All Chapters of Cheated & Despised, now the Billionaire Heir: Chapter 221
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Chapter 221
Magnus was having violent seizures on the hospital bed, his body shaking uncontrollably while the doctors and nurses rushed around him trying to help.Two nurses held defibrillator paddles against his chest while another prepared another round of epinephrine.“Clear!” the lead doctor shouted.Magnus’ body arched off the bed as the electrical shock coursed through him, but the monitor remained flat. The continuous beep echoed through the room like a funeral dirge.“Still nothing,” one nurse called out, her voice tight with urgency. "Preparing for another round.”“Increase to 300 joules,” the doctor ordered, sweat beading on his forehead. "Come on, Mr. Aurelius. Fight!”Another nurse was performing chest compressions, counting under her breath. "One, two, three, four…” Blood had appeared at the corner of Magnus’s mouth from the intensity of the CPR.Ethan stood frozen in the doorway, his face drained of all color. His hands trembled slightly at his sides as he watch
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Theo stood silently beside Ethan, watching with an unreadable expression as Ethan began to channel his newly awakened abilities until the ring blazed with golden light.As his guardian, he could feel the power coursing through Ethan's veins.Ethan pressed his glowing palms against Magnus’s chest, and immediately felt the darkness within—the poison. It writhed and fought against his healing energy like a living thing.“Come on,” he whispered through gritted teeth, pouring more power into his hands. "Fight it.”Sweat beaded on his forehead as he battled the toxic force that had taken hold of Magnus’s body. The room filled with golden light as Ethan’s power surged, the ring now blazing like a miniature sun.Theo watched closely, every now and then checking the door to see if anyone might be watching.After what felt like an eternity, Magnus’ eyelids fluttered. Then, like a man emerging from the depths of a nightmare, his eyes snapped open.He was drenched in sweat, hi
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“Time of death: 11:47 PM,” the lead doctor announced solemnly as he removed his stethoscope from Magnus’s chest. A nurse stepped forward with a clean white sheet and gently pulled the fabric over Magnus' still form. The cardiac monitor had fallen silent. Ethan stood several feet away, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles had turned white. His shoulders trembled with barely contained rage and grief as he watched the horrifying scene unfold before him—his father being pronounced dead despite everything he had tried to do. His newly awakened power had failed him when it mattered most. Theo approached quietly and placed a gentle hand on Ethan’s shoulder. "My lord," he said softly. "It’s not your fault. You shouldn’t blame yourself." "You gave everything you had. If those ingredients had arrived in time... this wouldn’t have happened.” He gave a slight shrug. "Besides... what happened is nobody's fault but mine. None of this would have happened if I had shown myself as The
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Lara’s eyes were wide with panic and exhaustion. Her perfect hair was disheveled and tangled, with dirt streaking through the blonde strands. Her dress from earlier was torn at the shoulder and stained with dark splotches of blood—both hers and others’. Marcel stood beside her, equally battered, his shirt ripped and a fresh cut across his cheek still bleeding.“Ethan, we tried to get here sooner, but—” “Don’t.” His voice dropped to a whisper more terrifying than his shout, cutting her off. "Just… don’t give me excuses right now.” “Ethan, it wasn’t our fault,” Lara said breathlessly, clutching a bag of ingredients against her chest. “We were ambushed on the way back. Three black SUVs came out of nowhere and—”“Ambushed?” Ethan’s voice was deadly quiet. “By whom?”“We don’t know,” Lara said quickly. "They wore masks, but their techniques were… they moved like The Shadow operatives."She swallowed hard. "Most of our security team…” Her voice broke slightly. “Most of them didn’t
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The fluorescent lights hummed overhead in the interrogation room as Ethan sat alone, his mind churning with possibilities. He had finally agreed to come to the station—not because of the detectives’ threats, but because he needed answers. Someone had betrayed him, and that betrayal had cost Magnus his life. Maybe the culprit even planned to hurt him while keeping him trapped here.It had been twenty-five minutes.That’s how long he’d been stuck in this room, going through a mental list of everyone who might have known about the healing supplies and made sure they didn’t get to him in time.Viktor’s attack had been way too well-timed. Someone had definitely tipped him off.Could it have been Lara? Maybe this explained why his gut had always told him not to trust her completely, even after months of being together.What about Theo? Him showing up out of nowhere seemed pretty suspicious.He couldn’t rule out any of the council members or his own soldiers either, including Max.The clic
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Standing in the doorway was Theo, holding a gun.Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “Theo?” he said, confusion and dread mixing in his voice."What the hell are you doing here? And why are you holding a gun?”He desperately hoped his suspicion was wrong, but the look in Theo's eyes told him everything he needed to know.Theo’s face was tense, his chest rising and falling fast as he scanned the corridor behind him. “We're here to rescue you, my lord!"The moment the words escaped his lips, Ethan sprang up from his chair abruptly.In the blink of an eye, he closed the space between them, his hand gripping Theo’s collar and slamming him against the wall."Don’t tell me you’re responsible for the shootings outside," Ethan snarled, his eyes burning holes into Theo’s, his voice trembling with barely controlled rage.Theo struggled under his grip, his voice rough. “We had to, my lord. If we hadn’t come to extract you, you would have been dead before morning.”Ethan scoffed, amused by what seemed like
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Crane's men shifted uncomfortably, their weapons still trained on potential threats while their extraction target—Ethan—refused to be extracted.Theo stared at Ethan in complete disbelief.“What exactly do you plan to do then?” He demanded, his voice tight with frustration and growing panic."Even if we somehow escape this building, the police already know we came for you. They’ll want to pin every single death here on you, regardless of whether we eliminate all the evidence, including the CCTV footage.”Ethan’s brow furrowed as he processed the implications.He nodded grimly. “You’re right about that.”“I understand why you’re worried,” Theo cut in urgently, “but this is the best option we have. This bold move will send a clear message to both The Shadow and The Ghost that you’re not someone to be trifled with anymore. Taking the fall for this would be absolutely wrong.”His voice grew more desperate. “Besides, it wouldn’t just disappoint and anger the council—it would put you and ev
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Over the next hour, the chaos in the police station gradually subsided. Ambulances screamed up to the building, their red and blue lights painting the walls in alternating colors through the small window of the interrogation room Ethan was in. Additional units from neighboring precincts flooded the scene, processing a crime scene that would make national headlines.Medical personnel wheeled gurneys past his door—some carrying the wounded, others carrying the black bags that held the dead. Ethan stayed calm the whole time, thinking about how to deal with this mess. He knew everything had changed now, and he had to be really careful about what he said and did next.After what seemed like forever, the door opened and Carlos walked in. A few minutes earlier, when the gunshots finally stopped, he had run into the room expecting to find it empty or even worse. However, he was completely shocked to see Ethan just sitting there calmly in his chair. The surprise was written all over his
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However, Ethan kept his expression neutral. “Seriously?” Ethan chuckled. "Some people are just stupid. There’s literally gunfire going off and someone’s worried about getting content for their social media?” Carlos let out a dark laugh. “Yeah, well, lucky for me they did. Because now I’ve got proof that you’re lying through your teeth.” Ethan leaned forward, his expression turning serious. “Look, I get how this looks,” he began, while calculating every possible angle Carlos might try to hit him with. "But I’m telling you the truth. That guy—whoever he is—literally appeared out of nowhere when everything went to hell at the hotel. But I’d never seen him before in my life until that moment.” He added that Theo had claimed to be a family friend of Magnus. However, Carlos didn't buy it. He searched Ethan’s face for any crack in his composure. “Right. So this mystery hero just happens to show up at the exact moment you need saving, claims he’s connected to Mr. Aurelius, and you
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On the screen was grainy CCTV footage from inside Magnus’s hospital room—the very room where Ethan's father had taken his final breath. But it wasn’t just any recording. It showed the exact moments when Ethan had been desperately trying to save Magnus’ life. The footage captured when the golden light emanated from Ethan’s hands. The hospital equipment could also be seen flickering and sparking in response to the otherworldly power, with cardiac monitors reacting to the energy surges, their displays glitching and distorting. Ethan’s blood ran cold as he realized the full scope of what he was looking at. He had no idea that there was a CCTV camera in there. He stared at the phone screen long after the video had stopped, his mind racing through the implications. Carlos snatched the phone back with satisfaction. “Not quite the family man you pretended to be, are you, Mr. Cross? Or should I say… Your Majesty?” Ethan leaned forward, his facade finally beginning to crack. “So this wa