Face Smacking

As a poor orphan, Lucas had endured nothing but scorn, humiliation, and contempt his entire life. For years, he believed that was all life was about—until he met Ariadne Brook. She became the light in his dark world, the kindness to the world's wickedness, his warmth in a cold world, and the love to the world's hatred. She was everything the world couldn't be. But the same couldn’t be said for her family. They were just like the rest of the world. Living with the Brooks, he was treated as nothing more than a servant—unpaid, ridiculed, and humiliated. Still, for Ariadne, he endured it all. Yet, every man has his breaking point. One day, Lucas reached his. And he left. For six years, he disappeared without a trace. It was almost as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Ariadne waited until she couldn’t wait any longer. She was about to marry another. But then, Lucas returned. And this time, he was different. He was no longer the timid young boy she knew. Confidence radiated from him, as if he now sat at the top of the world. Lucas has sworn never to let Ariadne cry or suffer again. For she was his woman, the very reason he was still alive. The only reason he pushed through all he faced during those six years he vanished. She was there for him when the whole world was against him, and now he would be there for her! He would cherish and protect her. Even if it meant going against the whole world, for her, he’d gladly do it. If the world couldn't have angels, then for her, he would become the devil!

Henry Rowland buried his mother with a wilting rose and his last dollar. An hour later, his girlfriend smashed his anniversary cake into his face, laughed while her new man threw him into the hallway, and her mother changed the locks on the only door he had left. He had nothing. He was nothing. Then the black SUVs came. His grandfather was a German tycoon's only heir. His father found the vault and died protecting it. And Henry — broke, grieving, invisible Henry — is the only man alive whose blood can open it. He went into the estate a failure. He came out the CEO of the Rowland Dynasty. Zillionaire. The most dangerous name in two cities. But the men who built their empires in his dynasty's shadow have been waiting twenty years for the heir to show up. And they are not stepping aside. Senator Cross has the Senate. The Shadow board has the institutions. William Blackwood has the inside track on Henry's own company. Henry has something better. He has nothing left to lose. And a woman who already knows exactly how this ends. The dynasty doesn't negotiate. It reclaims.

Seven long years in the shadow world of crime, Ethan finally returns home, hoping to leave his past buried and live a peaceful life. But trouble refuses to let him breathe. His brother’s disappearance pulls him back into the world of crime he swore to abandon. And now things got worse when his past begins hunting him down.   With his hidden identity exposed and his heart growing vulnerable to feelings he never saw coming, he is forced to return to his old ways to protect the people he loves. But betrayal cuts deeper than any blade when the very ones he tries to save turn against him. His own blood brother vows to end him.   In Kingscity, the only rule is kill or be killed. And love comes with a deadly price to pay.  

After eight years of living under the cruelty of his in-laws, Bradley Turner rough-handles his brother-in-law in self-defence which leads to his arrest and the discovery of his wife's betrayal for the promise of a better marriage. Full of resolve to take get back at them and reunite with his loving daughter, the only person that truly mattered, the Urban Ascendancy System activates in him after a failed assassination attempts, with the promise to help him rise to the pinnacles and see that his desired revenge is full enacted on all those that had a hand in his humiliation and the sufferings of his daughter.

While others seek to become great immortals, dominate nations, alter the laws of existence, or attain eternity, I, Ye Xian, aim for the ultimate summit: to become an Eternal Emperor. Even if, to achieve this, I must follow a path of cultivation that defies the established order.

Travis's world is shattered when his girlfriend Abigail dumps him for a wealthy playboy, Calvin, and humiliates him in public. But just as Travis is about to lose hope, a mysterious entity, the Grand System, appears, offering him a chance to turn his life around and become rich and famous. Will Travis accept the offer and embrace the unknown, or will he let his past define him?

Andrew Chappatti is nothing. To the Ciaro family, Boston's most powerful crime dynasty, he's a nameless handyman who fixes electronics and keeps his head down. Married to the don's favorite daughter, Emilia, as a dying wish, he's spent two years as an invisible, unconsummated husband. A joke. A pauper. A nobody. But when the city's most dangerous drug lord, Lesner, crashes Mrs. Ciaro's birthday party and claims Emilia as his bride, Andrew does something no one expects: he stands up and calls her his wife. Humiliated and broken, Andrew runs into the night. That's when the black SUVs arrive. Dragged to a hidden mansion, Andrew discovers the truth his father died to protect: he's not a handyman. He's the heir to the Chappatti Cartel, the most feared criminal empire the world has ever seen. And tonight, a hundred men in red bow to him as their leader. Lesner thinks he's taking Emilia in three days. He doesn't know who he's dealing with. The underrated son-in-law is about to become the most dangerous man in Boston. ---

Malvin was born with a life of privilege. He had everything: wealth, status, and good looks. Yet, instead of enjoying a luxurious life, he felt hollow. A life without ambition had no meaning to it. If anything, it was boring. The only thing he did to keep himself entertained was sleep around with women, regardless of whether they were married or not. But one day, his recklessness led to his demise, killed by a husband who caught him in bed with his wife. A fitting death, given his scumbag ways. But that wasn't the end. Fate had other plans for him. Reborn into a world of reapers, Malvin starts from scratch. Orphaned at birth, he must carve his own path, survive, and grow stronger. His goal? become the ultimate scumbag who wouldn't get himself killed by angry husbands. But there's a slight problem. He's a half-human, half-reaper abomination, born to die. His existence destabilizes the world, and he's spared only to be used as a weapon. Caught up in a world where Reapers wage a never-ending war against Soul Witches –monstrous beings that ravage realms and devour human souls - would he really become the weapon they desperately need to turn the tides, or will he be their Destroyer? Read on to find out. ******* MC is a total scumbag. Be warned.

Antonio, a once-privileged billionaire, experienced a startling turn of events when he was falsely accused and robbed of all his wealth by the government. As if that weren't enough, he was thrown into prison. Sadly, his closest friends became his enemies. Because he was determined to reclaim what was rightfully his, he accepted his criminal background as the heir to a powerful mafia dynasty. It was time for vengeance!

After three years of hiding his trillionaire identity to play the "perfect husband," Xavier Knight is served divorce papers on his anniversary—only to be picked up in a convoy of Rolls-Royces by the woman who will become his new, more powerful wife. I gave Sarah Miller everything: my time, my heart, and three years of silent service while she climbed the corporate ladder. But on our third anniversary, she didn't bring home a gift; she brought a billionaire suitor and a divorce contract. She called me a "parasite." Her mother called me a "stain." They thought they were throwing away trash. Little did they know, the "delivery boy" they despised was the elusive Chairman of the Sovereign Group. Now, the trial is over. The lion is awake. And Sarah is about to realize that losing me was the most expensive mistake of her life.