All Chapters of From Busboy To Iron Lord: The Almighty Rowan Lachlan Returns: Chapter 1
- Chapter 8
8 chapters
Chapter 1
The Ashen Spine“Welcome back, Iron Lord!”With humidity below thirty percent, on a vast plain where a towering mountain cut across the north like a blade driven into the earth, over ten thousand soldiers stood at attention.Their eyes were pinned to the helicopter hovering above them.The Ashen Spine was the highest mountain in the Imperial City. At this time of the year, it snowed more than ever, totaling seven consecutive months of relentless snowfall.They trained here year-round. The shortest amount of time any of them had gone without leaving the mountain was three years.Yet for soldiers who had survived such extreme conditions and knew better than anyone how to control their emotions, their faces were filled with the unmistakable feeling of pride and happiness.“We missed you, sir!” they shouted, but the cacophony of their voices was swallowed by the deafening roar of the helicopter as it landed.A tall, broad-shouldered young man in military gear stepped out. A stiff but genu
Chapter 2
However, he was disappointed when he saw it was no one important. The man wore a thick kkahi and a black coat, leaving its zip open to reveal the thin white shirt he wore inside. His red hair contrasted greatly with his pale skin making him a sight for sore eyes… Leo’s sore eyes. “I don’t care who you are, this is none of your business, get out.” Rolling his eyes, Leo shifted his attention back to the children. Lowering his feet, he roughly pulled up Reese by the collar and raised his clenched fist to hit him. But as he brought it down to Reese’s face, a firm hand gripped his wrist tightly. Reese and Ryan’s eyes simultaneous lit up. Gritting his teeth, Leon tilted his head to look at Rowan. “Is it a thing with you redheads? Do you all crave for a beating?” Rowan looked at him, then to his phone. That woman finally used the burner after six years. So just like he promised six years ago, he was here to repay her what he owed. But these were children, and as a soldier, it was
Chapter 3
Donovan Locke furrowed his brows in surprise when he saw the limp bodies of his men groaning in the hallway.Then his eyes fell on the tall redhead leading two identical boys into the room, and a wicked, arrogant smile broke across his face.“Eh, what is this?”Leo immediately scrambled forward, gritting his teeth as he turned to leer at Rowan.“Mr. Locke, this is the troublemaker I told you would be coming! He snatched my phone and forced me to lead him here. You must have your champions teach him a lesson!”“Mister... I don’t see mommy anywhere.”At the sound of Ryan’s timid little voice, Nancy Renard, who had burst into tears when Donovan overpowered her, immediately scrambled off the bed and rushed forward to shield them.Her clothes had been torn erratically, reduced to mere rags hanging off her shoulders. But that didn’t stop her from dropping to her knees and pulling her children into a desperate, trembling hug.In the midst of the chaos, Rowan silently took off his heavy black
Chapter 4
One minute Donovan Locke was smiling, the next, his jaw went slack.No one in the room had seen Rowan move. To the naked eye, the towering bodyguard had simply reached for Nancy, only for his wrist to spontaneously snap backward at a sickening angle.“What the hell is this? I don’t pay you exorbitant sums to break your own wrists on the job!” Donovan gritted his teeth, his face flushing red from anger.The giant bodyguard looked down at his mangled hand. As the shock wore off and his brain registered that his wrist was shattered beyond repair, an agonizing scream ripped from his throat. He collapsed to his knees, clutching his arm.Donovan was fuming. Convinced the man had injured himself on purpose to claim paid sick leave as stated in their contract, he was immediately blinded with rage. He stormed into the adjoining bedroom and marched back out gripping a heavy iron golf club.While the bodyguard was still writhing in pain, Donovan swung the club like a baseball bat, slamming it
Chapter 5
“T-thank you, officer,” Nancy breathed, her voice trembling with relief after Rowan dragged out both men and shoved them into the backseat of his SUV. The hotel security had recognized him, but Donovan was certain he’d be out in an hour and told them to stay back. “You have one hour to think my offer through. When I’m out, I will no longer treat you like a friend, but an enemy and I promise I will destroy you.” Donovan laughed, grinning widely as he placed his head on the window. Rowan said nothing and simply rolled up the windows before returning to stand before Nancy. He looked down at her battered state, his jaw clenching tightly as he held her gaze, parting his lips to say,“You may not remember my face, but my name is Rowan Lachlan. Six years ago, I was the busboy for the Williams family.”For the first half of his sentence, a grateful smile had been forming on Nancy’s lips. But the moment the word ‘busboy’ registered in her mind, the smile shattered.The woman who had just b
Chapter 6
The heavy silence that fell over the banquet hall was deafening.Dozens of the Imperial City’s most arrogant elites stared at the tall, red-haired stranger. The sheer audacity of a man walking into a high-society gathering, throwing a contract at the feet of the Renard matriarch, and casually claiming he had just bought out a billionaire’s empire was entirely unheard of.Mirabel Renard stared at the paper by her designer shoes, her wrinkled face twitching with a mix of confusion and rising fury.But before anyone could speak, Nancy suddenly lunged forward.She shoved herself between Rowan and her grandmother, her face pale and her eyes wide with absolute terror. Six years ago, she ruined herself by being negligent. They said a member of the Williams family was in a room, so she went in and slept with him hoping he was an heir, only to discover he was the lowest of the low. It had cost her her family, her dignity, and her future.She could not… would not, let history repeat itself.
Chapter 7
Henri’s smile froze, his grip around his phone tightening. “What do you mean… gone?” The man exhaled heavily. “A hostile takeover. Ten minutes ago. A shadow conglomerate backed by offshore accounts completely gutted us.” “They bought the Grand Meridian Hotel, the new construction development, every single thing. Donovan Locke has also been ousted and I’m not even sure he has much to his name anymore.” “The whole thing is just messy. We don't even know the name of the buyer. I have to go now, Mr. Elliot. We are packing up our desks.” The line went dead a second later. For the next ten seconds, one could hear a pin drop in the room as a deathly silence took over the onve buzzing atmosphere. Then, Henri scoffed, breaking the silence. Regaining his composure, he slipped his phone back into his pocket and folded both hands across his chest. His initial shock quickly morphed into a smug, dismissive sneer as he stepped toward Rowan. “Well, there you have it. The compan
Chapter 8
Henri stood frozen in the grand foyer of his private wing, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird.He stared at the towering redhead standing casually on his expensive rugs, and then back out the open doors to the snowy porch. Twenty men. His personal security detail consisted of twenty highly trained, highly paid professionals.And now they were all piled up on each other like… garbage.It hadn't even been five minutes since he drove through the gates. How could one man, let alone a scrawny busboy from six years ago, take down twenty armed guards without making a single sound?Henri’s arrogance instantly evaporated, replaced by pure, suffocating terror. When Rowan took a slow step forward, the instinct to survive finally kicked in.Henri turned on his heel and bolted.He scrambled down the long, connecting corridor that linked his private wing to the Elliot family’s main mansion, his shoes slipping frantically on the polished hardwood floors. Upon getting to his