A Dish Best Served Cold

Lucas Moreau spent three years as a live-in son-in-law to the Beaumont family — enduring daily humiliations, silent cruelties, and the slow erosion of his self-worth. When his wife, Céleste, betrays him in the most devastating way possible, Lucas walks out with nothing but his name. Or so he believes. That same night, a silver-haired man in a black Bentley finds him on the rain-slicked streets of Paris. The message is simple: Lucas's estranged grandfather, the patriarch of the Moreau dynasty — one of the oldest and wealthiest families in France — is dying, and he wants Lucas home. Armed with a centuries-old fortune, a brilliant mind sharpened by years of humiliation, and a fury that refuses to cool, Lucas does not simply reclaim his birthright. He dismantles every person who ever looked down at him — piece by piece, deal by deal, smile by cold, calculated smile. But as Lucas rises, he finds an unexpected compass in Isabelle Fontaine — a sharp-tongued master pastry chef who refuses to be impressed by wealth and sees through every one of his carefully constructed walls. In a world of glass towers and old grudges, can Lucas keep his humanity? Or will the hunger for revenge consume the one thing worth having?

Inspector Joe was a great detective.created by Jamie in Dark Realms, she spent half of her life in books until she met Andrew who also loved books. They both decided to work on the book, they forgot that the Dein was immortal and she was not controlled by them, she was god herself. Dein noticed that it was like they were not moving forward, they kept on doing what they had done yesterday over and over and they tend to have longer days and sometimes she can't recollect what she was doing before she suddenly fall asleep. Detective Joe thought he had enough on his plate until Jamie made h lose his last relation his brother Davis, and he found out that he is best friend Detective Williams was the killer who had killed his future wife and he was part of the people who killed his brother Davis, he had never loved or trusted Williams until they were both kicked out of DISAC and they became friends over the years. The Dein went out of control when she knew that they had no God, that they were ruled by a human even though she was not sure what humans were. she changed everything Jamie and her friend wrote if it does not favour her, she became the god she was and she cause a lot of changes in her novel.

Akim's world is ravaged by zombies after an apocalypse. He discovers his fiancée, Alice, cheating on him with his best friend, Marcel. Akim is infected with the zombie virus but surprisingly develops spatial manipulation abilities, allowing him to create a storage space and generate spatial blades. Akim embarks on a perilous journey to find his parents and younger sisters, gathering supplies and crystal cores to enhance his abilities. He encounters various challenges, including hostile gangs and mutated zombies. Along the way, Akim meets a group of arrogant rich brats who demand his assistance. He agrees to help them reach a private airfield in exchange for potential transportation. However, their behavior frustrates him. The story takes a dramatic turn 25 years into the future. Akim has become the last human on Earth, fighting against the "rot of worlds," Kalusus. After a fierce battle, Akim and Kalusus destroy the Earth. In a shocking twist, Akim finds himself revived, intact, and kneeling before a powerful being. The being explains that Akim's world was destroyed due to external forces and offers him a second chance to change the course of events. Akim accepts the offer, and a system update announces a new adventure. With his spatial manipulation abilities and experience, Akim is poised to rewrite history, save humanity, and become its savior.

Liam Wellington was the quiet force behind his wife Ruby’s rise to stardom, the supportive husband who stayed in the shadows while she basked in the spotlight. To everyone else, Liam was just a simple househusband, someone without ambition or influence. But what no one knew, especially not Ruby, was that he was the one who pulled the strings in the industry, silently shaping her career. Everything changes when Ruby asks for a divorce. She’s been cheating on him with Rowan Beckett and sees Liam as weak and disposable, unaware of the power he holds. The betrayal shatters him, but it also ignites a fire within. Now, he’s ready to show her, and the world, just how wrong she was. Determined to reclaim everything he sacrificed for her, Liam begins to dismantle the very career he helped her build. As Ruby celebrates her latest success, oblivious to the storm gathering around her, Liam plans his next move with cold precision. In a world where fame is fleeting and loyalty is rare, Liam is about to step out of the shadows and take back control. What follows is a tale of revenge, power, and a reckoning that no one saw coming. The Unstoppable Celebrity Ex-Husband.

The rain had been falling on Moonveil City since dawn, running in silver threads down the tiled roofs, spilling from gutters into the crooked alleys. The sky was low and iron-grey, heavy enough to press against the tower-tops of the Martial Regulation Bureau. Inside the courtyard of the Moonveil District Arms Hall, Kael Ruan stood in silence, a new-issued badge in his hand. He was twenty-four, too young, too brash, they’d said, yet here he was, sworn as the youngest Arms Keeper in the city’s history. His mentor, Master Renji, watched from the covered steps, eyes narrowed as if weighing more than just the rain. [Silent Oath System Activated] Oath Energy: 0/100 Core Blade Slots: Shadowsteel (Locked), Frostvein (Locked), Dawnpiercer (Locked) Techniques: Oath Cut (Locked), Sword Recall (Locked) The voice cold, ringing inside his skull had woken with his oath to defend the district. It spoke without warmth, without mercy. It offered strength in exchange for vows sworn before witnesses. But the warning was clear: break an oath, and the System would take more than power from him.

For three years, Diego Herrera was mocked as nothing more than a “substitute husband.” His wife sneered, “Diego, you were never my man—you were Alejandro’s replacement.” Humiliated, treated like a parasite, Diego endured in silence. Until the night he walked away. What no one knew? The man they despised was the God of Martial Arts, a healer feared in every hospital, and a hidden CEO whose empire made generals and billionaires kneel. “Diego, you’re worthless!” Isabella spat. He looked at her once, cold and final. “Worthless men don’t make CEOs tremble.” From boardrooms to battlefields, his name will shake nations. Doctors, generals, tycoons—every one bows before him. And every woman who once laughed at him now fights to catch his eye. Heiresses, celebrities, even daughters of the most powerful families… all whisper the same thing—they want him. But Diego has no need to chase. He is the storm. The boss. The man untouchable. “You’ll crawl back to me!” Isabella mocked. He smiled faintly. “No. You’ll kneel.”

Three years of devotion. Seven days braving a frozen hellscape. All for a lie. Gerald risked everything to secure the Glacial Serum, enduring frostbite and near-death experiences just to keep his wife, Tina, safe from the creeping apocalypse. But when he returns, he isn't welcomed with open arms. Instead, he walks into a lavish celebration where Tina is flaunting a pregnancy—fathered by the wealthy best friend she always claimed was "just a friend." Mocked as a penniless factory worker and tossed to the jaws of a dimensional beast by the very family he bled for, Gerald expects the end. Instead, his agonizing death triggers the ultimate cosmic gift: his Primordial Essence awakens, snapping his consciousness backward through time. Reborn exactly one month before the world ends, the submissive "pack mule" is gone. Armed with absolute knowledge of the future, upcoming lottery numbers, and a booming stock market miracle that turns his meager savings into millions overnight, Gerald cuts the dead weight. Let them call him a broke nobody in his worn jacket. While his ungrateful ex-wife and her elite lovers scramble for scraps in the high-end restaurants of a dying city, Gerald is building an impenetrable empire of hoarded supplies and awakening ancient powers. The apocalypse is coming in twenty-one days. This time, Gerald isn't saving anyone. He's coming for blood.

Richard an orphan and a poor University student.He was looked down on by the society and laughed upon because he was poor.He manages to work part-time as a waiter to cater for the unending needs of his girlfriend whose relationship was kept a secret from public. He caught his girlfriend Jane with an student from the school who happens to come from a very wealthy family.She felt it was best she end her relationship with Richard who was for it difficult to provide for all he needs and bond to Dominic who was more wealthier. Heartbroken Richard soon found out of his new status as the heir of the prestigious Morgan Empire with several top businesses with billions of dollars under his name. With his new found status and power he seeks to humiliate all those who had looked down on him. He looks for every means to humiliate Dominic and Jane.He plot schemes to his advantage to humilaite Dominic and Jane untill they both became the laughing stock in school.He made sure everyone in willowbrook University detest Dominic and Jane. He made sure Dominic fathers company got bankrupt and was sold to him.He set up the company in such a way that Dominic and his father became his worker and were so wretched to the extent that they were living at his mercy.

" Alaric, have the dogs eaten?" Sharon gritted her teeth. "No mother," he mumbled and hung his head low. "what do mean by no, do you want to starve the dogs. Can't you see they are of more values than you?"She spat angrily and insulted him. Been treated like a trash by your wife and in-laws, how are you also going to treat them when you one-day become Untouchable.Will you forgive the house that even servant looked down on you?Will you accept the wife who would give you food that even dogs wouldn't eat. Will you accept the child of your wicked wife who didn't allow you to even touch her hair when you were married but has use a despicable means to plant your seed in her stomach?Join me as we find out how Alaric Brian the live in son law who was looked down upon society rise to power and became the ruthless cold hearted CEO of two great companies. He may actually be a pawn in the chess piece yet he actually rules the game

System, Game, Action, Fantasy, Urban Adventure. Liam Parker is just a broke teenage boy from a poor family, bullied at school and crushed at home. After losing his father, he and his mother are treated like dirt by their own relatives. When his greedy uncle and cold grandmother try to sell their only home, Liam finally snaps but he’s powerless. That night, everything changed. He receives a strange invite to a new online game called Nexus Trials, created by a mystery organization known only as The Nexus. All he has to do is wear a strange wristband—and suddenly, he’s no longer in his world. He’s on a never-ending bridge… with ten thousand other players. When the bridge starts breaking apart, panic breaks out. Only 2,578 make it to the other side. Then a voice speaks: “Welcome to the Nexus. This is not just a game. If you die here, you die in the real world.” From now on, Liam must fight to survive through 10 brutal levels filled with monsters, mind games, and player-vs-player battles. Each level is harder. The rewards are great—but so is the risk.