Contemporary

At seventeen, Marcus Reid had everything. Olympic dreams, loving parents, and a bright future. One gunshot changed it all. When his parents are murdered on the night of his greatest triumph, all evidence points to Marcus. Convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he loses twelve years of his life in prison for murders he didn't commit. Released at twenty-nine, Marcus is broken, jobless, and ready to give up, until a mysterious librarian named Emma believes his story. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving organized crime, sports corruption, and powerful people who will kill to keep their secrets buried. With danger closing in and time running out, Marcus must use every skill his father taught him to hunt down the real killer before the killer hunts him. Because in this game, the truth is the only weapon that matters and missing your shot means death.

Eduardo died as a loser on an old pier, beaten to a pulp for refusing to sell his wife’s honor. Yet an ancient artifact revived him through the System of Equivalent Exchange. Eduardo was granted the power to rule the criminal underworld, but at a horrifying price: every inch of power he seized had to be paid for with fragments of his own memories. From his last ragged breaths, Eduardo built an empire. From the blood of his enemies, he forged luxury for the family he loved. But as he climbed the throne as Italy’s supreme Godfather, he realized a bitter tragedy. The wealthier his family became, the more they turned into parasites, ravenous for riches and indifferent to Eduardo’s body as it slowly hollowed out. Amid betrayals of blood and the cold crack of a sniper’s bullet, Eduardo must choose: to die as a man forgotten, or to pass his darkness into the right womb. A blood debt can be repaid, but the price of a memory lasts forever.

Dumped by his girlfriend, Ethan Vance, the chairman of the world's top multi-billion-dollar luxury brand company HVXL with Argus vision uses his powers and influence to bring down arrogant bullies, and while doing that he was winning the heart of the high school’s most popular girl.

Lonan Karran's wealthy life was turned upside down by people's betrayal. And that made him live in contempt of the people. Lonan was humiliated and laughed at. When he was about to die in the pool, a system appeared that allowed him to make a lot of money. [Welcome to the Streaming System!] With the system he had just acquired, his life changed again. It's time to become famous!

[No.2 "An Intrigue Read" Novel In "Leap To The Top" contest] Lucas Baron grew up very poor and had to fend himself. One day he fought with a big shot and ended up going to jail. Whoever knew that it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise because his birth mother located him and revealed to him that he was the son of the richest man in the country. Lucas was happy to have found his real parents who happen to be rich but when he approached them, they insulted him and rejected him. Since then, Lucas decided that they would pay the price of leaving him when he was young and rejecting him now

Born with a brother from a different mother, Demian is ambitious for the throne of the Stewart family heir. His haughty, arrogant, and cold demeanor brings one big problem to his life. Dylan, who is his younger brother, changes his mind and wants to take the throne from Demian's hands. Various intrigues and disputes accompanied the flaring of the power war between them. Other people's interference, as well as the involvement of their families, are the ingredients that make their disputes even more heated. How will the war end? Who will come out as the heir?

Allvar Falck was supposed to have it all, graduating from a top college and a loving girlfriend, Serena Scott. But when constant job rejections started piling up, his life took a devastating turn. On the night of their anniversary, he returned home with the last of his savings spent on a cake, only to find Serena in the arms of another man. "You're nothing but a loser, Allvar," she sneered. "I thought you'd be something after graduation, but look at you now." Humiliated and heartbroken, Allvar's world collapsed. But as he wandered aimlessly through the streets, a luxurious car pulled up beside him and an elderly man bowed deeply. "Young master, the time has come to reclaim your place in the family business." Allvar may have been down, but he wasn't out. With newfound wealth and power, he swore vengeance on everyone who wronged, belittled, and humiliated him. "They’ll regret ever crossing me," Allvar vowed, his eyes burning with a new purpose. From loser to lord, Allvar's rise to power is about to shake the very foundations of his world. Get ready for his ruthless revenge, dominant comeback, and unstoppable ascension.

After breaking up with his girlfriend, Eric Johnson married a beautiful female CEO to cover his father's $15,000 surgical bill.

“Being poor is a sin in this city.” Ken was just an ordinary delivery rider trying to survive in a city that never cared about people like him. He worked long hours, endured rude customers, and believed that if he kept trying hard enough, life would eventually get better. Until the night he delivered food to a luxury apartment and found his girlfriend standing behind another man. Humiliated, beaten, fired from his job, and left alone with nothing, Ken thought his life had hit rock bottom. Then a strange blue screen appeared before his eyes. [Ding! Luck System successfully bound.] [Complete deliveries to earn points.] [Points can be exchanged for Lucky Draw chances.] At first, the rewards seemed small, but as Ken continued making deliveries across the city, the rewards slowly became unbelievable. While everyone still saw him as “just a delivery guy,” Ken quietly climbed higher and higher behind the scenes. Yet the deeper he went, the more he realized, the system that changed his life was hiding secrets far more dangerous than wealth. In a city ruled by money, power, and hidden players lurking in the shadows, how far can luck really take him?

“What do you mean? What cyst?” Sebastian blinked, staring at the small screen on his phone, feeling his heart beat faster. The emergency information he had just received made him pause in front of his door, but then he ran to the car without thinking. He knew that something serious had happened to his wife. He had to get to the hospital immediately. His voice was hoarse as he spoke to the hospital operator, trying to get a grasp of the situation as quickly as possible. “This is a complication… You need to come to the hospital immediately and sign the consent form for surgery as soon as possible.” The voice was flat but urgent.