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THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 45
“I can’t believe she hid from me.”It was still weird for Ethan to think about everything that had happened as he stood by a pond with his hands deep in his pockets. He thought the whole world was pressing down on him. The shock of finding out who Sanaya really was, the proposal, and the fights with his parents—everything stopped making sense. He needed some space to think, but his ideas got even more mixed up.Suddenly, he felt someone warm against his back, and then he felt soft arms wrap around him. He quickly turned around and saw Sanaya standing there, her eyes begging and her face true."I promise I can explain," she said in a whisper, her voice high above the quiet yard.Ethan stopped moving, and doubt filled his face. "Really?" His voice had a mix of doubt and interest in it.Sanaya took a small step back, but her eyes never left his. "Yes. Just listen, please.”Ethan thought about it for a second, but the seriousness in her voice made him stop. The tone of his voice chang
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 46
As Ethan and Sanaya walked back into the living room, they held hands. Both families stopped and looked at the couple in shock. Their faces changed from shock to approval as they looked at them.The first person to speak up was Ethan's dad. He said with a tone that was both relieved and amused, "Well, this went better than expected."Sanaya's mother smiled kindly and looked at her with eyes that showed she understood. She told Ethan's parents, "I knew you two would get along." Ethan's parents gave her they knew look.The stress that had been building up around the proposal started to fade, and a feeling of ease took its place. It was now clear that the parents were happy with how things turned out.After agreeing on something for a while, the families started to talk about what to do next. "This needs to be official," Ethan's dad said, looking around at the other people. We're going to a fancy gala in a week to tell our friends and business partners about the engagement. Everyo
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 47
As Ethan and Sanaya walked hand-in-hand through the plaza, the school was full of life. There wasn't as much chattering among the students today; instead, there was an air of interest. People whispered as they walked by, but they didn't pay attention.When Ethan saw Sanaya smile, he couldn't help but smile back. "This is pretty cool, huh?" Nobody seems to care as they walk around.Sanaya raised an eyebrow playfully."You mean you don't care yet?" she joked. "Just wait until the rumors spread." "I bet we'll be in the news before the end of the day."Even though Ethan laughed, there was some doubt in his words. There's no reason for us to keep this a secret,Sanaya smiled. "I don't think anyone thought we'd just show up like this." You're Ethan Elliot, and you're the billionaire heir. My name is Lisa Barrett and I'm the "perfect daughter.""Yes, but you're much more than that." Ethan smiled and squeezed her hand.Sanaya rolled her eyes, but her heart felt better.“Flatterer.”They
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 48
In the early morning quiet, Ethan's phone rang loudly.He reached for it partly awake but still sleepy and saw Lisa's name flashing on the screen.She spoke panickedly when he answered."Ethan, look at the news. Right now.”"What" Lisa, it's—" As Ethan rubbed his eyes, he tried to wake up from his sleepiness.“You need to look. I’m serious,” Lisa cut him off, her voice trembling. “I don’t know who’s behind this, but it’s bad. It’s ruining everything.”Confused, Ethan sat up in bed, his heart beginning to race. “What are you talking about?”“Just check your phone,” she urged, “and hurry. This could destroy our families’ reputations.”Ethan’s fingers fumbled as he unlocked his phone, the screen lighting up with a flurry of notifications. His eyes widened as he read the headlines:"Ethan Elliot Accused of Revenge Porn: Photos of Ex-Girlfriend Leak Online""Shocking Scandal: Ethan Elliot Allegedly Leaks Explicit Photos of Melissa In Vicious Revenge Plot"The words barely registered as
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 49
There was a lot of anxiety in the media center.Cameras were flashing like lightning as reporters pressed closer to Ethan and Melissa, waiting for the next shocking turn of events.It was Melissa who played the victim, and the cameras loved the way her voice was full of fake innocence.Still, Ethan wasn't done.Not even close.With a sharp breath, he stepped forward to stop the press from asking him questions over and over again."Hold on, everyone.I need to say something."When the noise stopped, everyone looked at him.Ethan stood tall, and his voice was strong and steady.Melissa wasn't ready for him to speak up so quickly, but he fixed his eyes on her.The reporters leaned in close, waiting for him to say something next.When Ethan spoke, his voice was cool but determined."I'm not going to let her get away with this," he said."Let me start by making something clear. I never touched her at all during our whole relationship. I was too polite to even hold her hand. All this crap ab
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 50
A stunned gasp rippled through the room. Claire’s eyes widened, her mouth parting as if to deny it, but no words came out.Lisa didn’t stop there. “Claire has been behind the entire scandal, collaborating with Melissa to frame Ethan. They both wanted to destroy his reputation. Claire, out of jealousy and obsession, thought she could make Ethan vulnerable and drive him into her arms by ruining his life.”The reporters exploded into a frenzy of questions. “What? Claire? Are you serious?Why would Claire do this?How could she be involved?”Ethan stood frozen, shock crashing over him like a wave. Claire—his once-sympathetic friend—was the one behind it all? He turned to look at her, his face a mask of disbelief.Claire finally found her voice, though it was a mere whisper, almost defeated. “I… I didn’t mean for it to go this far.”Ethan narrowed his eyes. “Then what did you mean, Claire? What was your plan? To watch me suffer? To destroy everything I have?”Claire’s gaze dropped to
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 51
Claire’s face crumpled under the weight of her confession.Her lips trembled, her hands clasped tightly in front of her as if they could shield her from the judgment closing in around her.Her voice was shaky, her words spilling out in uneven gasps.“I… I liked Ethan,” she began, her eyes darting nervously between the others in the room.She couldn’t bear to meet Ethan’s piercing gaze.“I’ve liked him for a long time. But I thought we could never work out. He was poor, always working oddjobs just to get by. My family…”Her voice hitched, and she swallowed hard.“…my family would never accept it. They’d call him beneath us.”The room fell silent, the only sound Claire’s shallow breathing as her words lingered in the air like a damning echo.Ethan stood frozen, his jaw clenched, his hands fisted at his sides.Beside him, Sanaya crossed her arms, her expression a mixture of shock and mounting fury.“But then,” Claire continued, her voice breaking into a pitiful whimper.“I found out it
THE BEGGER BOY IS RICH HEIR CHAPTER 52
The cameras flashed like a relentless storm as Claire sobbed in front of the reporters.Her mascara ran in streaks down her cheeks, her trembling hands clutching a tissue she barely used."I made a terrible mistake," she stammered, her voice breaking."I let my emotions get the better of me. I deeply regret my actions, and I want to sincerely apologize to Ethan and Lisa."The reporters murmured amongst themselves, some scribbling furiously in their notepads, others zooming in with their cameras for the perfect shot of her tearful confession.Ethan watched her with a stony expression, his hands shoved into his pockets.He could see through her theatrics—the exaggerated sobbing, the dramatic pauses.It was all a performance. But he decided to end the spectacle.“It’s okay,” Ethan said, stepping forward. His voice was calm but firm, carrying over the crowd.“I don’t want this to go any further. Claire has apologized, and that’s enough for me.”The murmuring grew louder as he turned to fa
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CHAPTER 231
Ethan’s car roared through the gates of the Elliot estate, tires screeching to a halt in the driveway. He stepped out, his mind a whirlwind of thoughts.Lisa and Harris followed, both tense.The meeting with Celeste had been unexpected. Dangerous. And now, as he stared at his mansion, a cold unease settled in his chest.Something felt wrong.Lisa noticed it too. “Something’s off.”Harris pulled his gun. “Security’s supposed to be on alert.”Ethan’s instincts screamed.He strode to the entrance, typing in his personal security code. Nothing.The system had been shut down.From the inside.Lisa’s eyes widened. “What the hell?”Harris cursed under his breath. “Boss… we got a mole.”Ethan’s fingers curled into fists. Of course, we do.The Serpent doesn’t just attack from the outside. They infest.He turned to Lisa. “Run a full system check. I want to know who had access.”Lisa nodded, already pulling up her tablet. “If they think they can infiltrate us, we’ll make them regret it.”Harris
CHAPTER 230
Ethan sat in his private jet, eyes narrowed as he studied the message again.Celeste Moreau. Paris. Midnight. Come alone.As if that was going to happen.Lisa sat across from him, arms crossed. “This is a trap.”Harris, leaning against the cabin wall, smirked. “Of course it is. But when has that ever stopped him?”Ethan exhaled slowly, rolling his watch strap between his fingers. “She’s not trying to kill me.”Lisa scoffed. “Oh? She just killed your father, launched a war against Elliot Enterprises, and now she’s inviting you to a midnight rendezvous? Yeah, totally safe.”Ethan smirked. “If she wanted me dead, I wouldn’t have gotten an invitation. I’d have gotten a bullet.”Lisa rubbed her temples. “You’re actually going.”Ethan leaned forward. “Not just going. Setting the rules.”He grabbed his phone, sending a quick message. “I’ll meet her. But it’s going to be on my terms.”Paris. Midnight.The private suite in an exclusive hotel overlooked the Seine, bathed in the golden glow of t
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Lisa scoffed. “Oh, really? Because it sure as hell feels like one.”Ethan smirked. “No. I’m setting one.”Lisa frowned. “What are you—”Ethan grabbed the silver coin Celeste had left behind at the auction and tossed it onto the table.“The Serpent doesn’t just kill. They recruit.”Lisa’s eyes widened. “You’re going in as a recruit?”Ethan nodded, already dialing a number.Harris whistled. “Damn. That’s insane.”Ethan smirked. “Insane gets results.”Lisa exhaled. “And if they see through it?”Ethan cocked his gun. “Then I kill them first.”The sky was a dull shade of gray, the kind that pressed heavy against the earth like it knew something was ending. A bitter wind howled through the private cemetery where James Elliot was being laid to rest.Ethan stood at the graveside, his expression unreadable, his body still.Lisa and Harris flanked him, silent, knowing better than to speak.The priest muttered prayers, but Ethan barely heard them. His father—the man who had built an empire, betr
CHAPTER 228
Ethan’s phone buzzed. A new video file.He didn’t hesitate. His fingers moved instinctively, opening the message as Lisa and Harris leaned in.The screen flickered to life—a dark, cold room.In the center, bound to a chair, was James Elliot.Ethan’s stomach twisted into a tight knot.His father’s once-powerful frame looked frail, battered. Wrists strapped to the armrests. Chest rising and falling in weak, uneven breaths.Then, a figure stepped into view.Celeste.She stood over James, elegant, calm—like a queen surveying a fallen empire.Her voice, soft and almost amused, filled the silence. “He was never supposed to lead.”Ethan’s grip on the phone tightened.Celeste knelt beside James, tucking a strand of silver hair behind his ear like a daughter comforting her father.“The Serpent chose me.”Ethan’s pulse hammered.Lisa whispered, “Ethan… don’t.”But he couldn’t look away.His father tried to speak, but Celeste pressed a finger to his lips.“Shh. It’s time to let go.”Then she pul
CHAPTER 227
Ethan’s grip on the steering wheel tightened as the black SUV tore through the night. His mind was a razor-sharp blade, slicing through the chaos, piecing together every fragment of information they had.The text had been clear: His father had until midnight.Lisa sat beside him, laptop open, fingers flying across the keyboard. Harris, in the backseat, had his gun checked and ready. The SUV’s interior was charged with tension, the kind that came before a storm.“Tell me you have something,” Ethan said, voice calm, lethal.Lisa exhaled, scrolling through encrypted files. “Her name is Celeste Moreau. French aristocracy. Untouchable in high society. But underneath?” She turned the screen to show a classified intelligence report with the word DANGEROUS stamped across the top.“She’s not just a criminal, Ethan. She’s been running operations across Europe for years—arms deals, political coups, assassinations.”Ethan’s jaw clenched. So Dominic was never meant to rule. She was. The true heir.
CHAPTER 226
Ethan didn’t wait. The moment the masked bidder left the auction stage, he moved. His pulse thrummed with a deadly rhythm, his mind calculating every possibility. Whoever had just claimed his father’s life wasn’t just a player in the game—they were running it.Lisa’s voice crackled in his earpiece. “You’re going after them, aren’t you?”Ethan adjusted his cufflinks, already following the figure down a private corridor leading to the VIP lounge. “Would you expect anything less?”Harris, stationed near the entrance, let out a low whistle. “Careful, boss. This is a different breed of predator. The whole room bowed to them.”Ethan smirked. “Then let’s find out if they kneel just as easily.”The VIP section of the auction was a world of its own. Dimly lit, lined with velvet curtains and exotic fragrances, the air was thick with whispered deals and quiet threats.Ethan stepped inside. The masked figure was just ahead, their aura commanding. Two armed guards flanked the entrance, blocking hi
CHAPTER 225
Ethan sat in his study, the silver coin twirling between his fingers. The serpent’s eye engraving gleamed under the dim light. It wasn’t just a threat—it was a challenge.Lisa sat across from him, arms crossed. “We traced the coin’s origin.”Harris leaned against the bookshelf, a sly smirk on his face. “You’re gonna love this, boss. It’s tied to an underground auction house. High-stakes. Invitation-only. Black market for the elite.”Ethan exhaled slowly. “What do they sell?”Lisa’s eyes darkened. “Information. Weapons. People. Secrets. The kind of trade where reputations and lives go to the highest bidder.”Harris tossed a file onto the desk. “And guess what? Your father’s life is on the menu.”Ethan’s fingers stopped moving.Lisa’s voice was tense. “They’re auctioning access to him. Whoever wins the bid gets to decide what happens next.”A slow, dangerous fire ignited in Ethan’s chest.“They think he’s just a commodity?” He scoffed. “They’re about to learn who really runs the game.”
CHAPTER 224
Ethan sat in his private office, eyes locked on the illuminated screen of his laptop. A deep scowl creased his face as he scrolled through decades of financial transactions, each one confirming the truth he had desperately wanted to deny.His father had been funding The Serpent for years.Not just small sums—we’re talking billions. Hidden in offshore accounts. Funneled through shell companies. Tied to governments, illicit businesses, and war profiteering operations across the world.Lisa stood beside him, arms crossed, her face hard. “This isn’t just bad, Ethan. This is catastrophic.”Harris, pacing by the window, let out a low whistle. “No wonder they’re pissed. With Dominic gone, they lost their puppet and their funding. This isn’t just revenge—it’s financial war.”Ethan clenched his fists. His father had never prepared him for this kind of battle. He had spent his life protecting the Elliot empire, unaware that the wealth he was defending had been built on the backs of vipers.And
CHAPTER 223
The stench of burning metal and charred wood filled the air as Ethan stepped over the wreckage of the Elliot warehouse. Smoke still curled from the debris, and the wailing sirens of emergency responders faded into the distance. The bodies had been removed, but the message remained—scrawled across the blackened walls in dark red streaks.“You took our king. Now we take yours.”Ethan’s jaw clenched as he studied the words, each letter dripping like an open wound. He didn’t need a forensic team to confirm it—this was blood. A message, personal and deliberate.Lisa approached cautiously, her voice low. “This isn’t just about Dominic. The Serpent isn’t retreating, Ethan. They’re evolving.”Ethan exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. He knew better than to assume victory meant safety. Dominic was gone, but the organization that had built him wasn’t.“They’re making it clear,” he murmured. “They’re not after my company, my money, or my name. They want blood.”Lisa met his gaze, h
