Biological Family

Lucas Johnson was nothing more than a poor, overlooked student. He was mocked, humiliated, and used as a pawn by the wealthy elite. But everything changed the day he inherited his family’s vast empire. Overnight, the bullied became untouchable, armed with wealth, power, and a burning desire for vindication. Yet, freedom and fortune came at a cost. Lucas quickly discovers that his university rivals aren’t the only enemies plotting against him. Betrayal lurks in the most unexpected places. Amongst his friends, lovers, and even his own family harbor secrets that could destroy him. To survive, Lucas must scale through a treacherous world of corporate warfare, social power plays, and family conspiracies. He’ll need brains, strategy, and a ruthless streak he never knew he had to outwit those who underestimated him—and reclaim what was always rightfully his. In a world where status defines survival, Lucas must rise—or be crushed under the weight of his inheritance.

Olivia Fordham was married to Ethan Miller for three years, but that time could not compare with the ten years he spent loving his first love, Marina Carlton. On the day that she gets diagnosed with stomach cancer, Ethan happens to be accompanying Marina to her children's health check-up. She doesn't make any kind of fuss, only leaving quietly with the divorce agreement. However, this attracts an even more fervent retribution. It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, "This is what your family owes me." Now, she has no family and no future. Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. "The life my family owes will now be repaid." At this, Ethan, who's usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he's in a state of frenzy …

All the upper-class circles in Aeridonia know that Edward Nielson comes from an ordinary family but managed to elevate his status by marrying the daughter of a wealthy family. Regardless of his business prowess, many people underestimate him, much like the Vesper family did. When they divorced, he severed all ties with his in-laws, including leaving the company where he served as a 'tool' for the Vesper family. People considered him foolish for gaining nothing out of it. However, Edward reemerged before them with a new identity, leaving everyone astonished and making them believe that there are two Edward Nielsons in this world.

Skaletta Family aims to protect their country, Bacein from their rival country, Aeradis. On the other hand, the political situation has become another obstacle to achieve the goal.

Ethan Watson, a pauper, on a quest to finally fit into the elegant family of his wife, Melissa Graham, gets into a ghastly car accident planned by his father-in-law, Mr. Eric Graham. Ethan awakes from an induced coma to the news of being the rightful heir to the Watson conglomerate. Feeling excited, he couldn't wait to tell his wife and her family the good news with the hopes of earning their respect and admiration, only to be welcomed with divorce papers and the news of Melissa getting married to another man, Jason Miller. Enraged and backed up by his newfound wealth, he vows to make all of them pay and regret the day they ever messed with him.

Candace Adams is a recent nursing graduate and for her first job: a nursing home. She has grown to love her patients, but one person in particular might have a closer connection to her family than she realized. Joseph Stanton has been a resident of the Home for the Elderly for many years. He came to the home because a traumatic event made him lose his mind. Will Joseph come out of his crazed state long enough to help Candace, or will he drag her down and drive her mad? Follow Candace as she tries to unravel her family’s mystery, with the help of Malcolm Miller.

They broke me, but I conquered… After my father sent me and my mom away for being worthless to him, I met her–Diana, the one woman that showed me what true love was after Mom passed on. But shortly after everything, after Mia was born, she left for another man, still repeating how I was useless. But everything changed when I met her, the one woman with a pure heart. However, family secrets won't stay down forever. When old lies and family drama threaten to destroy everything, will love break me or make me?

Lynn Wolf got cheated on with his boss by his girlfriend, and looked down upon by everyone else. One day he realizes a truth about his life, and in an attempt to have revenge he lost his family leaving only his foster sister as the only family he has. One day, he heard a voice in his head claiming he was the new ruler of a revenge system, leaving him with no choice than to take over his right. Lynn is determined to take revenge on those who had hurt him, little by little until they all have been taken down.

Alaric Wright was the poor college student everyone considered as a loser. He was insulted, played with, and humiliated for being poor, bullied and was even betrayed by his girlfriend. However, when he thought his life was coming to an end he received a message from his father confessing who his real parents were - the wealthiest, monarchical and most successful family in the city, and he was the sole heir. It was the time for revenge. He would get back at those who taunted him one by one, and was coming for both them and their family to bring them down, through his affluence, power and dominance.

Ethan Valor was once humiliated, mocked, and discarded by those closest to him—his wife, Victoria, and her powerful family, the Lornes. Branded weak and incompetent, he was fired from the family conglomerate and replaced by Victoria’s ex-boyfriend, billionaire Damian Cross. Everyone thought they had stripped him of his potential… but they had only awakened a relentless fire within him. Retreating into obscurity, Ethan quietly rebuilt his empire, investing in technologies, acquiring strategic assets, and amassing wealth at a pace no one could anticipate. While Victoria and her family celebrated his absence, their empire slowly became unknowingly dependent on the very man they had scorned. When Ethan returns, he is no longer the meek man they knew—he is a trillionaire, untouchable, and commanding power that stretches across industries and nations. The Lornes and Victoria come begging, but Ethan’s revenge is precise: he buys out their companies, ruins his enemies, and demonstrates that humiliation is the catalyst for unstoppable greatness. From Ashes to Empire is a story of patience, vengeance, and ultimate triumph—a testament to intelligence, strategy, and unyielding ambition.