Chapter: CHAPTER 200 (EPILOGUE)Roman stepped back into the house and he found a figure sitting on the couch waiting for him. He clenched his jaws as he walked into the room. He was eager to see who had interrupted his grieving session. He had been to let all the pain out. The guilt he felt for watching his mother die and also not being there for his parents while they were alone hit him hard. He just needed that space but he wasn’t going to get that now. As he came closer, the figure sat at the couch with a tea cup in their hand. Roman squinted his eyes as he tried to recognize who it was. The figure finally turned around and faced Roman. Roman was immediately shocked by what he saw. “Nuo?” He called in surprise. Nuo Feng, who was dressed in her customary robes, rose from the couch and smiled at him. Roman was in disbelief. The last time had seen her was when he had visited Shanghai. That was because he had been hurt badly in a confrontation with Viper Don’s men which had left him paralyzed. But
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Chapter: CHAPTER 199“There you go,” Ben said, handing him a bouquet. Roman gave him a weak smile and got the bouquet of yellow roses from him. “Thank you, Ben.”Ben nodded. “If you need anything. Just call me.”Roman nodded and Ben turned around leaving him. He was now alone in the graveyard of his parents all dressed in a black suit. With the bouquet in his hands, he stepped forward and stood before the headstone of both his parents. With a smile, he picked out one of the yellow roses and placed it on his mother’s grave.“Hello, mum. I’m back,” he said with a smile. He moved to the next headstone and dropped another flower on it. This was his father’s. Roman clenched his jaws as he stared at his father’s headstone. He could feel the guilt consume him as he looked at it. It was hard for him because he couldn’t remember what his father looked like, nor did he have any memory of who his father was. The only reason he remembered him was the pictures in their old house, and the video of him leaving th
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Chapter: CHAPTER 198Roman stretched on the bed as he woke up before opening his eyes. He looked around and realized that the morning sunlight had washed into the room, illuminating the bed on which he lay. Last night was amazing. After winning the award for the entrepreneur of the year, he had come back to the suite with Florence where they had sex. Just as she was about to climax, she said the magic words. I love you. Roman didn’t know what to say back then, but he felt he had an obligation to say what he felt about yet too. And he was going to tell her when they had breakfast. He turned to the other side of the bed to meet her only to find it empty. This startled him. He rose from the bed and looked around the room. There was no trace left of her being her last night. That was awkward for him. Roman rose from the bed stark naked and walked towards the bathroom. He opened the door and stepped into it. He found water droplets on the floor which meant that she had been here awhile ago. He reached
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Chapter: CHAPTER 197Roman Lacroix opened the door of his suite and stepped inside. On the other hand was his award which he couldn’t quite wrap his head around how he had won it. He had been stunned when his name was mentioned. After making a speech, he received the award which made him feel better. That was two awards he had won now, but who was counting? He wondered if the universe was finally paying him back from all the torture he had undergone at the hands of Viper Don. But that didn’t matter much to him. If that was the case, then he would gladly accept it. The door of the suite was closed and he turned around to see Florence coming in with her purse in her hand. She still looked amazing, and he was surprised that he hadn’t noticed that until now. She was amazing in her black dress which exposed her cleavage. Roman found it hard to look away. Florence noticed Roman looking at her and she couldn’t help but smirk. They had decided to spend the night in suits and travel back to New York the
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Chapter: CHAPTER 196“Roman! You won’t believe this!” Ben said as he closed the door. Roman who was sitting on the couch with a glass of scotch in his hand turned to Ben who had an envelope in his hand. He wondered what he could do there. “What is it?” Roman asked. “I think it is for you,” Ben replied, handing over the envelope to him. Roman, confused, got the envelope and immediately tore the seal. He reached into the envelope and brought out a letter from it. After reading for a few moments, he was left in awe. Ben noticed the change in Roman’s facial expression which made him more curious about what could be in the letter. “What is it?” Roman read the letter one more time before turning to him. “It’s an invitation,” he said. “To where?” Ben asked. Roman turned back to the letter. “It says here, Dear Roman Lacroix, amazed by the works you have carried out in your hometown, Brooklyn. We are delighted to invite you to the prestigious annual Entrepreneur Awards night. We will b
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Chapter: CHAPTER 195Roman walked through the hallway of the precinct as he headed towards the other entrance. He had contemplated this for days, and he had finally come to a decision—he was going to get the key to the city. He deserved it. Oliver had made him realize this. After saving his life on multiple occasions, he realized that there were a lot of things that he had done that went unnoticed. He had been able to take three powerful men down with Viper Don being the strongest. It hadn’t been easy, but he had done it. The last mission made him feel that he could do anything if he put his mind to it. Saving Susan from the mighty drug lord, Frederic El Mataso, made him realize that there was more to his capabilities than he knew. Eric and Adam were waiting nervously just as the mayor went to the podium to give a speech. They were still inside the building waiting to be summoned. It was a big day for them, but that didn’t stop Eric from wearing his trademark black leather jacket. Adam on the other ha
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Sinclair's Lost Heir[The Rise Of The Betrayed Son-in-law]
Five years. That’s how long Ethan Carter dedicated his life to the Hale family’s empire, believing loyalty would earn him respect. Instead, he was framed for theft and infidelity—cast out like trash to justify his contracted wife’s divorce. His ex-wife, Vanessa Hale, a national screen goddess, painted him as a scumbag, turning fans and street mobs against him.
Homeless, disgraced, and beaten, Ethan thought his suffering had reached its peak—until he uncovered the darkest secret of the Hale family. His father-in-law and brother-in-law were criminals masquerading as elites, their hands dipped in underground dealings. But before he could dig out enough evidence to expose them, masked men ambushed him, leaving him broken and bleeding in an alleyway.
As death seemed inevitable, a mysterious woman saved him. Little did he know, she was Olivia Roberts, daughter to Tim Roberts, William Sinclair’s best friend. William Sinclair is the richest and most respected man in all if New York and beyond, he is the owner of the largest conglomerate in all of New York, and even more shocking… Ethan was his long-lost grandson.
With a new identity, a limitless empire at his fingertips, and a searing thirst for revenge, Ethan returns—not as the discarded son-in-law but as a king ready to take back everything stolen from him.
The game had changed, and this time, he made the rules.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 73Ethan’s POV“You’re telling me the bastard had them hidden all along?”Jordan’s voice snapped through the encrypted line like a whip, sharp and disbelieving.I gritted my teeth, staring at the gaping cavity in the wall behind Richard Hale’s massive mahogany bookshelf. The office smelled like mildew and rot like secrets that had festered too long beneath polished surfaces. The place was gutted, stripped of its former intimidation, but the ghosts of deception lingered in the dusty corners.“False panel,” I muttered, pacing. “He carved it out behind his first edition collection. I had to damn near dismantle the whole shelf to find it. Real classy hiding spot.”Jordan exhaled, somewhere between a sigh and a whistle. “He really thought he could bury it all there? After everything?”I pulled the documents from the aged leather folio, careful not to smudge the already fading ink. Twelve sheets total. Perfectly preserved lies.“He didn’t think he had to bury it deep. He thought no one would d
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Chapter: CHAPTER 72Vanessa’s POV “You sold it?!” I shouted into the phone, pacing the length of my suite like a caged animal. The glass in my hand trembled from the sheer rage pulsing through my veins. Mr. Jacobs’ voice came through hesitant and weak. “We didn’t have a choice, Vanessa. The board… there was too much heat. Lawsuits piling up. Press breathing down our necks. Every investor pulled out.” “Every investor?” I spat. “Even you?” A beat of silence. “Especially me.” I hung up before I could scream. My heart pounded in my chest like a ticking bomb. I poured another glass of wine, number three? Four? I’d lost count, and swallowed it in one gulp. The warmth did nothing to cool the fury simmering beneath my skin. Hale Pharmaceuticals. The once-glorified empire my father had spent decades building, now unraveling at the seams. It had started small with whispers of expired drugs in poor neighborhoods, overdoses conveniently swept under the rug. Then the whistleblower surfaced. A former lab tech w
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Chapter: CHAPTER 71Vanessa’s POV “He didn’t drink it? Are you kidding me?” I spat, slamming the cabinet door hard enough to rattle the glasses inside. My fingers clenched the edge as though sheer force could change the outcome.The voicemail kept playing, the bartender’s voice far too casual for what he was reporting. “Miss, he barely touched the rim. Just water. He left without a sip. Looked... focused. Like he knew.”My heart thudded against my ribs like it was demanding answers.“He knew?” I muttered, jabbing the end call button so hard I almost cracked the screen. “Of course, he knew.”I yanked the cork from the bottle and poured myself a glass, watching the wine coil into the bowl like a liquid curse. The rich red shimmered under the kitchen lights—mocking me.“You had one job,” I hissed at the silent room. “One simple, foolproof, idiot-proof job.”I stalked to the window, wine in hand, and stared out over the city. The night glistened, lights blurring like smeared ink. People bustled below, bliss
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Chapter: CHAPTER 70Ethan’s POV“So let me get this straight, you flew to Paris without a plan, just vibes? Ethan, my guy, you’re officially a sick loverboy.”Jordan’s voice crackled through my phone’s speaker, thick with laughter and laced with mockery.“Shut up,” I muttered, tugging the collar of my coat tighter against the Parisian drizzle. The cold air bit at my face as I paced the narrow balcony of my hotel room. “I didn’t fly halfway across the world because I’m in love.”“Oh really? Then what do you call it when a man shows up in the most romantic city on Earth for the woman he ghosted months ago? Because ‘business meeting’ sounds like the worst lie you’ve ever told.”I groaned and leaned against the wrought iron railing, watching cars weave along the wet streets below. “God, you’re insufferable.”“And you’re predictable. Admit it, Ethan. You missed her. You’re just pissed she’s probably not still crying into her wine over you.”I didn’t answer. Not because he was wrong, but because I didn’t want
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Chapter: CHAPTER 69Ethan’s POV “Are you seriously doing this? Flying halfway across the world for a woman who probably isn’t even thinking about you?”I muttered the words under my breath, hating the way they hung in the stale airplane air like guilt soaked in regret. The hum of the jet engines filled my ears, drowning out my better judgment.The clouds parted slowly to reveal the glittering tapestry of the City of Lights. Paris sprawled beneath us like an untouchable dream, beautiful in a way that felt cruel. The skyline shimmered beneath the soft veil of rain, a surreal welcome that mocked my resolve. My heart beat a little too fast, not from altitude, but from memories I couldn’t bury.The pilot’s voice broke through the overhead speakers. I didn’t hear the words, just the tone. Calm. Routine. Nothing like what boiled under my skin. My fingers dug into the armrest with quiet desperation as I stared through the rain-speckled window.A flight attendant leaned toward me. “Monsieur, is everything alrigh
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Chapter: CHAPTER 68Vanessa’s POV “You had one job. One simple job!” I hissed under my breath, each word slicing through clenched teeth as I glared at the bartender. He moved with maddening nonchalance, whisking away Ethan’s untouched drink like it was just another unfinished cocktail, not the centerpiece of a plan I had crafted with surgical precision. I watched the amber liquid disappear down the sink and felt something sharp twist behind my ribs.The bar’s dim lighting tried to cast everything in soft shadows, but nothing could dull the rage boiling inside me. My manicured nails dug into the cold, fragile stem of my wine glass, trembling with the effort it took to stay seated.That drink should have done it. A gentle push, not poison. Just enough to soften Ethan’s walls, to make him slow down, forget the things that made him hate me. But no—he hadn’t even touched it. Not a sip. He just sat there, spoke with those two idiots like nothing was different, and left.Left—without hesitation, without a back
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