Betrayed by My Ex, I Rebuilt a Combat Empire to Claim It All

Cole built Metro's Strongest Fight Club from a bankrupt, abandoned boxing joint into a cradle for champions, pouring in his life savings and staying behind the scenes while his girlfriend Chloe held the legal ownership on paper. Then Chloe walks in arm in arm with Chad Davis, a Wall Street analyst who declares the gym his, kicks his feet onto Cole's desk, and orders Cole to coach the toddlers.

Chad has wired five hundred thousand dollars of company funds into the stock market, money meant for next month's rent and for the kids' state tournament travel and registration. Cole says nothing, slides open the drawer, and lays out a sheet reading Grand Larceny and Embezzlement, offering the elite a calm smile and a ride to the police precinct.

With a backup key to the security room hidden in an old notebook, Cole bides his time while Chad's imported coaches drill his varsity fighters into flashy, useless poses and his heavyweight prodigy Leo prepares for the State Qualifiers.