The grand ballroom of the Imperial Crest Hotel was filled with bright lights, loud music, and rich people. Everyone wore expensive clothes and drank costly wine. But in the middle of this beautiful room stood Ethan. He was thirty years old, but he looked much older because he worked three jobs every single day. Right now, he was wearing a dirty delivery uniform with a cheap kitchen apron tied around his waist. His hands were rough and dry from hard work.Ethan was not supposed to be a guest here. He was here to work. He was a delivery driver, but his mother-in-law had called him to help the hotel staff for free.He held a heavy silver tray loaded with clean glasses. His feet ached inside his old shoes. He looked across the room and saw his wife, Chloe Miller. Today was her twenty-fifth birthday. She looked like a queen in a beautiful white dress. Around her neck was a diamond necklace. Ethan knew that necklace very well. He had skipped meals and worked sixteen hours a day for months

Ethan reached out and took the heavy solid gold card from Thomas’s hands. The cold metal felt familiar against his rough skin. For three years, his hands had held nothing but steering wheels of cheap delivery vans and dirty kitchen rags. Now, he held the key to unmatched global power.“Keep the fleet out of sight for now, Thomas,” Ethan said calmly as he stepped into the back of the lead sedan. “I need a simple, temporary vehicle to move around without drawing too much attention yet. My sister needs medicine, and I have things to take care of.”Thomas bowed deeply, closing the door. “Understood, Young Master. There is a top-tier luxury car dealership just two blocks away. I will have the owner informed, but if you wish to go alone, the guards will trail you from a distance.”A few minutes later, the sedan dropped Ethan off near the bright neon lights of the Golden Horizon Auto Dealership. The rain was beginning to slow down, but Ethan’s delivery uniform was still damp and stained with

The tires of the massive black luxury SUV screeched loudly as Ethan slammed his foot on the brakes. He pulled up right outside the main entrance of the Jade Palace restaurant. The Jade Palace was the most exclusive and expensive restaurant in the entire city. Only the richest people could buy a table inside, and a single meal cost more than a normal worker could earn in a whole year.Ethan grabbed his cheap phone from the passenger seat. His fingers pressed tightly against the screen as he read Chloe’s text message again. A dangerous, cold anger settled deep inside his heart. For three years, he had swallowed all their insults. He had let them call him a dog, a loser, and a beggar. But touching his little sister Lily was the ultimate sin. Lily was his only living family, and she was fighting for her life in a hospital bed.Ethan opened the car door and stepped out. Before leaving the dealership, Mr. Harrison had quickly forced him to change into a brand-new custom black suit made of t

The words from Manager Sterling went through the room like a cold blast of wind. Chloe felt the blood completely leave her face. She took two steps backward, her legs shaking so violently that she almost tripped over her own long red dress. She stared at Ethan, her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water.“Chairman? Chairman Vance?” Beatrice gasped, her eyes stretching so wide they looked like they would pop right out of her skull. She shook her head wildly, pointing a trembling finger at Ethan. “No! This is a trick! This is a massive mistake! Manager Sterling, you have been fooled by this trash! He is Ethan, my useless son-in-law! He drives a broken delivery scooter! He does not even have enough money to buy a decent pair of socks!”Manager Sterling did not even look at Beatrice. He kept his head bowed deeply toward Ethan, waiting for his ultimate command. The six massive security guards stood like iron statues, their eyes fixed on the Miller family, ready to jump if Ethan

The heavy sound of Commander Brock’s hand striking Logan’s face cut through the entire lobby like a gunshot. The force of the slap was so great that Logan flew sideways, his large body crashing hard into the marble reception desk before he slid down onto the floor. His nose burst open with bright red blood, and his eyes rolled back in pure shock. He could not even understand what had just happened.Chloe stopped breathing. She stood frozen like a stone statue, her mouth wide open. Her heart beat wildly inside her chest as she looked at her bleeding bodyguard, then back at Commander Brock.“Commander Brock!” Chloe shrieked, her voice high and trembling with absolute panic. “What are you doing? Why did you hit my man? The beggar you are supposed to attack is standing right behind you! It is Ethan! He is the low-level janitor who sneaked into your building!”Commander Brock did not look at Chloe. Instead, his hard, fierce face turned into a look of absolute terror. He quickly turned towa