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Adrian Cole was nothing, a pale bookworm at the bottom of the food chain. Until the day the Likability System awakened, his life took a shocking turn. Every task completed raises his charm, wit, and power… and every failure digs his grave deeper. Every sneer. Every slap. Every rejection. He’ll pay them back tenfold. Now, every classroom becomes an arena. Every hallway, a battlefield. And every bully? A stepping stone to his rise. From ridicule to respect, from trash to king, Adrian will flip humiliation into dominance, face-slapping his way to the top.

Born a nobody and mocked as a useless live-in husband, Ethan Cole had nothing but his family’s small restaurant and his pride. But when his wife’s powerful family decided he had reached too high, they had him beaten, crippled, and burned alive inside the only thing his ancestors left him. He should have died. Instead, Ethan walked out of the flames carrying the power of generations buried in his blood. Now the man they called trash is back, and this time, he is no longer asking for a place at their table. He is coming to tear the whole table down.

Ethan Cole thought his life had ended. After betrayal from the one he loved the most with his boss, after losing his job and facing public humilation from people he called friends, he only had one wish on his lips. To become strong enough for his life not to be controlled by the detects of the rich and powerful. And when it seemed like this wish would never be accomplished. A powerful stranger with a roll of authority stepped before him. "Prince Ethan Collard! This's no scam, your bloodline estate awaits you!"

Five years mopping floors. One man. Undefeated. Ethan Cole is invisible at Blackridge Elite Academy—the janitor nobody looks at, the son-in-law everyone dismisses. What they don't know: he's the Ghost Marshal. He ended the Iron Conflict in 72 hours. He toppled governments with his bare hands. He took this job to disappear. Now sleeper agents are moving through Blackridge, targeting the children of generals and senators. The threat has resurface. Ethan sets down his mop. The most dangerous man alive has been watching them all along. And he's done waiting.

Nathan Cole thought his life was finally turning around. After years of devotion, Sophia Miller had finally invited him over, and he believed their relationship was about to take the next step. Instead, he walked into his worst nightmare...a cruel betrayal orchestrated by Sophia and her lover, the arrogant Lucas Reed. Used, humiliated, and discarded, Nathan barely had the strength to fight back after sacrificing his own bone marrow to save Sophia’s life. Left battered and bleeding, he was thrown into a cage with ravenous dogs, left to die. But when all seemed lost, something inside him awakened. A mysterious ring on his finger pulsed with power, flooding his body with strength beyond imagination. In a single moment, the weak, broken Nathan was gone—reborn as something far greater. Before he could process his transformation, an elite military force arrived, led by the cold and commanding Harper Valente. She revealed a truth more shocking than anything he had ever known—Nathan was the lost heir to the most powerful man in the world, hidden away since birth for his own protection. Now, the time had come for him to reclaim his destiny. Betrayed, reborn, and thrust into a world of power and secrets, Nathan faces a choice: walk away from the past and embrace his true heritage, or seek revenge on those who shattered him. But as enemies from the shadows close in, one thing is clear—Nathan Cole is no longer a pawn. He is a force to be reckoned with.

In the gleaming skyline of New York, genius can be both a gift and a curse. When Dr. Ethan Cole’s life’s work is stolen by the same family who welcomed him as their son, he loses everything, career, marriage, identity. But when an estranged sister offers him a chance at truth, Ethan steps into a labyrinth of deceit, corporate espionage, and buried love. Each secret he uncovers draws him closer to the people he hates most, and to the woman who may hold both his redemption and his ruin. The Outcast Genius is a dark, pulse-racing tale of betrayal, redemption, and the perilous cost of brilliance.

For three years, Ethan Cole has endured life as the laughingstock of the Dawson family—scrubbing their floors, bearing their insults, and fading into the background of their lives as a mere nobody. What the Dawsons have no idea about is that Ethan is actually the exiled heir to the Cole Conglomerate, a trillion-dollar empire that commands fear across the globe. Once the youngest commander in a clandestine international unit, he vanished after a family feud that cost him everything. His punishment was clear: live as an ordinary man, reveal nothing, and interfere with nothing. Yet the world has not forgotten him. When six sleek black cars pull up in front of the Dawson home and elite operatives bow before him, Ethan receives the message he has long awaited: “Young Master, your exile ends today.” With his identity restored, Ethan begins the quiet process of reclaiming his power—but he’s not leaving just yet. The Dawsons, who have belittled him time and again, will discover the truth—slowly, painfully, and in a very public manner. As rivals, crime syndicates, and corporate foes emerge from the shadows, Ethan’s return sends shockwaves through the city. With each step he takes, he unearths a deeper conspiracy, a more insidious enemy, and a past he can no longer escape. The world believed the Hidden Dragon had perished. They were mistaken. Now, Ethan will rise again— not as an insignificant son-in-law, but as the formidable heir that the world fears. Power. Respect. Revenge. The throne he once forsook is waiting for him. And this time, no one will be able to stop him.

Ethan Cole vanished from the city eight years ago, leaving only the stories of a man who had run the streets from the shadows. Now thirty-two, he lives in a lonely street, keeping his younger brother Noah safe from a world he no longer trusted. But when Noah is kidnapped by thesame people he once trusted his life with, Ethan is dragged back into the underworld he swore he’d left behind. Every betrayal is a test of his lethal precision and to save his brother, Ethan must outwit syndicates, assassins, and old allies who had now turned into enemies.

Ethan Cole was the "trash" son-in-law, Manhattan’s favorite punching bag. To steal his $300M inheritance, his wife Serena and her lover faked his death in a car accident—then shared a victory kiss over his "grave”. But Ethan didn't drown. Rescued by an ally who owes him a life-debt, Ethan returns from the shadows. While the Hargroves celebrate their stolen wealth, he silently dismantles their empire through lethal stock shorts and federal traps. At their victory gala, the "dead" man walks in as the new Chairman. The power has shifted, and Manhattan’s favorite punching bag is now its absolute ruler.

Ethan Cole has lived eighteen years as the unwanted adoptive son of the wealthy Blake family, relegated to a storage closet and treated as live-in help. After discovering his girlfriend Sarah is cheating with his adoptive brother Dylan, he's violently thrown out with nothing but garbage bags of belongings. That same night, $100 million appears in his bank account, and Victoria Ramsey—CEO of Meridian Corporation—arrives to tell him the impossible: he's the lost heir to one of America's most powerful families, and she now works for him. As Ethan navigates sudden wealth, elite society, and a web of secrets about his past, he must decide who he can trust and whether revenge or redemption will define his future.