All Chapters of The Servant You Mocked Is Now a Quadrillionaire Heir: Chapter 31
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"Exactly," Helen said, relieved that Jolie seemed to be listening. "I'm just trying to help—""And you're concerned about this because you care so deeply about my financial wellbeing," Jolie continued smoothly. "Even though we've never met before tonight."Helen hesitated. "I just thought you should know what kind of man he—""Here's what I know," Jolie interrupted, her voice sharpening. "I'm perfectly willing to spend money on Ethan. In fact, I enjoy it. He deserves to be taken care of by someone who actually appreciates him." She paused, letting that sink in. "So if that's your concern, you can set it aside. There's no problem here."Helen's mouth opened and closed. "But—""Although," Jolie continued, her eyes moving pointedly from Helen to Charlie and back again, "I am curious about something. You just referred to Ethan as your boyfriend, yet you're standing here at a formal event with your arm wrapped around another man. In public. At what's essentially the social event of the yea
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Jolie's expression had gone from amused to ice-cold, but Charlie was beyond noticing."Women like you make me sick," Charlie spat, his voice rising. "Throwing yourself at pretty boys who've never worked a day in their lives, while actual successful men get ignored. You want to waste your money on this parasite? Fine. But don't come crying when he bleeds you dry and moves on to the next rich idiot willing to bankroll his lazy—""Is he serious right now?" someone in the crowd muttered, their voice carrying clearly in the shocked silence."Does he have a death wish?" another guest whispered back."Who insults Jolie Spencer to her face? At her own family's event?"The name rippled through the crowd like a shockwave.Spencer.Jolie Spencer.Helen felt her blood turn to ice. Her hand flew to her mouth as the realization crashed over her like a tidal wave.The Spencer family's eldest daughter. The adopted child of Harvey Spencer, one of the most powerful men in the world. The woman who sat o
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The whispers had grown to a steady murmur, the crowd's bloodlust rising as they anticipated seeing the two offenders physically removed from the premises. Several guests had already pulled out their phones again, ready to capture the humiliation."Security should throw them out immediately," one woman in diamonds said loud enough to be heard. "The audacity of insulting Miss Spencer in her own home!""Absolutely disgraceful," a silver-haired businessman agreed. "They should be blacklisted from every decent establishment in the city.""I can't believe they even got invitations in the first place," someone else muttered.The calls for expulsion grew louder, more insistent. Helen felt her chest tighten with panic, her mind racing through the catastrophic consequences of being publicly ejected from the Spencer gala. Her company's reputation would be destroyed. Business partners would drop her. Investors would flee.But then Jolie raised one elegant hand, and the crowd fell silent immediate
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An hour later, the incident had faded into background gossip as the gala continued. Jolie had been pulled away to the reception room to meet with several international business partners—the kind of critical connections that required her personal attention.Ethan had excused himself, needing a moment away from the crowd and the endless small talk. He found refuge on one of the estate's many terraces, a secluded balcony overlooking the gardens, where the music from the ballroom was muted and the night air was cool and refreshing.He stood at the railing, wine glass in hand, looking out over the perfectly manicured grounds and thinking about how different his life had become in just a few days.A week ago, he'd been standing at City Hall alone, abandoned by Helen for the ninth time.Now he was home, surrounded by family, reclaiming the future he'd almost thrown away.The sound of footsteps behind him made Ethan turn.Charlie stood in the terrace doorway, his face flushed—whether from alc
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Helen stood in the terrace doorway, her face pale and drawn, clearly having come looking for Charlie when she couldn't find him in the main ballroom.Charlie's expression shifted instantly. The rage and aggression melted away, replaced by something pitiful and wounded. He clutched his side where he'd hit the ground, his face contorting with carefully performed pain."Helen," Charlie said weakly, his voice trembling. "I just... I came to apologize to Ethan. For earlier. For losing my temper and insulting his friend." He looked down at the ground, the picture of humble contrition. "I know I was wrong. I just wanted to make things right."Helen's eyes moved from Charlie to Ethan, suspicion and anger warring in her expression."I approached him peacefully," Charlie continued, his voice gaining strength as he built his narrative. "I told him I was sorry. I asked if we could move past this, start fresh." He paused, then added quietly, "And he pushed me down."Helen's expression hardened imm
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Ethan stood on the terrace for a moment, watching Charlie's performance with Helen, listening to the lies spill from his mouth so smoothly, so practiced.The man was a professional victim, a master manipulator who'd spent three years poisoning Helen against him, and he was doing it again right now.Something cold and final settled in Ethan's chest.He'd been patient. He'd been diplomatic. He'd let Charlie's provocations slide because fighting back seemed beneath him.But maybe it was time to stop being the bigger person.Ethan turned and walked to the small bar cart positioned at the edge of the terrace—a thoughtful touch the staff had added for guests who wanted to enjoy drinks while admiring the gardens.He selected a bottle of red wine, a vintage Bordeaux that probably cost more than Charlie made in a month back when he'd actually worked for a living.The weight of the bottle was satisfying in his hand.Charlie was still on the ground, Helen leaning over him with concern etched acr
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Ethan stood, brushing off his knees with casual precision. "Feel free to try. Though I should mention—if you want to pursue legal action, you'll be dealing with the Spencer family's legal team. They're quite good. Very expensive. Very thorough." He paused. "And they have an excellent track record of making frivolous assault claims disappear."Charlie was struggling to his feet now, Helen supporting him under one arm, both of them staring at Ethan with expressions somewhere between fury and dawning horror."You can't just—" Charlie started."Can't what?" Ethan interrupted. "Can't defend myself on my family's private property? Can't respond to a man who attacked me first, after he publicly insulted my companion and humiliated himself at a formal event?" His smile widened fractionally. "Oh, Charlie. You have no idea how little power you actually have here.""I'll call the police!" Charlie insisted, though his voice had lost some of its conviction. "They'll arrest you! They'll—""They'll
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"We're not calling the police." Charlie leaned his head back against the seat, his eyes closed, his face pale beneath the blood and wine. "Ethan's right. They won't do anything. Not here. Not against the Spencer family.""But he assaulted you! We have witnesses!""Witnesses who all work for or associate with the Spencer family," Charlie said bitterly. "Who do you think they'll side with?"The truth of it settled over Helen like a shroud. She'd been operating under the assumption that law and justice were absolutes, that right and wrong mattered regardless of wealth or influence.But she'd been naive.This was the world the truly powerful inhabited—where consequences were optional, where police were suggestions rather than authorities, where a billion-dollar legal team could make reality itself negotiable.She'd never fully understood it before. Never been on this side of the equation."This is your fault," Helen said suddenly, her voice sharp with displaced rage. "If you hadn't gone a
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The private reception room was intimate by Spencer estate standards—a space designed for serious conversations rather than grand displays.Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the gardens, soft lighting from crystal sconces cast a warm glow over leather furniture and mahogany panels, and a bar cart held some of the world's finest liquors.Five people occupied the room when Ethan entered with Jolie.Five individuals who, between them, controlled approximately seventy percent of the city's critical industries—banking, real estate development, telecommunications, energy, and manufacturing.Robert Chen, CEO of Titan Financial Group, looked up first. Silver-haired and sharp-eyed, he'd built his empire from nothing and had a reputation for seeing through bullshit instantly.Beside him sat Margaret Lawson, the real estate magnate who owned half the commercial property downtown. Then Victor Hayes of Hayes Telecommunications, Sarah Martinez who controlled the city's primary energy infrastructur
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"As long as necessary," Ethan said simply. "I'm currently enrolled at GBI to complete my graduate degree. Simultaneously, I'll be shadowing department heads, attending board meetings, studying our portfolio companies. When I'm ready—when both my father and Jolie believe I'm ready—I'll take on more responsibility."Sarah Martinez exchanged glances with Thomas Wright. They seemed to be communicating silently, coming to some shared conclusion."That's a mature approach," Sarah said finally. "Most heirs assume the name alone entitles them to immediate power. The fact that you're willing to work for it suggests you might actually succeed.""Though it won't be easy," Thomas added. "There are sharks circling the Spencer empire constantly, looking for any sign of weakness. The moment they think leadership is uncertain or the heir is incompetent, they'll strike.""I know," Ethan said. "Which is why I'm not announcing my return publicly yet. Let people underestimate me while I learn. It's bette