Description：

The day Ethan Bennett loses his family's five-million-yuan redevelopment payout to his older sister is the day he finally understands a brutal truth: no matter how much he gives, he will always come last.

So Ethan walks away.

He quits the job he fought for, leaves home, and flies to Sydney determined to build a life that belongs to him alone. Instead, he lands in a city full of scams, dead ends, and backbreaking work. His savings disappear. His body breaks down over endless hours in a restaurant kitchen. And every bad choice seems ready to prove his family right.

But Ethan refuses to stay powerless.

From washing dishes in the middle of the night to spotting the flaws in a failing business, he begins clawing his way upward with the one thing no one ever managed to take from him—his grit. When a powerful investor notices his hunger and offers him a chance most people would kill for, Ethan steps into a world where every decision carries a price.

Now he's no longer fighting just to survive. He's building something of his own—and the family that abandoned him may soon learn exactly what they threw away.

Author Biography：

Riley Brooks is a contemporary romance author known for emotionally rich stories of love, longing, and second chances.