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THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 238
The bunker was cold, the walls reinforced steel, the air thick with the scent of gunpowder and sweat. Ethan sat at the head of the long table, the dim lighting casting sharp shadows over his face. Around him, his remaining allies—what was left of them—waited for his decision.They weren’t just here to discuss strategy. They were here because the war had left them with no other choice. Celeste had drawn first blood, and if they didn’t strike back now, they would all be dead before the week was over.Ethan exhaled, his fingers drumming against the table’s surface. He had spent his life carving out his own path, refusing to be a pawn in anyone’s game. But now, the pieces were set, and there was only one way forward.War.Lisa broke the silence first.“You know what needs to be done,” she said, her voice cold, unwavering. “We end this.”Her eyes locked onto Ethan’s, daring him to argue.He didn’t.She leaned forward, placing her hands on the table. “You don’t need them, Ethan. You never d
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 239
Silence stretched, thick and heavy.Lisa tilted her head. “What are you saying?”Ethan exhaled slowly, his decision solidified in his mind.“We take the throne.”A ripple of shock passed through the room. Even Lisa hesitated, her usual sharp retorts caught in her throat.Mike shook his head. “Ethan—”But Ethan wasn’t finished.“We’ve been treating this like a fight for survival,” he said. “It’s not. Celeste wants me in a position where I have no choice but to submit. She thinks she’s winning because she’s controlling the board.”He took a step forward, his presence commanding.“So we flip the board.”Lisa’s eyes gleamed with something dangerous. “Go on.”Ethan leaned over the table, his hands pressing against the cold metal surface. “We don’t just hit back. We take control. We cut her power out from under her. And when she’s weak—when she’s the one grasping for control—we take the whole damn thing.”Mike stared at him. “You want to take over The Serpent.”Ethan’s smirk was sharp, ruth
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 240
The underground facility was more than just a base—it was a financial nerve center.Massive screens projected global markets, flashing numbers shifting as The Serpent pulled strings behind closed doors. The real economy wasn’t dictated by governments or corporations. It was decided here.Blackmail dossiers were stored like currency. Every major politician, every corporate giant—they were all in someone’s pocket.And Celeste?She was about to crown herself the undisputed queen of it all.Ethan moved through the crowd of recruits, blending into the sea of dark suits and sharp eyes. He kept his head down, listening, memorizing faces, mapping every exit in his mind.He had minutes before things went sideways.The grand chamber was designed like a throne room—an oval table, a central podium, and a massive Serpent emblem carved into the floor.Celeste sat at the head of it all, radiant, ruthless, untouchable.Ethan’s hands curled into fists as he listened to the conversation unfolding aroun
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 241
Ethan couldn’t move.His mother knelt before him, wrists bound, face pale under the dim lighting of Celeste’s chamber. He had imagined this moment a thousand times—the chance to see her again, to ask why she disappeared, to finally know the truth.But not like this.Never like this.Celeste’s smirk was insufferable, her voice smooth as silk. “I can practically hear your thoughts unraveling, Ethan.”Ethan tore his gaze away from his mother just long enough to glare at Celeste. His voice was low, razor-sharp. “What the hell is this?”Celeste sighed, almost disappointed. “You always believed your mother was innocent, didn’t you? That she had no part in the shadows your father and grandfather built.” She gestured lazily. “But that was never the truth.”Ethan turned back to his mother, his pulse hammering. She wasn’t looking at him—her head was tilted downward, her breathing shallow.“Tell me it’s not true,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.Finally, she raised her eyes to his. An
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 242
Celeste sighed, standing from her chair and approaching Ethan with a slow, predatory grace. “Touching, really. But what she doesn’t understand—what you refuse to understand—is that there is no escaping this, Ethan.”She leaned down, close enough for him to catch the scent of her perfume.“You were always meant to rule,” she whispered. “You can fight it, you can hate it, but it’s in your veins. It’s in your bones. You are your grandfather’s heir.”Ethan’s jaw tightened, his muscles coiled. “I am nothing like him.”Celeste tilted her head, a cruel smile on her lips. “Then prove it.”She straightened, snapping her fingers. The guards behind her stepped forward, grabbing Ethan’s mother by the shoulders.Ethan lunged forward instinctively. “Let her go.”Celeste arched a brow. “You want her free?” She nodded toward the guards. “Then take your rightful place at my side.”Ethan felt the weight of her words settle over him like a noose.This was her game.She had orchestrated every move to bac
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 243
Lisa gripped the wheel of the armored SUV, jaw clenched, knuckles white against the leather.“This is insane,” Mike muttered beside her, checking his rifle. “Even for you.”Lisa ignored him. “We don’t have time to argue.”Terminator X’s voice crackled through the comms. "You’ve got about five minutes before they realize you’re in the system. After that, you’re flying blind."Mike exhaled sharply. “Then we go in hot.”Lisa’s eyes never left the road. “No. We go in smart.”They were outnumbered. Outgunned.But so was Ethan.And she’d be damned if she let that bastard die alone.Ethan’s breath slowed.His mind sharpened.Celeste was watching him carefully, waiting for him to break.Waiting for him to obey.His mother remained still, her lips pressed together.One bullet.One choice.Ethan raised the gun.Celeste’s smirk widened.And then—BANG.The sound echoed through the chamber.The guards tensed.Celeste’s expression flickered with something almost like amusement.Ethan lowered the g
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 244
Ethan ducked as a hail of bullets shattered the glass behind him. His mother stumbled, but he tightened his grip on her wrist, keeping her upright.The compound was a labyrinth, but he had memorized the exits.The west wing.That’s where Lisa would be coming from. If she was still alive.She has to be.Ethan gritted his teeth, shoving down the doubt. One step at a time.A roar of an engine thundered through the underground halls.Then a truck smashed through the security doors.Lisa.Ethan didn’t hesitate. He threw his mother into the back seat and swung himself in after her.Mike barely had time to fire another round before Lisa gunned it in reverse, tires screeching against the pavement.Ethan slammed the door shut. “Drive!”Lisa didn’t need to be told twice.The truck fishtailed as they hit the main tunnel, bullets ricocheting off the reinforced panels. The Serpent’s forces were fast—but Lisa was faster.The moment they hit the outer gates, Terminator X’s explosives detonated.The
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Mike nodded grimly. “They’re not just a crime syndicate anymore.”Ethan’s fingers clenched into fists.The Serpent had evolved.This wasn’t just about controlling underground markets or trafficking power in the shadows.They were building a government of their own.Celeste had spent years embedding her people into the highest ranks of society—governments, corporations, intelligence agencies.The Serpent wasn’t just pulling strings behind the scenes anymore.They were taking the throne.Ethan’s voice was dangerously low. “How far along are they?”Mike clicked another tab, opening a newly leaked document.Lisa’s breath hitched.At the top of the file was a single name.A candidate.Someone handpicked by The Serpent to be the next world leader.And next to their name—A countdown.48 hours.Ethan’s heart pounded.They weren’t planning to take over.They already had.And in two days, the world would find out.Lisa ran a hand through her hair. “This is bigger than anything we’ve fought bef
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3:00… 2:59… 2:58…The countdown blazed across the massive penthouse screen.Ethan’s fingers tightened around Emery’s collar."Where is it?" His voice was a low growl, lethal.Emery coughed, blood staining his teeth. "Wouldn’t you like to know?"2:30… 2:29…Ethan yanked him forward, shaking him violently. "Tell me where the bomb is, or I swear I will—""Kill me?" Emery smirked, weak but smug. "That’s what I want, Ethan."Ethan’s breath came sharp. Every fiber of his body screamed to end him.But the clock was running out.Lisa’s voice echoed in his head."Don’t become them…"2:00… 1:59…Ethan dropped Emery.He turned on his heel, ignoring the bastard’s laughter as he scanned the penthouse for any sign of the bomb.Then—he saw it.A black case embedded inside the structural framework of the tower, wires running across the walls like a web of death.The fail-safe was wired into the building itself.Emery had planned this well.There was no stopping the countdown.1:30… 1:29…He had to ge
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Ethan moved first.No hesitation. No mercy.His fist slammed into Emery’s face, sending him crashing into a marble pillar.The impact cracked the surface, shards of stone crumbling to the floor.But Emery didn’t collapse.He grinned through the blood."That’s it, Ethan," he rasped, wiping his split lip. "No more business deals. No more negotiations. Just war."Ethan didn’t answer.Words were pointless now.Lisa was gone.The Dominion had burned his empire.Now, he would burn them.Emery launched himself forward, faster than Ethan expected.A knife flashed in his hand.Ethan twisted—**barely dodging—**but the blade still grazed his ribs.Pain flared, hot and sharp, but he didn’t slow.Instead, he caught Emery’s wrist and twisted.CRACK.The knife clattered to the floor.Emery hissed, his arm hanging limp, dislocated.But he still laughed."Come on," he taunted. "You’re holding back."Ethan’s rage snapped.He drove his knee into Emery’s gut, knocking the air from his lungs.As Emery dou
CHAPTER 273
The Burj Dominion towered over Dubai, a fortress of wealth, power, and secrecy. A structure built on the backs of the world’s most corrupt elites, designed to withstand anything.Anything but him.Ethan was coming.Inside the penthouse, Emery Calloway stood before the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the city sprawling beneath him in a tapestry of golden lights. He swirled the whiskey in his glass, watching the skyline with an air of amusement.Behind him, a war was brewing.Guards flooded the lower floors, rifles loaded, body armor strapped on, comms crackling with rapid orders. The entire tower was on lockdown.But Emery wasn’t afraid.He had been waiting for this."Sir, we should evacuate," one of his lieutenants suggested, nervous.Emery smirked, tilting his glass to his lips. "No."The man hesitated. "With all due respect, sir, Elliot is—""Exactly where I want him." Emery placed the glass down with a deliberate clink. "Let him in."The lieutenant paled. "Sir?"Emery turned, his
CHAPTER 272
Ethan didn’t remember getting into the car.Didn’t remember the high-speed chase through the city, weaving through traffic, running red lights, ignoring the screaming sirens behind him.All he saw was her face on that screen.Lisa.Still alive.Barely breathing, but still there.And if he was even a second too late?He wouldn’t let himself think about it.Mike’s voice crackled over the comm. “Ethan, you need to slow down. We don’t know what we’re walking into.”Ethan’s grip tightened on the wheel. “I don’t care.”Because this wasn’t about strategy anymore.This was personal.The warehouse loomed ahead, an abandoned Dominion facility on the city outskirts.Ethan didn’t wait. Didn’t plan.He crashed the car straight through the front gate, metal screeching as he tore past the defenses.Gunfire erupted. Bullets slammed into the car, glass shattering.Ethan was already out, already moving.His gun spat fire as he carved a path through The Dominion soldiers.Each shot was precise. Lethal.
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Ethan had sensed the setup the moment the lights cut out.Too quiet. Too clean.Then—the explosion.The front door blasted inward, a shockwave ripping through the safe house. Glass shattered, furniture splintered, smoke curled through the air like a phantom’s breath.Ethan was already moving before the dust settled.They were here.The Dominion’s kill squad—The Reapers.Silent. Precise. Deadly.Dark figures poured in through the smoke, rifles raised, laser sights flickering like red stars in the haze.Ethan ducked, rolled, and fired.A single headshot took out the first.A knife to the throat silenced the second.Malik was beside him, a shadow of destruction. A brutal strike to the gut, a bullet between the ribs—two Reapers fell instantly.But they kept coming.Ethan’s mind worked ten steps ahead.They didn’t just want him dead.They wanted him contained.Cut off. Cornered. Executed.Too bad.They had underestimated the wrong man.Ethan moved like a ghost through the gunfire, slipping
CHAPTER 270
The world had changed.Aldrich Vaughn was dead. Executed in his own home. His dirty secrets broadcasted to the world, his name dragged through the mud.It wasn’t a quiet, clean hit. Ethan had made sure of that.Now?Everyone was watching.For the first time, The Dominion was exposed.They weren’t untouchable anymore.And that terrified them.Inside an underground Dominion control center, Emery Calloway stood motionless.Multiple screens flickered, each one showing the same headline."Former U.S. Senator Aldrich Vaughn found executed—Massive corruption scandal unraveling.""Who is behind the murder of one of America’s most powerful political figures?""The world’s elite in chaos—How deep does this conspiracy go?"Emery’s fingers tightened into a fist.Vaughn was supposed to be protected. Untouchable. A symbol of The Dominion’s absolute power.Yet Ethan had wiped him from existence in a single night.“We underestimated him.”The voice came from one of his lieutenants, a man in a pristin
CHAPTER 269
Ethan sat in the dimly lit warehouse, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the cold steel of his gun. The room smelled of dust and rusted metal, but the air was thick with something else—vengeance.Tonight, the war truly began.Across the room, Malik slid a tablet across the table. “He’s at his estate. Surrounded by security. Cameras, guards, high-tech defenses. A fortress.”Ethan barely glanced at the screen. “It won’t be enough.”Mike leaned forward. “You sure about this? If we start picking them off, The Dominion will come at us harder than ever.”Ethan’s gaze was sharp, unwavering. “Good. Let them.”Aldrich Vaughn was a snake in a suit—a corrupt politician who had sold out his own people for power.More importantly?He was one of the architects of Lisa’s abduction.And tonight? He would pay.Ethan’s plan wasn’t just about killing him.That would be too easy.No, Ethan would destroy his empire first. Strip him of his power, his money, his influence.Then, and only then, would h
CHAPTER 268
Ethan could feel the warmth leaving Lisa’s body.Her breaths came in shallow gasps, each one a battle against the inevitable.Her blood soaked into his hands, hot and sticky, but he didn’t dare loosen his grip.Lisa’s fingers twitched against his chest. Weak. Desperate.She was trying to hold on.His throat tightened.“No,” he murmured, his voice shaking. “Lisa, stay with me.”Her lips parted slightly, her eyes fluttering.She tried to speak.But all that came out was a soft, broken exhale.A whisper of a name.His name.The Dominion thinks they broke him. They have no idea what’s coming.And just like that, Ethan’s world tilted into chaos.Above them, Emery Calloway’s laughter echoed.Ethan’s blood boiled.He lifted his head, locking eyes with the man who had orchestrated it all.Emery stood at the edge of the balcony, the barrel of his gun still warm, a smug smirk pulling at his lips.“Touching,” Emery mused. “Truly.”Ethan’s jaw clenched, his entire body shaking.Lisa’s body was go
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Lisa didn’t stop.Not when Ethan dodged her blade.Not when his blood stained the floor.Not when he called her name.She was relentless, calculated, ruthless.Everything The Dominion had turned her into.But Ethan?He refused to fight her.Not like this.Not when he knew she was still in there.Lisa lunged again, her movements sharp, surgical.Ethan barely sidestepped in time. Her blade sliced across his shoulder, hot pain searing through him.Still, he didn’t strike back.Lisa’s eyes were dark, cold with manufactured purpose.But there was something else.A hesitation.A war fought behind her gaze.And Ethan?He was betting everything on that war.Lisa raised her knife again. “Fight back, Ethan.”Ethan exhaled, ignoring the pain.His voice was calm but firm. “No.”She faltered. Just for a second.Ethan saw it.Felt it.The spell was cracking.Lisa’s hands trembled.Her mind waged war against itself.The Dominion had tried to erase her.Tried to rewrite her.But Lisa wasn’t a soldier