Playing Dumb

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.

In his past life, Lucian Vance bled for fake friends and a manipulative lover, only to end up with a blade driven into his heart. Now, he’s regressed to Day One of the global apocalypse—armed with the SSS-Rank Empire Builder System and a heart of absolute stone. No more mercy. No more playing the tragic hero. With a forty-eight-hour countdown ticking in the crimson sky and a tyrannical Necromancer marching to claim the city, Lucian must conquer the ruins from the ground up. By his side stand the world’s most elite, fiercely loyal women—warriors and geniuses who would gladly watch the world burn for him. His traitorous family wants his fortress., a god of death wants his head. But Lucian is about to teach them all a lesson: In this life, the Sovereign bows to no one.

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."

After coming up with this amazing role playing adventure game idea, Eric Claus had an accident while he was going to pick up his daughter, Jodie from school, and it resulted in him entering into a coma, and also finding himself in a mystical world, exactly like the one he was creating for his game. On his quest to know how he got there and how to return to the real world, he realizes that he has actually entered his game world and now he has to survive every stage and challenge of this world in order to return home. So his fate of coming out of coma was in his hands, whether he lives or dies all lies in his ability to fight and survive the dangers of this world. Would he be able to survive and return to his beloved daughter?

Victor Langston West is a man everyone thought was finished: framed, hunted, betrayed by the people closest to him, and dying of cancer. Declared a murderer and erased from polite society, he vanishes only to return later as something they never expected: a low key billionaire who operates from the shadows. What started as survival turns into a meticulously built covert empire. Using dead-drop accounts, proxy companies, and a single piece of stolen intelligence, Victor engineers a climb from fugitive to untouchable financier. He keeps his identity hidden and his motives purer than the headlines. His goal is to expose the network that framed him, reclaim what was stolen, and punish those who sold him for power. The Hidden Billionaire is a slow-burn revenge thriller about identity, the hunger for justice, and the price of playing king in a world that assumes you’re already dead.

Becoming a legend in an MMORPG did not end well for Aaron, a young teenager who gifted in the art of sword fighting. When he reached the highest stage of all players over 5 consecutive years, 'Martial Online Company' sued Aaron after suffering huge losses due to losing a huge of fans. Sentenced to 15 years in prison, Aaron had to pay for things that he never did! Ten years passed. They released Aaron after getting remission. However, his debts were piling up, and he was thinking of ending his own life. But someone suddenly came on gave him the offer to pay off all his debts by returning to playing MMORPGs and killing 700,000,000 orcs and goblins! Is Aaron willing to pick up his sword again? Or will he stick to his sword and end up with miserable? Follow the young man’s adventures in the world of Martial Universe Online!

Lein Aeron dies the most ridiculous death imaginable—overworked to death playing the very game he mastered: Malivic World. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself resurrected inside the game that stole his life… but not as a hero. He is reborn as the lowest-ranked creature, a living joke with no talents, no stats, and no future. Hunted by players, humiliated by NPCs, and cursed by fate, Lein becomes the most worthless existence ever recorded. But when the mysterious Malivic Depth System awakens, the former top-tier gamer gains access to powers no one in history has touched—powers tied directly to the suffering he endured. Now, Lein rises. And everyone who mocked him…Everyone who broke him… Everyone who thought he was nothing…Will face the most brutal face-slapping revenge the Malivic World has ever seen. The game that killed him will become the world he dominates.

A young brilliant NASA astronaut who is determined to find an outer space substance capable of turning ordinary humans into humanoids. He called it vibranium. After proposing the research to NASA, it was rejected without any further ado(delay). As if it was trash. He resigned out of anger; however, the zeal to fulfill his dreams kept burning in his heart. Five years of building up his agency from scratch. Ten years of failed experiments on project Vibranium. He almost gave up on his dreams…not until 'Brendan Omar' came into the picture. A talented VR(Visual reality) gamer named Brendan Omar has made quite a show in playing VR games and is considered one of the best in the United States. He has no idea he's being watched by this ambitious QASA(Quantum Aeronautics Science Agency) for a long time. Brendan is now part of their plan.

Ethan Bennett was the perfect son-in-law—humble, quiet, and willing to endure every humiliation from his wife, Sophia Steele, and her arrogant family. They mocked him, treated him like dirt, and tossed him aside without a second thought. But they never knew the truth. Ethan is no ordinary man. He is the hidden heir to the world’s most powerful conglomerate. And now, after Sophia’s cold betrayal, he’s done playing the fool. When Ethan walks away from the Steele family, he disappears into the shadows—only to return as their worst nightmare. With wealth, power, and ruthless determination, he will dismantle everything they hold dear, piece by piece. The once-mighty Steeles will crumble, and when they finally realize who Ethan truly is, it will be far too late. They called him a nobody. Now, he’s the one pulling the strings. And this time, he won’t be silent.