Greed: All For What?

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in Urban Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 "Who are you? I'm not sure I've seen you around... not in any of the meeting of the company." Alves wanted to tell Manuel as much as he could. About how he has been deprived of every right in the house. About how he was made to live like a dog and barely noticed. Often talked down. But Madam laughed out loud, "Oh, he's Alves, our gate man's son!" |---------------------| Yes! The gateman was treated better than him. He was treated like a riff-raff and eventually thrown out in the rain, on the same day his grandpa died; the man who had been his only hope. But that can't be all. Fate has a tricky card... And when the card is tossed, no one will be able to look him in the eyes, not even the deitified madam!

Jeremiah Steel, known as the irritating blemish on the Prescott family tree, is backstabbed by everyone and framed for a murder he didn’t commit. He is arrested and thrown into prison to rot for the rest of his life. However, a fated encounter with a mysterious man changes his life forever and he is given the power, influence, wealth, and everything he needs to get his revenge on all those who had wronged him. Unfortunately, there was a consequence of gaining these powers and that is a curse. He has a limited time to find a way to get rid of this curse before it’s too late.

His mother placed him under shrubs because she was a Nymph and had no idea about nursing a baby. His father had ran away upon the news of pregnancy, because he felt incapable of taking responsibility for the baby, not knowing that the mother of his child was a Nymph. The baby was found by a lady who nursed and sold him to being a gladiator. Ja Lia, his father was washed to the shore of the dark sea by pious Poseidon after he'd stolen the great helmet of Jin and was taken care of by Vulcan, the Roman Emperor who made him a master of gladiators and gave him the life he craved for. The gladiator was sent to serve under Ja Lia, who unknown to him was his father. Ja Lia feels insecure with the Cod around, and the Cod loathes the callous master and finds all means to kill to kill him. The Nymph fights her way to unite her family, but the only means is making a mistake and setting a battle between the father and the son...Read the supplementary chapters!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Completed!) Driven to suicide by a draconian contract, Murphy dies as a failed author in a dystopian society overtaken by AI. Luckily, he gets to redo his last seven years, accompanied by a System and uncanny dreams from the future! In a bid to avoid past's woes, he undertakes a quest to find 7 Numen Codes, the key to changing his story!

"You stopped being useful to me ever since that time! You couldn't even buy me a common Hermès Birkin bag. The 11th Lowry edition jewelry was my biggest fantasy back then! You couldn't get it for me. You made my friend steal the spotlight and buy it! You made her steal my shine! I hated you with all of my heart." Her face had turned red, flushed with hate. "It was such a big relief that you went to the prison. I was able to finally get rid of you." She chuckled as she stopped talking. Slade's ex-girlfriend, whom he had gone to prison for, yelled in his face. He had just caught her getting engaged to someone else, yet no remorse. Little did she know. The pushover ex-boyfriend she used to know died in the prison. The Slade standing in front of her is a new BEING! A god that all the powerful men cower before like cornered animals!!!

One seeks the top, burning with the desire to see what is beyond. One who thought he had reached the pinnacle while he was only deceiving himself, living at the bottom. And finally, one has reached the top and saw only regrets as he looked back down. For what reason, for what purpose did they seek strength? Was it a dream? Was it a goal? Was it regret? Whatever the reason may be, only those who have steeled their minds and prepared for the worst can reach that pinnacle. And it is only those who have done so that can say whether it is worth it or not. Will it be the case for our protagonists? Let’s find out in this isekai story.

Alonso's life had been anything but ordinary. He had lost his family and his memories, leaving him with a desperate need to cling to anyone who made him feel like he belonged. So when his girlfriend cheated on him, it was like a knife in his chest. He felt like he had lost the last tether that kept him grounded. Then he lost his job, and everything came crashing down. He was desperate and alone until a billionaire named Perry Montillo offered him a job as her husband. He didn't question the offer, not when he was so lost and alone. But as he began to remember bits and pieces of his past, he realized that he had been the victim of attempted murder. The man he thought was his savior had actually tried to kill him. His anger and fear simmered below the surface, as he struggled to hold on to his fragile sense of stability. As Alonso dove deeper into the mystery of his attempted murder, he unearthed secrets that threatened to shatter everything he had built with Perry. He knew that the truth could destroy them, but he couldn't let it go. He had to find out who wanted him dead and why, no matter the cost. With his world on the brink of collapse, Alonso must choose between the love he has found and the justice he craves. Will he risk everything to uncover the truth, or will he choose to protect his fragile happiness and let the past remain buried

Ever had an experience with a Gold Digger? Sebastian has. After he caught his girlfriend cheating, she threw him out of her house, into the streets. Night Time, Sebastian was still out in the dark, walking to nowhere. He noticed a young lady, Celeste, sleepwalking. She was almost hit by a moving car but Sebastian saved her. He hit the jackpot overnight!. Celeste's parents turned out to be one of the most wealthy and influential people in the city of Cedarville. They even gave Sebastian a V.V.I.P suite to stay at the LUXE Hotel which was only for Elites. Gave Sebastian Five Billion Dollars and a job as an Executive Assistant in their company all for saving their daughter. But where did things start to go wrong? Was it his cheating Ex girlfriend who wanted to force her way back into his life? The mafia lord who suddenly had his eyes on Sebastian? Or was it the affair he mistakenly had with Celeste that unexpectedly got her pregnant? Sebastian was hit with two hard decisions; One, Sign a contract marriage with Celeste, who was pregnant for him and keep all his wealth. Two, reject the contract, lose everything he has and go to jail as a sexual assaulter that he wasn't. Will Sebastian will be able to scale through and be the Golden Boy ✨

At graduation, Michael Scofield planned the perfect proposal. But instead of applause, he got laughter. In front of the entire campus, his girlfriend, Jane Scott, sneered at his cheap clothes and broke his heart. “Do you really think love can buy happiness?” she said. “Even my handbag costs more than you’ll ever earn!” Humiliated and crushed, Michael walked away in silence as Jane threw herself into the arms of her new billionaire boyfriend. What she didn’t know was—Michael wasn’t poor. For years, he’d lived under a strict family rule: stay hidden until graduation. No money. No help. No special treatment. But tonight, that rule ends. Because the boy she mocked is the sole heir to an empire that controls 70% of the world’s wealth. And when the truth comes out, the girl who looked down on him, the crowd who laughed at him, and the elites who called him trash—will all bow before him.

They called him broken, disabled, but all he saw was the perfect disguise. A cripple. Easy prey.  They thought they had won. Not only did they dance right into his traps, but they lived to regret it.  Kage Allen, underestimated and betrayed, used his cunning, wealth, and power to build his revenge. His ex-wife and best friend learned the hard way that some wounds run deeper than any orchestrated accident.  Revenge can never be too much, especially when served with karma.  Kage had the last laugh—and it was the best.