Playing Dumb

He was the joke of the century. The nobody who somehow tricked a Bradford daughter into marriage. The pathetic man who couldn't even keep his wife faithful. For five years, Marcus Chen endured hell as the despised son-in-law of the powerful Bradford family. They mocked him, abused him, and treated him like worthless trash. . On the night of his divorce party, a celebration thrown specifically to humiliate him, Marcus finally signed the papers and walked away with nothing. What the Bradfords didn't know was that Marcus isn't some nobody from nowhere. He's Marcus Chen-Laurent, the hidden heir of one of the most powerful empires in the city. Now that the game is over, Marcus is done playing the victim. The forsaken heir has returned and he's bringing with him, HELL.

“Anyone in there?” He asked about the hundredth time before he finally decided to push the door open.“Oh my God!” Tyler was shocked at what he saw. “This can't be true!” His eyes went wide as he saw his wife Elena in a tight embrace with a man who kissed her passionately with their tongues playing with each other, touching every inch of her body as she unbuckled his belt quickly.“What the hell?” Tyler asked with watery eyes.“What the fuck is going on here?” Tyler's jaw dropped, still in the shock of seeing Elena moaning to the touch of another man. He'd loved her with everything he had but it still wasn't enough to keep her loyal.

Jared, who was plugged in and had just entered the Virtual Reality (VR) game, was sucked into another world一 assumingly, the game world that held a strong resemblance to his original world aside from several differences. Similar to the original world, there was a deadly flu-like virus that was being spread. The pandemic resulted in many deaths and after months, several types of vaccines were finally cultivated. However, in the new world, one of those vaccines was corrupted which led to the creation of a mutation in the human body一 a zombie virus. Fighting to survive against many odds, Jared who is an average college student that loves playing games, will need to also find a way back to his world or he may just not survive for long.

A man known only as Cassian Vale, a former government ghost and criminal genius, surrenders to authorities after a decade in the shadows. But he has one condition: he will only speak to Ayla Trent, a rookie cyber-investigator who has no idea why she’s been chosen. Cassian claims that a secret society is orchestrating global chaos from behind the scenes, and he has the names, the proof, and the leverage—but he’ll only reveal them one by one, in exchange for favors, protection, and immunity. Each name he provides unlocks a new case—a corrupt billionaire, a hidden assassin, a double agent—and Ayla is pulled deeper into a world of deception, danger, and secrets that threaten everything she thought she knew. But is Cassian helping… or playing a longer, darker game?

Ceto's life mostly revolves around playing computer games. Where he manages not to leave his room for one, two or six months. This is also the reason why his ex-girlfriend broke up with him. One day, when he opened his eyes, he did not expect to find himself in a strange world. He later discovered that he was inside the game world and where he was one of the anime heroes that he often played before. He used to only dream of this in his life, but now he is an actual player in one of his favorite games. Will he be able to leave the strange world he has been to? Or will he be able to overcome every challenges that the cruel game throws at them?

Frank Forbes gave up everything—his career, reputation, independence—to support his wife’s dream. He raised their child. He built strategies behind the scenes. He watched her company rise. And when success finally came, she repaid him with betrayal. Murdered in silence, erased in a blind spot, Frank opens his eyes again— reborn on the very day her company goes public. The dinner is cold. The phone is playing her lover’s toast. This time, Frank doesn’t endure. He walks into the celebration banquet, shatters reputations, ends careers, and demands a divorce in front of the world. Backed by the Reclaimed Worth System, Frank will retrieve everything he sacrificed— and turn the empire she stole into the foundation of his absolute reign.

In the distant future, Virtual Reality Multi Massive Online Role Playing Games or VRMMORPGs have taken center stage on earth's mainstream form of entertainment. The hottest game Level 0 touts the greatest rating and popularity for its realism and in-depth features that keeps the players guessing on what the next surprise will be. One day one player returns 10 years to the past and find that his family is alive. He is further confused and wondered if this was a dream, but realization violently came upon him. Plagued by a mind splitting headache, future memories of his path from today showed him the grim fate that awaited him. Armed with the knowledge of the future, he pushes forward to a brighter future where his family is still besides him. Start from Zero and Rise, as a new AGE is about to begin.

Jayce Carter was born broke but brilliant, surviving the streets of Brooklyn with nothing but a sharp mind, sharper tongue, and a dark ambition. After his brother is murdered in a drug deal gone wrong, Jayce claws his way into the underworld—not to survive, but to dominate. He builds his blood empire from scratch—laundering money, stealing territory, and outsmarting every rival. But there’s one man he can’t outmaneuver: Malik Stone—the dangerously sexy, calculating kingpin who once broke Jayce's heart... and now wants a cut of his empire. Enemies close in. Bodies pile up. And Jayce must decide: Will he let love weaken him—or weaponize it to destroy everyone in his way? Power. Betrayal. Bloodlust. In the game of kings, only one man can rule... and Jayce is done playing fair.

Ryan Sinclair is a firefighter. His wife, Elise, is the famous "Ice Queen" CEO of Hayden City. Ryan thought he was living a dream—until the day he broke into a burning room to save a life, only to find his wife in bed with another man. He demanded an explanation. She treated him like trash. To Elise, Ryan was a lowly servant lucky enough to stand in her shadow. When Ryan finally handed her the divorce papers, she didn't even look at him, convinced he was playing a pathetic game for attention. But when Ryan truly vanished, Elise’s world collapsed. Without him, her empire began to crumble. Desperate and broken, the powerful CEO fell to her knees. "Please, Ryan... come back to me." Ryan only gave her one word: "Get lost."

Max remembers the poisoned bouquet. The betrayal. The trap. And he’s done playing nice. Announcing a divorce at the Hamilton family banquet stuns everyone. Rebecca begs. Alex mocks. And the cold patriarch Andrew Hamilton? He tries to delay the scandal—until Max volunteers for the deadliest post on the Meridian border. “You’d rather die out there than stay here?” Rebecca whispers. “Exactly.” At the border, Max meets Commander Silver Caldwell—fierce, brilliant, and nothing like the toxic world he left behind. As enemies close in, and old alliances shift, Max prepares for a new war—this time on his terms. Because Max may have been the Hamilton family’s biggest mistake... But now, he’s the one writing the rules. He died once. He won't die again—not without a fight.