Casse-tête

Blurb: Mason Reed is a commoner who worked in a technology company. He had a mother who had been sick for many years and needed to take medicine from time to time, and it had been his responsibility to earn more money to pay for the bills. So, for his mother's sake, Mason Reed had worked hard all these years. His sister was already married and had two children, however, she wasn’t happy about her marriage because her husband wasn’t a responsible man. Mason also had a girlfriend he had been dating for five years, but they couldn't get married due to his lack of money. But what happens when Mason's father runs into an accident and a huge amount of money is demanded to save his life? What happens when his girlfriend whom he had served all these years left him for his boss? Do you think this were the only challenges that came his way? No? Yes? Or is it just the messed up reality where problems only lead to more problems? Sit back and find out many twists and more in this intriguing story The Rise Of Mason Reed After The Breakup.

He doesn’t know his bloodline. But his shadow remembers. Born with a giant wolf-shaped shadow that moves on its own, and a pendant from the parents he never knew. Kai Draven got caught up in a dorm for supernatural misfits. Welcome to Vespera High Academy, a school divided by factions, ruled by strength, and ranked by blood and fist. Here, students don’t just study......they duel to survive. And Kai? He’s at the bottom. No powers. Just a reputation his shadow made before he could even open his eyes. But when defeat cracks the locket, something happened. [SYSTEM ACTIVATED…] [LUPIN CODEX UPLOADING......] Something is about to happen in Vespera High Academy........

Humiliated and broken, Noah Varyn discovers the truth behind the cruelty that shattered his life — his mother’s death wasn’t an accident, and his own bloodline hides a legacy drenched in lies. From the ashes of shame rises vengeance. With the help of a mysterious woman who calls him “Young Master Noah”, he learns his late father was one of the most powerful men in Verrath City—and that those who mocked his name will soon fear it. Now armed with truth, rage, and a name that can rewrite history, Noah begins his silent war to expose the corrupt and destroy those who buried his family. In Verrath, blood isn’t just lineage—it’s leverage.

As a student with an uncompleted tuition fee, the situation was already worse, But it got critical when Alex's only sister needed an urgent surgery for her heart disease, and a million dollar was needed for the operation which he couldn't afford. When he stepped into his best Friend's dorm room to borrow some money, he caught him cheating together with his girlfriend. Revenge was all he could think of when he chose to date his girlfriend's Best Friend too. moreover, He had to revisit his past. A past that he had tried so hard to hide from. But it didn't matter anymore. Because he was about to release a new era in Cornell University.

Fired for no reason. Dumped by his girlfriend for being broke. His sister’s condition at the hospital was getting worse, and Aiden was losing everything, until life hit him with an insane twist. ---- "Empire Building System Activated." "Task: Own a company within 24 hours." "Penalty: Death." ---- With time ticking and death on the line, Aiden had no choice but to fight. From nothing, he rose, scraping, building, and breaking through every wall in his path. This wasn’t just about survival anymore. It was about taking over. What began as survival soon became domination. He wasn’t just building a business—he was carving out a legacy. And for anyone who dared to stand in his way? "Bow or be buried.”

After the disappointing first day of high school, Oscar fell into some weird cave. What he found in the cave changed his life forever. He discovered the mana! With the discovery of mana, everything around him changed. While he was learning magic, he noticed that the world around him isn't as simple as it seems. From an immature and inexperienced high school boy, he will rise to become a legendary figure in history books. He will face the darkness of humanity and the enemies who are beyond humans. This is the new version of my previous story which has the same name. The story will be slow-paced. There isn't much action in the first chapters. Everything in this story is fictional. The names of the people and institutions were made up by me.

“You need to raise your standards and stop settling for garbage like him! If I have the chance, I'll toss him out of the family.” “If only you hadn't married a useless man like Hector, my real son-in-law would have actually done something.” Those were the words of his mother-in-law. She had always treated him like trash and threatened to throw him out of the house once she got the chance. Everyone belittled him, and even his wife was disappointed in him. Little did they know he was the son of a wealthy family. The moment he regained his power, his mother-in-law knelt in front of him. “Don’t leave my daughter, please. I was wrong.”

Quinn never believed in happy endings… and life kept proving him right. Then one night, a delivery scooter ended his miserable streak. This is where he finally rests, right? But death wasn’t the end—because now Quinn has a system. But he wasn’t granted the best kind that makes you rich or ridiculously strong. Nope. This one runs on suffering. Pain, humiliation, and endless setbacks are now officially his “level-up materials.” Thrown into a cultivation world as nothing more than a low-tier servant, with no power, no status, and no future, Quinn is forced to face a reality where every bit of pain, humiliation, and hardship is the only way forward. In short: life sucks, death sucks… and cultivation sucks even more.

The Apocalypse is upon us and a group are trying to survive in Yorkshire England in a brutal new world. One man likes his simple single life but circumstances have made him rethink that life. Sid was born and bred in this town and so help him he will die here. No zombies are going to chase him away and if that means a shorter life than he could have then so be it. His old friends and family are dead as far as he knows so the only thing for it is to make new ones whenever possible. That's harder said than done when most of the population wants to kill you and that doesn't exclude the animals. Maybe he will find a way to survive and help the population recover? Maybe he won't?

Few days before his Wedding, Jace sacrificed his reputation and went to jail on behalf of his Fiancée's brother. And on his return Five years later, his beloved fiancée was already getting married to A Billionaire. And his Family had fallen apart, nowhere to be seen. Ridiculed and cursed at by those he sacrificed all for, Jace couldn't feel more Betrayed. But what these "people" didn't know was that Jace never went to jail. But rather was taken by a Top National Secret Agency, where he rose to the top. In riches, Fame and Skills. And now playing under different Identities which he lives under, The self-made Zillionaire is out to find traces about his Family while slapping down jerks.