Old Money Last Names

Ethan Vance’s past life was the stuff of legend. As the “Sovereign,” he reigned as the world’s most feared mercenary commander—until the one person he trusted above all else turned on him, ending his life in a single, brutal betrayal. He awakens decades later, in 2026, not as a powerful figure but as a penniless, struggling 21-year-old college student. In the sterile glare of a hospital hallway, Ethan’s world seems to crumble. He can’t afford the surgery that could save his mother’s life. To make matters worse, his girlfriend—always quick to chase after money—abandons him on the spot for a wealthier classmate. Just as despair threatens to swallow him, a metallic chime rings out in his mind: [Ding! God-Level Wealth System activated. Binding complete.] [Initial Balance Reward: $10,000,000 deposited into your account!] Suddenly, fragments of his old self snap into place. The instincts of a battlefield commander return, but this time he’s armed not just with experience, but with limitless funds. The days of being dismissed as a loser on campus are over. Ethan Vance, the Sovereign, is back—reborn with a vengeance. To the ex-girlfriend who laughed at his misfortune: Watch as I buy the company your family depends on. To the doctors who turned away his mother: You’ll be lucky to find work in medicine again. And to the shadows of his past life, those enemies still lurking and scheming: I’m coming for my throne. This time, nothing will stand in my way.

“You're not a nobody,” Victor Moon said, his silver eyes unreadable. “You're the man gods once feared.” Banished from divine memory and stripped of celestial might, Marcus Steele walks among mortals in plain clothes and quiet patience. Bound by an ancient marriage contract, he arrives in Manhattan—a city of supernatural elites—to claim his betrothed. But Diana Sterling, the ice-cold CEO of Sterling Industries, publicly humiliates him, mocking his appearance, status, and power. She doesn’t know who she’s mocking. None of them do. “Take your money,” Diana sneers, hurling a check worth millions. “We're not equals. You don’t belong in my world.” She’s wrong. When shadow demons strike, Marcus reveals a glimpse of the war god he once was—effortlessly annihilating threats, catching the attention of Sarah Moon, heiress to the most feared family in the supernatural underworld. “Marcus,” Sarah whispers, fierce and elegant, “I want you to be my partner.” As Manhattan’s elites scramble to earn his favor, old enemies emerge from the shadows, desperate to keep Marcus from reclaiming his throne. But with each battle, his power returns—and so do his memories. “Tell your master,” Marcus says, standing over broken assassins, “that some wars aren’t worth starting.” They wanted a pawn. They mocked a drifter. They awoke a god. Now, Marcus Steele is done pretending.

Male Lead: John Rizzo Female lead: Sabrina Bernette John, born with a strange red crystal in his hand, lived his life as any other seventeen years old boy would. But when he turned eighteen he started having nightmares about events of his past life which he did not know he had. Because John lacked money to complete his school fee, he decided to become a bounty hunter. But John lacked the fighting experience and a beast attacked him in the forest, which he wasn't able to protect himself from. Just as he was in the brim of death, 'Let me take over from here.' He heard a strange voice in his head. John fell unconscious but when he woke up, somehow, he had defeated all the beasts that were after him. Then the voice explained to John that all the dreams he had were not just dreams, they were memory recalls. From John's memory recall, he and his parents were killed but before he died he made a wish to a genie to be Reborn in order to seek his revenge. Meanwhile Sabrina, a skilful thief, sent to steal the crystal John had on him, ended up falling in love with John. The story consists of Fantasy, Comedy, mystery and a little bit of romance. Including Vampires, wolves and humans. I hope you enjoy this novel.

Imagine borrowing money from your best friend and selling your car to buy a diamond ring for your wife on your wedding anniversary.

Smith lost his parents in a car accident, and his brother died some days after. He was left to take care of his sister, who was suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor. Smith didn't have any money, and his wife would rather spend money to buy a bag than save his sister's life. He was looked down upon and teased in front of all families. When Smith thought it was all over for him, something surged within him: {Congratulations! Welcome to the lavishing system. Warning, you must spend 10 million dollars every day, or else, the system will depart}.

‘Life is cruel’, Such a saying can be applied to Bin, who’s a youth diagnosed with a strange terminal illness. He passes every day working various odd jobs to support himself and earn enough money for his young sister after his imminent death. However, his life gets turned upside down when he meets Jasmine Lemore, a girl hailing from a very rich family. "I've come for my money, but since you can't pay, I'll have you become my loyal servant. You have no right to refuse!"

In a world where mortals strive to defy the heavens, where mountains float and oceans roar with spiritual beasts, the cultivation world stands on the edge of chaos. The Radiant Court rules above all—seven Thrones, unshaken for ten thousand years. They decide who rises. They decide who falls. But there is a legend whispered in silence. A name spoken only in riddles. A figure who once stood above the heavens… and walked away. Chen Fi. No one knows where he came from. No one knows how strong he truly was. Only the oldest cultivators remember the tremble in the world when he last raised a hand. They say he once refused the title of Immortal Emperor. They say he gave up the Nine Dao Thrones. They say he saw something beyond power… and chose peace. Now, hidden in a quiet valley unknown to most maps, he lives as a humble hermit—drinking tea, fishing under cherry blossoms, and raising a single orphan boy. But peace never lasts. When the world begins to stir—when arrogant sects send disciples to claim his land, when the Thrones grow fearful of a man they could never control—old echoes awaken. Chen Fi does not seek conflict. But should conflict find him… He reminds the world why it once knelt.

​Thousands of years ago, the Dragon Sovereign sacrificed his life to seal away an apocalyptic threat. Today, that very threat sits on a throne of lies, worshipped by humanity as a god named Dominic Kane. ​The true sovereign has returned, but not as a mighty dragon. He has awakened in the frail and sickly human body of Luca Romano, a lowly archivist at an elite magic academy. This academy does not teach magic to save the world. It trains ruthless inquisitors like Kaelen Draven to hunt down and slaughter the last remaining dragon descendants. ​Luca must keep his head down among the dusty scrolls. His new human vessel is too weak to hold even a fraction of his true draconic aura, and a single burst of his old power would tear his flesh apart. Hiding, however, is a luxury he cannot afford for long. ​With the help of a brilliant outcast scholar named Amelia Hart, Luca begins secretly forging a new dragon core right under the watchful eyes of his enemies. He must decipher the twisted history Dominic Kane wrote and locate his loyal ancient general, Elias Thorne, who just might still walk the earth in secret. ​The weak archivist is about to remind the world of the terror of the true Dragon Sovereign. They stole his empire. He is going to burn theirs to the ground.

Poor Dalton Hester, a man at the age of 39, ended his own life when everything around him went to hell. Losing his wife in an accident which he believed wasn’t one as it was planned by another to have it happen. The person he knew to believe to be the one to have his life killed was a criminal Dalton had put away thanks to the job of being a lawyer. That chain of events leads the poor man on top of a tall building holding a bottle almost empty of liquor. He takes a single sip from the bottle last time and then lets his own body fall forward flying towards everyone else. Dalton didn’t hold much faith in places called heaven or hell, but he had somewhat of a feeling that what a person like him did wasn’t going to be up, instead of more likely down. When darkness finally came Dalton awaited to open his eyes again to witness the flames of hell, but something different happened where he was still alive or to say reborn into a new body that wasn’t human and a new world that was like a fantasy book, movie or game. So looking at this as another chance at life Dalton decided to take it to the fullest to enjoy all the things that were different from his old world even when it was good or bad.

When the whole world knew him as a loser and the most pathetic underdog, Leonidas Maxwell was still trying to stand tall for his brother and his beloved lover. But when Leonidas was almost desperate to save his dying brother and asked for fund help, he found his lover betraying him; having an affair with someone he hated the most. Leonidas was on the verge of death because of his love, and thought he was a loser who begged for money until the end. But suddenly, a notification rang, a strange screen appeared and his life changed. When Leonidas had a system to make money fast, that's when dollars meant nothing to him!