All Chapters of The Tyrant's Return : From Beggar to Sovereign : Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
26 chapters
Chapter 1: The Birthday Banquet
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
Chapter 2: The Royal Fleet Arrives
Inside the grand ballroom, the silence did not last long. Julian lay on the cold floor, groaning in pain as dark blood stained his expensive shirt. Two hotel workers rushed forward with white towels, trying to stop the bleeding from his broken nose.Beatrice Miller looked at her daughter’s ruined birthday dress, then at the blood on the floor. Her face turned purple with rage. She stomped her feet, screaming so loudly that her voice became hoarse.“That dirty rat,” Beatrice roared, her chest heaving up and down. “How dare he strike Young Master Julian? He is just a penniless driver. A nobody. We gave him a roof over his head for three years, and this is how he pays us.”Chloe sat on the edge of the sofa, her hands shaking violently. She looked at the door where Ethan had just walked out. She was shocked. For three years, Ethan had been a quiet ghost in her house. He never raised his voice, even when her mother threw shoes at him. He always washed her cars, cleaned the kitchen, and coo
Chapter 3: The Dealership Snub
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
Chapter 4: Who Owns the Franchise
Manager Henderson stood behind the glass desk, his entire body shaking like a leaf in a winter storm. Cold sweat ran down his forehead, dripping onto his expensive grey suit. His eyes were wide as he stared at the solid gold card. The roaring lion emblem seemed to glare back at him. His hands trembled so much he could barely pick up the office telephone.Kevin Vance rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his leather jacket. He let out a loud, annoyed snort.“Manager Henderson, why are you frozen like a fool? It is just a piece of fake metal from a toy shop. Call your security guards and tell them to beat this idiot up. He is wasting my precious shopping time.”“Shut your mouth!” Manager Henderson suddenly screamed. His voice was high and panicked. He did not even look at Kevin. He quickly dialed a secret number on the phone, his fingers hitting the buttons with frantic speed.The call connected immediately. On the other side, an older man with a very deep, powerful voice answered. It
Chapter 5: The Deadly Trap
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
Chapter 6: The Bill of Ruin
Chloe clutched the signed debt papers to her chest like they were made of gold. She stood up from the table, her face shining with evil joy. She did not even care about the dark, chilling words that had just come out of Ethan’s mouth. To her, Ethan was still just a weak dog whose teeth had been pulled out. He was a ruined man with a twenty-million-dollar weight around his neck.“We regret it?” Beatrice laughed loudly, tossing her head back in absolute mockery. “The only thing we regret is letting a trashy beggar like you breathe the same air as us for three years. Go enjoy your dark prison cell, Ethan. Come on, Julian, darling. Let us leave this loser to his misery and go celebrate our new freedom.”Julian pushed his chair back, his heavily bandaged face twitching with sick pleasure. He wanted to say something mean, but his broken jaw only let him make a wild, grunting sound. He pointed a finger at Ethan’s face one last time, then turned around to walk toward the large double doors of
Chapter 7: The Master of the Throne
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
Chapter 8: The Misunderstanding in the Lobby
Chloe stared at the polished leather shoes right in front of her face. Her eyes slowly traveled up the perfectly tailored trousers, past the broad chest covered in a fine midnight blue suit jacket, and finally stopped on Ethan’s face. For a brief second, her heart stopped beating. She thought she was looking at a royal prince. The heavy, powerful aura coming off him made her feel incredibly small as she knelt on the hard marble floor.But then, her brain kicked in. She shook her head wildly, wiping the tears from her messy cheeks.“Ethan?” Chloe gasped, her voice instantly losing its pathetic tone and turning sharp with disbelief. She scrambled up to her feet, her wrinkled, grease-stained red dress shaking. She looked at his beautiful suit, then at the way he stood so straight and proud. A wave of anger rushed into her chest. “What are you doing here? Why are you dressed like that?”Ethan did not answer. He just stood there, his eyes colder than the winter rain, looking at her like sh
Chapter 9: The Shocking Truth in the Lobby
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
Chapter 10: The Fall of the Miller Empire
The phone slipped out of Chloe’s hand and dropped onto her desk with a loud clatter. The terrified voice of Mr. Davis was still screaming from the tiny speaker, but Chloe could no longer hear the words clearly. Her ears were buzzing with a high, painful sound. Her face turned entirely white, and her breath became short and shallow.Frozen by order of the Vance Group.The words repeated over and over in her head like a recurring nightmare. How was this possible? The Vance Group was a giant monster that only dealt with international billionaires. Why would they suddenly care about a small family company like the Miller Group?Before she could think, the door to her office burst open with a loud bang. Her mother, Beatrice, rushed inside. Beatrice was no longer looking like a proud peacock. Her expensive hair was a total mess, and her face was red from crying. She ran straight to Chloe’s desk, her hands shaking violently."Chloe! Something terrible is happening!" Beatrice yelled, clutchin