The truth about his mother's death had been a scar on Jason's soul—silent, unanswered. But now, with the evidence in front of him, it wasn't just a personal tragedy.
It was a message.
And Jason was done playing defense.
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New York City – International Tech Summit
The summit was a global spectacle. Leaders, CEOs, inventors—everyone was in attendance. And Jason Wolfe, now the world's most controversial innovator, had been invited as keynote speaker.
Security was tight. Rumors were swirling. Protesters and supporters clashed outside the venue.
Jason stepped onstage in a fitted black suit, confidence radiating from him. The crowd went silent.
He didn't use a teleprompter.
He didn't need one.
> "Good evening. I'm Jason Wolfe. Some of you know me as the man who gave away billion-dollar tech for free. Some call me a threat. Others, a hero. But I'm neither.
> I'm a man who's seen the future once... and I've come back to make it right."
The crowd buzzed.
He continued, voice firm.
> "I've watched monopolies strangle invention. Governments weaponize surveillance. And people lose control over their own lives. I was given a second chance—not just to make money, but to break that cycle."
He pointed to a holographic globe behind him.
> "Phoenix is just the beginning. What's coming next will be bigger than anything you've seen. You can fight me. Smear me. Threaten me. But you can't stop the tide."
Then, looking directly into the camera:
> "And for those in the shadows who think they can scare me into silence—you took my mother. You made it personal. I'm coming for everything you built."
The room erupted in gasps.
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Backstage
Ava embraced him. Cass smirked. "You just declared war on half the world's elite."
Jason smiled. "They should've killed me when they had the chance."
Ava whispered, "What now?"
Jason looked into the horizon, where the next battlefield was already forming—in politics, in law, in tech.
But he wasn't afraid.
Because he had built his empire not on secrets, but on vision, and a lifetime of future knowledge.
And now… the reborn billionaire had truly arrived.
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Epilogue:
Five Years Later
Jason Wolfe stood atop the new Phoenix Tower in San Francisco. Below, the world had changed—encrypted identities, open-source AI, universal access to innovation. A freer, smarter age.
Beside him stood Ava, now his wife, and Cass, head of global operations.
A reporter asked, "Mr. Wolfe, what's your endgame?"
Jason stared into the sky, smiling faintly.
> "There is no end. Only the next rebirth."
[END OF BOOK ONE]