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Ryan Reyes was a skewer vendor trying to leave behind his dark past that haunted him. However, when Jane, an estranged daughter of a powerful family, sought his help to secure her rightful inheritance through a contract marriage between them, he is thrust back into a world of power, wealth, and deadly secrets. As he stepped into his new role as Jane’s husband, he uncovered layers of corruption, family treachery, and a criminal empire that tied directly to his own tragic past. Caught between his growing feelings for her and the painful memories of his lost family, he must navigate a perilous path. In this gripping tale of love, power, revenge, and redemption, can they overcome the shadows of their pasts to forge a future together, or will the very forces that brought them together tear them apart?

It's been around 4 centuries since Gimmindiot struck it rich… You'll ask how? That's quite simple. At that time, Gimmin Diot, the founder of the company, was a noble. Not a rich one, but not a poor one too. He was just… ordinary. His daughter was a mage, studying alchemy, while he had his eldest son being a genius in magic, studying in a school in a faraway country, and his youngest son being a little vigorous guy, who'll surely become a great fighter. His wife was beautiful and gentle. The peasants in his territory were cultivating potatoes. Everything seemed to go well. And it WAS going well. Until something happened. It wasn't a long tragedy. It wasn't short too. It was just… ordinary. [...] - Arc 1. This novel revolves around constant change. Each narrative arc is in a different world, written differently, with different characters, at different times and places. The content of the first few chapters of each narrative arc is determined using the keywords given by the audience.

Darius Anderson thought he'd be a nobody forever, until one day he discovered he was the legitimate son of a powerful family. With his newfound wealth and power, Darius sets out to take revenge on those who wronged him and his mother. Will Darius be consumed by his thirst for vengeance, or will he find a way to rise above his past and forge a new future?

Ethan lived with no memories of his past, except with what his in-laws had told him. Being poor and miserable, Ethan lived at the mercy of his mother-in-law who ensured that his life never got better. An encounter with a stranger changed Ethan's life far more than he could imagine, and he soon realized that his in-laws were more connected to his past than they were willing to let on. Ethan returns for revenge and he swears that they will surely regret their actions.

"Congratulations, my Heir," a mysterious figure declared, "you have proven your worth, and you're now the Heir to the God of Healing and Medicine, Elandor!" Suddenly, I found myself in excruciating pain, hanging on the edge of a hill. The figure's words barely registered, and I felt like I was forgetting something crucial. Before I could make sense of it all, I blinked, and the pain was gone. My wounds had vanished, replaced by a newfound strength. There, around my neck, hung a gemstone amulet. I gasped as the amulet shone, flooding my mind with knowledge. "In the realm of healing, I'm the ultimate arbiter of life and death. As Elandor's heir, I command over ailments and the frailty of life. I am the embodiment of healing's power and authority." As memories flooded back, I realized why I was here. Darius Blackthorn, that treacherous scoundrel, had thrown me down this hill. "I won't let you get away with this. I'll have my revenge for all the pain you caused me. I'll show those Rossi family snobs who mocked me for being poor and treated me like a live-in servant. You'll regret ever looking down on me. I'm a god's heir, and you will pay for every bit of suffering you put me through." Fueled by rage, I stood there, determined to make them all pay.

Betrayed and exiled from his family, brutally attacked and left to die, Ethan forged a new path for himself by the help of a stranger who saved his life. Now in a new city and trying to put his past behind him, he is betrayed by his wife and kicked out of the family. Left with no choice, Ethan agrees to a contract marriage with his female boss who found interest in him because of his martial arts skills. Ethan faces a battle of disdain from his new in-laws and his bossy wife but unknown to everyone, he is the most powerful man in the world and the supreme leader of an ancient Order which controlled all the major families and corporations.

Angus Knighton hits rock bottom when his mother is dying and his arrogant wife and her family keep humiliating and insulting him for being poor.All that changes when a man in expensive clothes meets him in the hospital and shocks him with the news that he is the grandson of the richest man in the country. Now Angus is rich and can buy anything in the world, but then his wife divorces him because she doesn't think she can endure his poverty anymore…

Becoming a son-in-law of the eminent Brown family, I was deemed the useless one, laughed at by all as a good-for-nothing. Three years on, with the trial overcome, wielding power over the world, possessing wealth beyond measure. Once helpless to spare you from humiliation's bitter draught, now returned a king, I shall see you revel in boundless fortune and glory...

Bruce Ace stood on the altar, awaiting the arrival of his bride. News reached him that his bride had gone shopping with a billionaire's son and had ditched him. He got insulted and fired by his boss on the same day. His fate change and he married another lady only to become rejected by her family. Bruce Ace took a walk to the bar to free himself of all his worries. There, a man found him. "Bruce Ace, your networth is over 700billion USD. Do you know this?" These were the man's words.

Divorced and on the verge of revealing his true identity to his wife, Dominic Lorenzo retreats to his former life as a general. Fate intervenes when he gets entangled with Selena Alexiou, the president of his company. Will Dominic defy her family, recognizing her superiority over his ex-wife? How will Diana, his former wife, and the Alexiou family react when they discover him in his true identity?