Casse-tête

Bang! The door was kicked open from the outside and three policemen came in holding guns. “What's happening?” Bruce had never been so confused in his entire life. The police ignored his question as they walked towards him, pointing the guns straight at him as one of them said “Don't try to do anything funny Mr Bruce Ortiz, do not move an inch.” “Hey I don't know what I did, what did I do?” Bruce looked around as though he could see an explanation of this written on the wall somewhere. “Mr Bruce Ortiz, you're under arrest for the theft of $750,000!” “What!” Bruce's eyes opened in shock “What the hell are y'all talking about? I've never stolen anybody's money in my life.”

For three years, I was nothing more than her janitor husband. She sneered at me, her family spat on me, and in the end, she shoved divorce papers into my hands and walked away with another man. But the world didn’t know the truth. I wasn’t just Alexander the nobody. I am Alexanderiel Warrick—the lost Centimillionaire King. At the bank, they laughed—until they saw the endless zeroes in my account. At the gala, her new lover bid eight million. I said, “Twenty-five.” The room went silent. Now elites bow. Women admire. And my ex-wife? She drowns in regret, watching the man she discarded rule the world she always dreamed of. “Alexander, please… I was wrong.” “Too late, Lila. The janitor you mocked is now the King you’ll never touch again.”

“What the hell is going on!” Axel lost it demanding a response. “I am breaking up with you!” He stares at her as though she had grown horns trying to decipher the words that slipped from her lips. “Can you hear yourself? What is wrong with you?” He spat with utter frustration and hurt which she didn’t seem to care about one bit. “It’s over between us. We can’t be together. I am tired of having to make compromises. Being with you is a liability I can no longer live with—” she trails off. ••• Betrayed and left for dead, Axel Storm rises from the ashes with a mysterious ring that holds the key to his family's legacy and his own vengeance. After a brutal humiliation, Axel must get revenge while harness his power and wealth.

This is a story of betrayal, revenge and most of all, mystery. For the longest time, all I've ever known was... Darkness. I was born and brought up in a family of royals, in a world of thorns and scorn, hate and greed, lies and betrayal, selfishness and parasitism. It wasn't easy surviving on my own but I found my way, in the shadows where I belonged. Many would envy and seek out my lifestyle because it appeared luxurious, and glorious even but it really wasn't. I was trapped in a neverending fight for control and most of all, my life only to see my death encroach slowly, to the point I started having nightmares about it. I was even abandoned by my own father. Well... It didn't matter. Because at the end of the day, I survive in between the light and darkness. I survive... In the shadows.

"It's over between us, Dylan, Don't you get it. I'm not in your class anymore..." "You're too broke for me. It's over..!!" Dylan was devastated after his four-year relationship ended abruptly. He couldn't help but think of all the efforts he had put in to make it work, only to be cheated on by his partner with a wealthy classmate. Dylan at his lowest received a notification from an unknown system. "Host detected!!" "Congratulations! You're the luckiest man among billions. You are chosen to be the Ultimate ruler of the infinite world!" "Initiating system pairing, paring begins!" "20% 50%...... 70% System paring according to host needs." "Analysis complete!!" "Transaction begins......" "Wow!! I'm definitely the most richest man in the world. I will repay all those that have hurt me!!"

It's another tired day and as usual, Shadrach is ready to rest for the day when he finds out that he was betrayed by the woman he had loved the most in the world. But then, being betrayed wasn't enough, he was shocked to find out that he was the heir to a consortium!

Taken in as a son-in-law, he led a miserable life. The moment he gained power, both his mother-in-law and sister-in-law kneeled down in front of him.His mother-in-law begged him, “Please don’t leave my daughter.”His sister-in-law said, “Brother-in-law, I was wrong…”

"They called me trash. They called me a sacrifice. Now, I will call myself their God." In his earlier days, Kael led elite troops - fierce, unshakable till the very last breath. Yet that devotion got twisted into deceit. His own bosses handed him over; missiles tore through him while rage roared inside his chest. Yet dying wasn’t the finish. Kael wakes up inside Kaelen Vance - once the shamed third heir of a top martial bloodline. Out here, power rules; Kaelen had none - he couldn’t channel energy at all. His siblings tormented him nonstop until his cousin killed him just to steal his birthright. One heart, tied by a twist of deceit - yet both walking the same path. A bond broken before it even began. Right when Kael gets ready to battle his way free from hell, a robotic voice echoes inside his head - Welcome, Host - the God-Slayer System just powered up Using the System, Kaelan’s weak body changes fast - suddenly strong. The Ancient Dragon Body awakens, making stuck energy paths pump raw strength nonstop. Now he spots enemy details at a glance, grabs epic skills almost instantly. Killing foes pushes him higher, each battle adding power bit by bit. The family that turned their back on him? They’ll bow down. His cousin - the one who ended his life? Blood will answer for it. As for the so-called gods running everything? They’re marked now. Starting from the bottom world up to the top god realms, Kaelen moves forward - cold, focused. Survival isn't enough; instead, he takes control by force. This isn't about some brave savior fixing everything. Nah, this one’s about a ruler who just claimed it all instead.

“Don’t complain when the lights go out” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office. Marcus Leopold, a typical nobody, a medical instructor, is pushed aside by his wife, Lauren Forrest, when she sees that she has reached the very pinnacle of her career. She saw him as nothing but ‘Deadweight.’ But then everything turns upside down when, on the very day she had been dreaming of, she sees him standing with the top dogs of the city. Marcus Leopold wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Mero, the Hidden Ace, and the blade that held the underworld together. He had chosen a quiet life to stay with his wife; for three years, he played instructor at the clinic. But now, he is back, and with his resurfacing, the underworld is shaking, threats are awakening, and new enemies and allies are being born.

Rags to Billions. Bullied to Domination. Ugly to Handsome. Jason Reed was bullied and discriminated all his life. His life was filled with uncertainty and hate, especially from the people who were disgusted by his hideous looks. As a baby, his parents abandoned him. As a teenager, people hated him. Accused and jailed for a crime he didn't commit, Jason thought that it's hope for a good life will forever be a dream. But fate us twisted. Fate has other plans for him. He went back to school as a billionaire heir and he will make everyone pay for making his life a living hell, that includes his traitor ex-girlfriend. "What? He's rich?" "Yeah, but he's still ugly. He's so disgusting.'' He didn't care about what they say now. He will prove to them they picked on the wrong guy.