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The Discarded Heir: A Self-Made Empire

The Discarded Heir: A Self-Made Empire

Gavin

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Prologue: Echoes of a Shattered Past, Seeds of a New Beginning Ethan Miller dedicated his life to his beloved wife, Isabelle, and the Montgomery industrial empire, believing he was building a shared future. Then, in his sixties, his world crumbled: Isabelle, with cold eyes, confessed their Ivy League son wasn't his, but his rival Liam' s. Decades of unwavering loyalty and sacrifice were shattered, the betrayal so crushing it literally killed him. But death was not the end. He woke up younger, back on the very day his arranged future with Isabelle was about to be sealed. The cold animosity in her eyes confirmed his worst fear: she remembered their past life too. Refusing to relive the heartbreak, Ethan chose a different path, pulling out of the Montgomery family entirely. His choice only fueled Liam' s malicious glee, who orchestrated a public spectacle. Stripped of every possession, Ethan was forced to cycle away from the mansion on a rusty old bike, his humiliation broadcast to the entire city. How could such profound devotion lead to such public disgrace, twice? Was he destined to suffer under Isabelle's shadow forever? Just as despair threatened to consume him, a sleek black Maybach materialized, offering an unexpected lifeline from a New York titan of industry. This time, Ethan Miller vowed to reclaim his destiny and build an empire of his own, leaving the specter of his past firmly behind him. Ethan Miller had dedicated his life to two things: Isabelle Montgomery and Montgomery Industries. He was the protégé, the one they said was brilliant, the one who would carry the family name forward even though he wasn't born with it. He married Isabelle, the love of his life, or so he thought. He poured his soul into the business, transforming it, making it a powerhouse in their Midwest city. Decades passed, filled with work, with a quiet devotion Isabelle rarely seemed to notice. Then, in their sixties, the world shattered. Isabelle stood before him, her eyes cold, a stranger. She wanted Liam Walker's name added to the Montgomery family foundation's main charter. Liam, the other protégé, the one who vanished years ago after a scandal, now "posthumously rehabilitated" in her mind. She wanted Liam's name to replace Ethan's. Then came the final blow. "Alex isn't your son, Ethan," she said, her voice flat. Their Ivy League son, the boy Ethan raised, was Liam's. Conceived before their marriage, a secret kept for a lifetime. Decades of lies, of a stolen life. The betrayal was a physical force, crushing his chest. Ethan Miller clutched his heart and fell. Darkness. Then, light. Confusion. He was younger. Much younger. He knew this day. The day the Montgomerys would formally announce Isabelle' s chosen husband. The day his first life truly began, and also, the day it was all a lie.

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Prologue: Echoes of a Shattered Past, Seeds of a New Beginning

Ethan Miller dedicated his life to his beloved wife, Isabelle, and the Montgomery industrial empire, believing he was building a shared future.

Then, in his sixties, his world crumbled: Isabelle, with cold eyes, confessed their Ivy League son wasn't his, but his rival Liam' s.

Decades of unwavering loyalty and sacrifice were shattered, the betrayal so crushing it literally killed him.

But death was not the end.

He woke up younger, back on the very day his arranged future with Isabelle was about to be sealed.

The cold animosity in her eyes confirmed his worst fear: she remembered their past life too.

Refusing to relive the heartbreak, Ethan chose a different path, pulling out of the Montgomery family entirely.

His choice only fueled Liam' s malicious glee, who orchestrated a public spectacle.

Stripped of every possession, Ethan was forced to cycle away from the mansion on a rusty old bike, his humiliation broadcast to the entire city.

How could such profound devotion lead to such public disgrace, twice?

Was he destined to suffer under Isabelle's shadow forever?

Just as despair threatened to consume him, a sleek black Maybach materialized, offering an unexpected lifeline from a New York titan of industry.

This time, Ethan Miller vowed to reclaim his destiny and build an empire of his own, leaving the specter of his past firmly behind him.

Ethan Miller had dedicated his life to two things: Isabelle Montgomery and Montgomery Industries.

He was the protégé, the one they said was brilliant, the one who would carry the family name forward even though he wasn't born with it.

He married Isabelle, the love of his life, or so he thought.

He poured his soul into the business, transforming it, making it a powerhouse in their Midwest city.

Decades passed, filled with work, with a quiet devotion Isabelle rarely seemed to notice.

Then, in their sixties, the world shattered.

Isabelle stood before him, her eyes cold, a stranger.

She wanted Liam Walker's name added to the Montgomery family foundation's main charter.

Liam, the other protégé, the one who vanished years ago after a scandal, now "posthumously rehabilitated" in her mind.

She wanted Liam's name to replace Ethan's.

Then came the final blow.

"Alex isn't your son, Ethan," she said, her voice flat.

Their Ivy League son, the boy Ethan raised, was Liam's. Conceived before their marriage, a secret kept for a lifetime.

Decades of lies, of a stolen life.

The betrayal was a physical force, crushing his chest.

Ethan Miller clutched his heart and fell.

Darkness.

Then, light.

Confusion.

He was younger. Much younger.

He knew this day.

The day the Montgomerys would formally announce Isabelle' s chosen husband.

The day his first life truly began, and also, the day it was all a lie.

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