Crush-to-love

They thought Jack was a good-for-nothing, a dead weight. But little did they know he was the anchor that held it all together for them. Now, he has left after five years of marriage and sacrifice, and everything has began to fall apart. His true identity has been revealed, and they beg for his mercy. But with his rise to power and fame, came foes he never knew existed. As skeletons of the past unravels, it tries to shatter the peaceful Jack's new found life. Is forgiveness possible? Has his heart been broken to point where he's unable to open it up again? Was his ex-wife's disdain for him really how she felt, or was there some external influence that made her cold to him? Will there be room for restitution, or will he want to make them pay for all he suffered?

This is a fantasy story that avoids almost all cliches and has Antihero MC with a dark world setting. - - - Volume 1: 28 years old man James Carter dies from overwork and is reborn into a new world filled with fantasy and magic while retaining the memories of his past life. James, now Jake, who always wished to escape his dull and miserable life, has been given a chance to turn over a new leaf and start from scratch in a new world. Follow this journey of Jake Hill, will he be able to live the life he always dreamt of? — — Content Warning: This novel contains many dark and R-18 elements, like human trafficking, slavery, gore, torture, psychological trauma, and many uncomfortable concepts, readers' discretion is advised. — — A/N: This is not a romance story; MC is not a goody-two-shoes, nor he is chaotic evil. The story is a seinen type where the world doesn't revolve around MC; politics is heavy in this story; This story doesn't contain fan-service nor this is a wish-fulfillment. MC will be OP but not the strongest.

Poor Dexter Richmond is married to beautiful rich Sandy Wayne but the Waynes despised him greatly because he is poor and has nothing. Everyone and everything seems designed to remind him of his worthlessness, from his in-laws to his boss and colleagues at work. However, the death of his grandfather and a tattooed sigil changed his life forever. He inherits a multi-trillion-dollar empire overnight. Dexter is now set to punish all those who treated him as trash, and also face the challenges that come with his new status. Join Dexter Richmond on his adventures as the Heir to the Richmond Empire!

"If you bark for me like a good little dog, I might let you stay and sweep the floor. That’s all you’re good for anyway." "You couldn’t even afford a decent suit for my wedding. Did you dig that out of a dumpster? Oh, wait—maybe that’s your new home." Louis was insulted by his ex wife. He was standing his ex wife wedding, she has no regrets for cheating on him. But little did she knew the place where her wedding took place, the island was owned by Louis Kinder. He was trillionaire heir, not a pathetic lapdog husband.

Wrongly imprisoned and betrayed by the powerful, Owen awakens a mysterious system that turns suffering into power. Hunted by the law and the elite, he must rise through strength, reputation, and wealth, or be erased by the same world that tried to bury him.

Aldwin life's completely changed on a stormy night making him choose between his humanity or become a dragon. After choosing he is realized that he has chosen too much power can than he can chew or handle. A new journey has unfolded in front of him in a new world where magic exists. Making some friends or enemies in his long journey as he is on his goal to his reach his final form of evolution.

In a world of struggle and betrayal, Brooklyn Ashland finds himself entangled in a precarious situation as his wife treats him with contempt. Their already broken marriage was broken when their daughter falls sick and his wife had asked her ex to take care of the bills with the aim of divorcing her husband so she could live a luxurious lifestyle. Brooklyn was hurt but yet, he was determined to prove his worth, finally he made the decision to return back to his family and embraced his role to head the Ashland Company. Becoming a Billionaire overnight. With a renewed strength, he played the role of an ordinary man and a powerful man in disguise, he confronts those who underestimated him, paving the way for a gripping tale of redemption and resilience.

Five years ago, Leon Draven lost everything in a fire. Betrayed and left to die, he vanished from Zyrai. Now, he’s back. No longer the broken heir who couldn’t save his family, but the ruthless leader of Omnipower, the shadowy organization that terrifies even the president. His mission is clear, avenge his family enemies. Reclaim his legacy. Find the strange lady who saved him from the flames. But fate had other plans, one night stand leads to an arranged marriage with a family that despises and humiliates him Little did they know Leon true identity. As corporate wars get fiercer, betrayals rise, and enemies close in, Leon must keep his identity hidden until it’s too late for anyone to stop him. Watch out how Leon Draven, once scorned and abandoned, returns to make the world bow at his feet.

Ares Anderson, an orphan who had no idea about his origin was a hard-working young man who lived his life solely on providing everything for his girlfriend, even sacrificing his own needs and meals. The day he wanted to surprise her with the gift she wouldn't stop asking about in days, however, was the day Ares caught her accepting another man’s wedding proposal. As though she wasn't the one who had once loved and cared about him, she ordered for him to be beaten up, and if not for his secret treasure, the only thing he knew that linked him to his origin other than his name, coming up to his rescue, he would have become a waste. Unknown to Ares, however, this mysterious gem, which had always healed him anytime he was injured or sick was a seal to a mysterious organization whose power goes beyond the mortal realm, and he is the master of this organization. What will he do the day he comes to know this secret? That he was the master of an organization that has all the wealth and power of this world at its disposal? Wait, forgot to mention, what will he also do the day he triggered the last mechanism in his seal and finally gained one of his countless inheritances, which would directly skyrocket him from a weakling to a full-fledged cultivator, giving him the strength to destroy nations and topple world? Find out in this book.

Henry seems like an ordinary trash collector who has girlfriend issues because she wants to leave him for a richer prospect. But unknown to her, Henry is a wealthy heir to an empire who's just about to finish his poverty training program and show the world who he truly is..