roughly out of a dirt road and stopped immediately it screeched onto an asphalted stretch.The back door of the car flung open and a bloodied man was pushed out—his face concealed by a burlap sack.He dropped to the floor like a sack of citrous fruits and caught the view of a morbid figure.However, there was a faint sign of life from the dispatched chap as one of his fingers twitched.His joggers from the knees down was completely soaked in blood. Around the kneecap area was a tear in the fabric, and from the opening, bone fragments shot out.The SUV sped off leaving the semi-conscious fellow behind.Meanwhile a drone circled inconspicuously in the air before moving in the direction of the SUV.———Cruz had just rounded a call with Mandy when his phone rang again.It was Marcus."Gerald was just dumped somewhere around the outskirts. It is clear they have complied." Marcus' voice informed."Good! Hope they didn't do more than in
Last Updated: 2026-02-10
Chapter: Rude Repercussions.Chapter Seventy-Eight: Rude Repercussions.Gerald's eyes lit up in fright at the revelation, but before he could utter any word, Blancos' voice hushed him.Blancos now spoke with some agitation. "This man that you call a nobody and a loser is the reason I have lost my casino, he is the reason I have lost most of the fortunes I spent my whole life building... The reason I almost lost my grandson yesterday; the favourite of all my grandkids, I would give my life for his own without a second thought anytime or any day... But I couldn't shield him from a supposed loser! Is that what you are saying!?" Blancos barked in rage and closed the gap between him and Gerald who was completely rattled by the information he had just received.Gerald fidgeted and struggled on the chair he was strapped to, but the cords restraining him were firm.Blancos brought his face directly in front of Gerald."This loser and nobody reduced my best soldier—Scupio into a withered leaf, a f*cking withered vegetab
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
Chapter: Karma's Jaws.Chapter Seventy-Seven: Karma's Jaws.Mandy had sensed a bad omen hanging over her family the moment she was given the news that Cruz had been chased out of their lives.Now, just as her hunch had suggested, everything was falling apart.Bill Logistics was no more and their new in-laws were criminals that the law was finally catching up with.Mandy shook her head in resignation.She had called it, but didn't expect everything to unravel so soon.In that moment, she felt a heavy but somewhat righteous pang that made her accept that her family deserved all that had befallen them.The pain that weighed on her heart was so severe that she knew only one person could provide some solace.Then she remembered she had even made plans to see him later that day.Without hesitation, Mandy grabbed her mobile phone from a nearby stool and dialed Cruz.———Gerald strained his ears to the sound of some approaching footsteps as he struggled to free his hands from the cord that was used to fasten them t
Last Updated: 2026-02-06
Chapter: Befitting Moods.Chapter Seventy-Six: Befitting Moods.Decorators and event planners were putting finishing touches to their assigned duties in the complex hall and compound.Lima watched the whole set up from the balcony of the apartment assigned to her mother. The staff apartments were in a building adjacent to the BlueShield Co cooperate headquarters.She could see cranes lifting decorators and other event personnels who were fixing aesthetic items all over the premises.Trucks offloading different items lined in front of the edifice.Lima watched on in delight.There was an unusual smile on her face that morning.The previous night was the best she had had since the incident with her mother.Seeing her mother recover promisingly and also reconciling with Cruz had left her in a state of ecstasy.Her night had been filled with beautiful dreams of her and Cruz living blissfully."eh...ehmm" a sound interrupted Lima's daydreaming.Lima who was leaning on the rails at the balcony was a bit startled by
Last Updated: 2026-02-05
Chapter: A Rehabilitation and a Fugitive.Chapter Seventy-Five: A Rehabilitation and a Fugitive.Cruz spent a good part of the night with Lima at the hospital.Lima had introduced Belle as her friend who she bonded with through grief and had become very fond of.Since Maria was still in the ICU, Lima had to return to the BlueShield staff apartment that night.Cruz had dropped her off before heading to an airstrip to take a chopper to Wennz.After about 30 minutes in the air, the chopper touched down in Wennz and Cruz headed straight to a rehabilitation facility.The facility provided a specialized treatment for alcohol addiction. The treatment involved a system rejuvenation procedure where the cells and tissues will be revitalized and the brain induced to repel the taste, smell and craving for alcohol.It was a novel and very expensive procedure and only very few privileged people could afford the treatment cost.Few days ago, Cruz had admitted a patient into the facility and now he needed to see if the treatment was potent.
Last Updated: 2026-02-04
