The rain poured down hard on the cold street. Thunder rumbled in the distance, matching the chaos in Leo Carter's chest.
He stood under the narrow roof of a closed convenience store, his cheap jacket soaked through. His hair dripped rainwater onto his phone screen, but he couldn't look away from the messages that had just destroyed his world.
[Mia: Let's break up. You're too poor. I can't live like this anymore.]
[Mia: My new boyfriend can buy me designer bags and brand-new sports cars. You can't give me anything but empty promises.]
[Mia: Don't ever contact me again.]
Leo's hands trembled so badly that his phone almost slipped from his grasp and crashed into the wet concrete.
For three full years, he had given Mia everything. He worked three part-time jobs just to take her out for cheap meals and buy her small birthday gifts. He skipped breakfast every day to save money. He stayed up late to finish homework after long shifts, all while promising her that one day, he would give her a better life.
He truly believed love was enough.
Now he realized how stupid he had been.
Leo was an orphan. His parents died in a car accident when he was eight years old. He grew up in foster homes, survived on scholarships and part-time jobs, and had nothing but a small, run-down apartment and a dream of graduating college to build a better future.
But in Mia's eyes, he was just a loser. A poor, worthless nobody who couldn't even afford to keep his girlfriend happy.
The cold rain seeped into his bones, but the pain in his heart was far worse. He leaned against the wall, closing his eyes, feeling like the entire world had abandoned him.
Just as he sank into the darkest despair he had ever known…
A sharp, mechanical sound echoed directly inside his head.
[Ding!]
[The Billion‑Dollar God System has been successfully activated!]
[Host: Leo Carter]
[Age: 20]
[Current Wealth: $127.34]
[System Binding Complete!]
[Initial Gift: $100,000,000 has been transferred to your personal bank account!]
Leo froze completely.
For three full seconds, he didn't move, didn't breathe, didn't even blink.
"Did I… just hear things?"
He thought the rain, the cold, and the heartbreak had driven him crazy. There was no way a voice in his head just told him he had one hundred million dollars.
Shaking, he unlocked his phone and opened his mobile banking app — the same app he checked every night, watching his small paycheck disappear into rent and food.
His eyes slammed into the new account balance.
Balance: $100,000,127.34
One hundred million dollars.
It wasn't a hallucination. It wasn't a dream.
It was real.
Leo's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed onto the wet ground. His heart hammered so hard against his chest that he thought it would break his ribs. His breath came in short, shocked gasps.
[System Notice:]
[Every time the host spends money, you will receive random rewards.]
[Rewards include: physical enhancement, intelligence boost, luxury items, company shares, real estate, special skills, and more!]
[The more money you spend, the higher‑level rewards you will unlock!]
A system. A real, god‑level system.
He had read stories like this online before, but he never thought something so impossible would happen to him.
In one single moment, his life had flipped upside down.
Five minutes ago, he was a dumped, broke college student.
Now?
He was a billionaire.
Just as Leo was still processing the most insane moment of his life, the roar of a powerful engine cut through the rain.
A shiny black luxury sports car slowed to a stop directly in front of him.
The window rolled down.
Inside was Mia — his ex-girlfriend — sitting next to a handsome, arrogant‑looking young man wearing an expensive watch and a confident smirk.
Mia looked at Leo's soaking‑wet, miserable appearance, and her face twisted with pure disgust and contempt.
"Leo? Are you still standing here in the rain like a homeless loser?" She laughed coldly, her voice sharp enough to cut. "I really made the right choice breaking up with you. You'll never amount to anything."
The young man beside her wrapped an arm around her shoulders and glanced at Leo as if looking at a piece of trash.
"Baby, stop wasting your time on poor people. They'll only drag you down. Let's go to the VIP club downtown — the one normal people can't even enter."
Mia smiled sweetly, leaning against him. She didn't spare Leo another glance.
The sports car accelerated, spraying a wave of dirty rainwater directly onto Leo's already soaked clothes.
But this time…
Leo didn't feel angry. He didn't feel sad. He didn't feel humiliated.
He slowly raised his head, watching the taillights of the car disappear into the rainy night.
A calm, powerful smile spread across his face.
A smile that belonged to someone who held the entire world in his hands.
"You'll regret it, Mia," he whispered softly, so quietly only the rain could hear him. "Every single word you said to me today… you'll beg me to take you back. But I won't even look at you."
He pulled out his phone again and stared at the bank balance that represented a new life.
$100,000,127.34.
No more part-time jobs. No more skipping meals. No more being looked down on. No more heartbreak from greedy people who only cared about money.
From this moment on…
Leo Carter was no longer the weak orphan boy.
He was a billionaire.
And soon… everyone would know his name.