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Ethan Rodrigues

Age: 27 | CEO of Rodrigues Industries | Self-Made Billionaire

Ethan Rodrigues is a name that commands respect—and, more often than not, fear.

At twenty-seven, he is the ruthless and exceptionally disciplined CEO of Rodrigues Industries, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in India. A self-made billionaire, Ethan built his empire through sheer determination, relentless hard work, and an almost obsessive commitment to excellence. He did not inherit his success; he earned every inch of it.

Ethan lives by a strict code: punctuality, discipline, perfection.

He despises delays, carelessness, and incompetence. Mistakes are not something he easily forgives, especially when they affect the company's results. He expects his employees to give the company the same dedication that he does—and he gives them absolutely no room for excuses. For Ethan, an explanation does not erase an outcome. What matters is the result.

His relationship with work borders on obsession. Holidays are, in his opinion, little more than distractions disguised as leisure. While others count down to weekends and vacations, Ethan counts the hours he could have spent improving the company. He can spend endless days in his office without complaint, buried beneath contracts, reports, meetings, and strategies.

His temper is as infamous as his work ethic.

Ethan is cold, intimidating, and frighteningly difficult to approach. Employees lower their voices when he enters a room. Few dare to meet his eyes for more than a fleeting moment, and absolutely no one has the courage to offer him an excuse after making a mistake. His expression alone can silence an entire boardroom.

Yet beneath that intimidating exterior lies a truth almost nobody knows.

Ethan was not always this way.

Once, he was warm, affectionate, kind-hearted, and capable of trusting people without constantly questioning their intentions. But something in his past shattered that version of him. A deeply painful trauma changed the way he viewed people and the world around him. The cheerful, trusting young man he once was gradually disappeared, replaced by someone guarded, emotionally distant, and relentlessly self-controlled.

Now, Ethan trusts almost no one.

He has no real friends—only acquaintances, business associates, competitors, and enemies. His extraordinary success has earned him admiration from some and resentment from many. People envy his wealth, influence, and achievements, while others secretly wait for him to fail. Ethan is perfectly aware of this, which only strengthens his conviction that depending on anyone is a weakness.

And yet, despite his coldness, people who work beneath him cannot deny one thing: he has earned their respect.

He demands excellence because he demands even more from himself. He is usually the first person to arrive and the last to leave. He would never ask an employee to do something he was unwilling to do himself. His methods may be harsh, but his dedication to Rodrigues Industries is unquestionable.

When the pressure of business becomes overwhelming, Ethan has only one place where his mind truly goes quiet—the gym.

The gym is his sanctuary.

While his office represents control, ambition, and responsibility, the gym is where he releases everything he refuses to express elsewhere. He spends hours training, pushing himself beyond exhaustion, treating physical discipline as another form of mental discipline. His life has essentially been reduced to two places: the office and the gym.

And then there is his wardrobe.

Ethan has an almost absurd devotion to one colour:

Black.

Black suits. Black shirts. Black T-shirts. Black trousers. Black jackets. Black shoes.

If it comes in black, Ethan will probably wear it.

He refuses to entertain colours he considers unnecessary, and his wardrobe reflects his personality perfectly—minimalistic, controlled, intimidating, and devoid of anything frivolous.

At first glance, Ethan Rodrigues appears to have everything: extraordinary wealth, power, success, intelligence, and influence.

But beneath the billionaire CEO, the ruthless businessman, and the intimidating gym enthusiast is a man carrying wounds he refuses to acknowledge.

He built an empire because he refused to let himself break.

And somewhere beneath all that coldness, the kind-hearted man he once was may still be waiting to be found.