Playing Dumb

Noah Vance, a mocked house-husband of three years, is served divorce papers by his socialite wife, Clara. But the moment he touches the pen, a Billionaire Approval System awakens, tasking him to earn recognition from the world's elite—starting with his own billionaire father-in-law, Marcus Sterling, who views him as living furniture. With only twenty-four hours to secure a million-dollar investment or face permanent social ruin, Noah must transform from a pathetic loser into a shark in a city of minnows. The game has begun, but he is no longer just playing by the rules—he is rewriting them.

Ten years ago, 17-year-old Jason Holt found his parents brutally murdered in their home. Etched in blood beside the bodies was a strange handprint symbol—a twisted signature. But Jason's mind fractured that night. Plagued by blackouts and memory gaps, he began to fear the unthinkable: What if he was the killer? After years in therapy and relentless study of human behavior, Jason reinvents himself as one of the FBI's most intuitive profilers, determined to uncover the truth. But just as he starts to forget the past, it returns. Another murder. Another symbol. The same handprint. And this time, the killer is playing a game—with Jason as the final pawn.

Raka thought hitting rock bottom meant bankruptcy. Then he became a "contract husband" to the elite, a world of glittering lies and empty smiles. But when his clients' pasts hint at faked deaths and sinister financial schemes, he realizes he's not just playing a role—he's a pawn in a deadly game. Trapped between a powerful, enigmatic lawyer and dangerous socialites, Raka must uncover the truth before he becomes the next victim. Will he expose the conspiracy and risk everything, or succumb to the allure of the darkness that surrounds him? In a world where love is a contract and death is a convenience, some secrets are worth killing for.

In a world where power and ranks decide fate, Henry is nothing. An F1 scraping by in the slums of Neo-Veridia, his life is a cycle of struggle and survival. But everything changes in an instant. A catastrophic accident. A moment of darkness. And then—he awakens. A System unlike any other. No fixed path. No limits. Infinite potential. Now, the city's elite watch him with fear. Ruthless factions move in the shadows. Something ancient stirs beneath the surface. And Henry? He’s done playing by their rules. The hierarchy was unbreakable—until now. Power has been rewritten. And Henry is just getting started. Will Henry rise out of the ordinary and actually break the hierarchy from the system? Will he make space for something new?

In a world governed by the Soul-Code, your worth is determined by the rarity of the skill you manifest at sixteen. Vaxien Valerost manifests Rhythmic Respiration—a skill so common it is used by literal infants to stay alive. Labeled a Glitch and cast out by the elite Aurelian Academy, Vaxien is left for dead in the Shadow-Wastes. But Vaxien’s skill isn't a dead end; it is the foundation. He awakens the Nexus-Forge, a forbidden interface that allows him to dismantle trash skills and synthesize them into God-Tier Primaries. While the world’s elite rely on their stagnant, high-rank abilities, Vaxien is evolving. One breath at a time, he isn't just playing the game, he’s rewriting the source code of reality.

Meet Freza, the uncrowned king of mediocrity living in a world obsessed with 'vibes' and empty hustle. From selling bottled air to accidentally starting a civil war on Twitter over breakfast preferences, Freza's life is a magnificent train wreck of modern absurdities. In a digital age where everyone is faking their best life, Freza is the only one honest enough to fail spectacularly. If you have ever felt like the universe is playing a dark joke on you, welcome to the club. This is a satirical odyssey through the nonsense of the 21st century, proving that sometimes, the only way to survive the chaos is to laugh at the ruins. Tags: Comedy, Contemporary, Drama, Victim, Paranoid, Independent, Twist, Misunderstanding, Twisted

Blurb: Betrayed, humiliated, and cast aside, Alejandro Jiménez is a man everyone thinks they can crush. Fired from his job, publicly shamed by his wife Elena, and mocked by her greedy family, Alejandro hides a powerful secret—he is the hidden heir to one of the wealthiest families in Mexico. When his past comes knocking and his enemies grow bold, Alejandro decides it's time to stop playing weak. With vengeance in his heart and power at his fingertips, he vows to bring down the arrogant Walter Velázquez and the corrupt Cuatro Mares Corporation. They think he's finished—but Alejandro is just getting started. A storm is coming, and it has a name: Jiménez.

She called him useless and kicked him out of her life. Rosalind Springfield rose to fame as a powerful CEO—and dumped her "ordinary" husband without a second thought. What she didn’t know? That “ordinary” man was the secret force behind her entire empire. Sean O’Connor gave up a life of wealth and power to love her quietly. He built her success in the shadows, protected her from danger, and asked for nothing in return. Until she betrayed him. Now he’s done playing the role of the weak husband. He’s walking away—and taking everything with him. She thought she didn’t need him. She was wrong.

“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.