Chains of Blood, Crown of Vengeance

Ethan Cade was the heir to his family's fortune. His first love, Alicia Jexon, set him up, and he was convicted and sent to prison. While he served his sentence his family died, and the Jexons took over the family's business and property, renaming the company. When Ethan got out, the only relative he had left was his aunt. Prison had given him an education of a different kind. He learned to appraise antiques and treasures, to bet on uncut jade, traditional medicine, and internal cultivation. He returns to the city to keep his aunt safe and to collect from the people who put him inside.