The haze in Elena’s mind finally cleared. The drug’s disorienting effects faded, replaced by a profound, heart-stopping shock. Before her, Derek Wang, the proud scion of a billionaire family, was on his knees, babbling like a madman. The auction house Chairman, a man who commanded immense respect in the city, was prostrated on the floor, his forehead pressed to the carpet in front of Ethan. “Ethan…?” Elena’s voice was a fragile whisper. She looked at the man she knew as a penniless janitor, who now stood like an emperor amidst a silent, terrified court. “What… what happened?” His icy gaze, which had frozen the entire ballroom, softened instantly as it met hers. “Are you alright, Elena?” “I… I think so,” she stammered, her eyes darting from the trembling Chairman to the ruined Derek Wang. “But… he called you ‘sir’. Everyone… they’re looking at you like you’re a king.” The Chairman, without lifting his head, spoke in a voice filled with awe. “Miss, you are safe. The Wang family’s fortune is no more. Their dynasty is finished. A permanent stain on high society, banished by order of… of our esteemed guest.” Derek shrieked, scrambling backward on the polished floor. “No! It’s impossible! You’re a janitor! A nobody! How can a pauper wield such power? Who are you?!” Ethan didn’t even spare him a glance. His voice was quiet, yet it boomed through the silent hall. “Get him out of my sight.” Instantly, guards seized the screaming Derek and dragged him away. The crowd flinched, parting in terror. Ethan offered his arm to Elena. “Let me take you home.” She stared at his face, trying to reconcile the humble man she remembered with the terrifying power she now witnessed. The kind stranger who once accepted a piece of bread from her was a lie. This man was the true heir to an unimaginable power, capable of orchestrating a man's complete ruin with a single word. As Ethan walks Elena to her car, a truck roars straight at them at terrifying speed, aiming to kill them both. The driver is Chad — who has gone insane.

The True Identity Revealed