Marriage First, Love Second

"Who is Mr. Maximilanno in Avrilla city?" This was the question every business owner and affluent person in Avrilla city asked. Mr. Maximilanno seemed to be the sole owner of the entire city and everyone wanted to curry favour with him as much as everyone despised Ric, a lowlife ex- convict. ******** Ric is the live-in Son in-law of the Steffanina family, he answers Ric Mariano but his documents carry Ric Maximilanno after his mother and him are kicked out of the Mariano Mansion in Westmoreland county fifteen years ago. Ric serves a jail term for his wife's father's sake in a bid to make her love him better but she leaves him in Jail, when he's released he discovers his wife is remarried. Hurt and broken he attacks the groom, he is beaten up and left to die but someone saves him. He wakes up to a new knowledge.  He is the Dragon heir. Ric continues to hide his identity under his mother's last name Mariano while everyone in the city searches to find and please Mr. Maximilanno. His disguise would enable him to take revenge on all those who looked down on him and know those who are true to him. He marries again but this time not for love but for more power and dominance. His signature is needed to approve the next Mayor of the city; the same position his ex-father in-law is campaigning for. If his ex-wife checks her divorce certificate she would know the truth, if his jailers check the conviction details they would know and if his new wife checks her marriage contract she would know. Find out if anyone would be that detailed to check and discover who the only man with the Maximilanno last name in Avrilla city is.

After doing everything for his beloved wife, he was never considered and was betrayed. Damian chose to return to his original life. They thought that they were extraordinary people. But in reality, Damian was far greater than them. When they found out, there was no second chance.

Steve Alvarez is disappointed when his girlfriend Emmy dumps him in favour of Jacob, a wealthy boss and businessman in Los Angeles. As a result, he is frustrated because he has no way to get revenge for being poor. However, he finds hope again when he receives a mysterious system that will give him money. However, the missions always lead Steve into complicated situations. Will he complete his missions or give up on his revenge mission?

Transmigration!!!! Yeah,that's it. Jasmine woke up and found herself in a world. What world? a world that was the exact same as the one in her favourite novel. But something didn't seem right. You want to know what didn't seem right? She got into her favourite novel but it was the olden days era. Ah!the olden era and she was actually playing the role of a girl who was hated by someone she loves. You know, Jasmine's crush was the ML of the novel. And then she getting into the novel and playing the role of enemy is.... Again,she woke up and found herself in a hospital bed. And this time it was the actual novel. Isn't that a bliss? She was her playing her own damn role. Intriguing right? A secret!What's it? A change again occurred in the novel. The novel she read was a contemporary romance but this time it turned to Fantasy. The novel turned to a book that the ML and other characters were not humans but something else...... Something mysterious, something gruesome

Joel Brown-Winston, the sole heir to the Winston Empire, survives an assassination attempt and goes into hiding. However, his enemies tried to destroy him... Joel inherits the family business, but an even greater threat looms unknown to him.  A dangerous enemy hidden in the shadows threaten to destroy everything Joel holds dear.  Can Joel defeat this  enemy and save the Winston Empire from destruction?

"My granddaughter will divorce Noah immediately, and we'll begin the preparations for her engagement with James Clifton. That's my final decision!” The matriarch declared, turning her gaze towards Noah, whom she considered less worthy than roadkill. “Or, you can just take the blame in place of Henry.” Voices rose in her support, urging Noah to accept his fate and go to jail for a crime he never committed. “Do you think a gutter rat like you compares with our precious Henry?” “You’re nothing but a worthless villager who got lucky by chance, but my daughter doesn't have to be tied to a fucking freeloader forever!” “Why Eliana ever agreed to marry you, I’ll never understand! I guess my lovely daughter has a heart of gold, but I won't let you take advantage of her!” Their eyes were cold and judgmental towards Noah, who was still an outsider after three years. “Just because you're allowed to live here, don't start thinking that you own the bloody palace! You’re nothing but a stain on this family’s name.” ***** Noah Kingsley– the heir to Edencrest Estate! He doesn't even need to walk amongst the mortals, for his lineage is one of Kings Yet, he lives a double life as Noah Turner, the downtrodden son-in-law of the Frost Family… all to repay a debt of his life saved by the girl, long long ago. Until one day… the Frosts force him to divorce his loving wife and take the blame for her cousin's heinous crime. Noah is ready to show the world his real power, but will his wife accept his new identity? What lies ahead for him at the family he was kicked out from, at the tender age of five? Will he ever be able to claim his place?

"Ah, Ethan." Marcus drawled, his voice dripping with condescension. "The prodigal son, crawling back for scraps." Ethan's face burned with shock and anger. "You're...you're behind this?" Ethan stuttered. Marcus chuckled, strolling closer. "I wanted to see if you'd learned your lesson. Are you still groveling in poverty, or have you managed to scrape together a semblance of dignity?" "You're like a dog, Ethan," Marcus sneered. "A dog that runs back to its master, tail wagging, hoping for a pitiful bone. You think you deserve better? You think you're worthy of our family's name?" "I don't need your approval or your family's name," Ethan declared, meeting Marcus's gaze. "I'll make my own way." What happens when an illegitimate son is disowned by his family on his wedding day, his wife abandons him and their three months old daughter after a year of marriage, and an accident which claimed his life occurs on the day he finds out a job interview he rushed for was a sham orchestrated by his own stepbrother.. But that's only where things gets interesting. «Ding! Greetings Host, I am Eminence, your companion towards fortune..» «Ding! For every living being you save, you get a $10,000 reward!» «Ding! For every successful roasting, you get a $10,000 reward!» «Ding! the system has seen your determination, and therefore you have been granted the skill: Unbreakable Will.» Ethan smirks.. "It has begun!" FROM ASHES TO EMINENCE

Follow the life of Sakamo Ryu on Earth, where he is Sakamo Ryu, a fifteen-year-old boy with ascendency of English-Japanese.  His other life is as Alex Brim, a Hero for Hire on the Magical World Azurath to where he can travel by using a magical pendant.  His help is needed from time to time, because of the Magical Voids that appear in the sky from where Monsters fall, making the lives of the different species that lives there, a very hard one.  … Alex shouted to the Orc, surprising everyone, “Eat him already! He is in my way, I want your head and the pretty Magical Orb you have inside you! You are not dead already because that dumbass is still there, but as soon as you kill him, you are all mine!” The Orc let his hostage go that fell on the ground with a muffled bump. The Orc raised his mace to the sky and screamed, giving the signal for the Goblins to attack. At the same time, Alex whispered, “Give me a little of your strength, Shinatobe.” A small dot of light near his right ear answered in a low voice, “As you say, Master.” ...

Additional Tags : #Romance #Revenge #Cultivation #Antihero #Weaktostrong #Overpowered #MatureExplicitContent ===== Allen Veton is trash. Everyone says so. Level 7. F-rank. His own family threw him away and forced him to marry Seraphina Valemont, a former S-rank Hunter who's now paralyzed, mute, and completely helpless. Their wedding gift is a rotting shack in the slums. No money. No power. No future. On their first night, Seraphina cries. Allen wipes the tear away. And everything changes. [Ding!] [Wife Investment System activated.] [Violet: Welcome, Host. Invest in your wife. Receive returns from 100x to 10,000x. Do you accept?] Allen accepts. He has nothing to lose. He covers her with a blanket. Copper appears. He feeds her. New skills unlock. He whispers that he'll never leave her. The system gives him power beyond anything he's ever known. But Allen isn't stupid. His Intelligence sits at 1,247, a genius hiding in a weak body. And as the returns grow stronger, he notices something else buried deep in his blood. [Ding!] [Violet: Primordial Demonic Bloodline detected. Status: Dormant. Awakening requires maximum emotional investment.] A bloodline that makes demons kneel. A power so ancient no one remembers its name. Every coin Allen earns makes him richer. Every skill makes him deadlier. Every moment with his wife awakens the bloodline. And Seraphina herself is slowly healing. A finger moves. A hand reaches for him. Then one day, a voice speaks directly into his mind. '...My Husband.' She can talk to him. And she wants revenge. [Ding!] [Return: 10,000x. Skill unlocked: Aura of Fear.] [Violet: Host, enemies are watching. Eliminate before they strike.] ========== - Smart, Strategic, & No-Nonsense MC - No Yuri/Yaoi - NTR-Free (No Netorare) ==========

Perfect was the definition of Chris' marriage, it was worth envying to those who hadn't had a peek of it but what happens when he finds out his marriage was based on lies, betrayals, and thorns in the flesh and his loving wife was no more than an enemy of his to begin with. How could he heal from the injuries left in his heart? Would he be willing enough to let another woman claim it or forever hold on to the grudge that women are nothing but scandalous