Sorcière / Sorcier

❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Eleanor. Including murder. ❞ It’s the opening night of Cosima Memphis’s production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly – that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Archer, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Eleanor Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she’s the next target. Heath Albion, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Eleanor sneaking around at night he thinks he’s finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Eleanor’s ability to see visions of the past, Heath decides that they’re the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there’s more to boarding school than just silly rumours.

"You're now the chairman and heir of McPherson's consortium!" Those very words changed his life forever. Jake's life had seemed to be falling apart. He lost his wife and his job on the same day. He was mocked and ridiculed by his wife's family for being a "useless gold digger," and it seemed like everyone thought he was a failure. But then something unexpected happened - He found out that he was actually the heir to a top consortium. Suddenly, he had power and wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But with that newfound power came enemies and rivals who wanted to bring him down. With enemies around every corner and deadly plots hatching at every turn, Jake had to stay one step ahead if he wanted to survive. Could he outwit those who sought to destroy him? Or would his newfound fortune be the very thing that led to his downfall? Would he be able to navigate the dangerous world of wealth and power, or would he be crushed by the ruthless world of wealth and power?

"You're unfit to marry my daughter!" Max's mother-in-law raged. "You don't even have a job and you think you'll be able to take care of my daughter, you useless human!" ---- Max was abused by his mother-in-law for being a useless loser. He has neither money nor power which was the most basic thing and was considered a loser. What nobody knew was that he was the heir of the Darkwood family, the most powerful and prominent family in the northeast. --- "Young master, the master of the family asked us to bring you back, he'll kill us if you don't go back with us." A row of men in suits bowed as they said in unison to Max. "Tell him I'm no son of his," Max growled ignoring the men. ---- But with the life of his foster mother in line and the safety of his wife who had cared for him on the line, would Max accept the huge inheritance awaiting him at home despite the anonymity between him and his father?

"You’re just a house husband, Riley. Harry needs me more than you do." For three years, Riley swallowed his pride and hid his unmatched brilliance in biochemistry to turn his wife, Sophia, into a corporate powerhouse. He managed her home, sacrificed his own health, and quietly supplied the patents that made BeeBio Pharmacy a billion-dollar empire. But when a terminal brain tumor threatens his life and a catastrophic earthquake brings the city crumbling down around them, Sophia abandons him in the rubble to save her manipulative Vice President. Miraculously surviving, Riley’s eyes are finally opened. He's done playing the devoted, submissive husband. He signs the divorce papers and walks away, taking his genius with him. Now, as Riley steps back into the light to reclaim his rightful place at the top, Sophia is about to discover a devastating truth: her glittering empire was built entirely on his back. And without him, she is nothing.

Lin Fan is exactly three feet and four inches tall, which makes him the perfect punching bag for his snobby mother-in-law and the laughingstock of Jiang City’s high society. To the world, he’s just the useless, vertically-challenged live-in son-in-law of the failing Su family, a guy who gets splashed with wine and told to crawl into a hole. But what his icy CEO wife and her arrogant relatives don’t know is that his stunted growth is actually the result of the Primordial Asura Physique, making his bones denser than titanium and his body a condensed engine of violence. In the shadows, Lin Fan is the Supreme Dragon God, the ruthless ruler of the Nine Heavens Pavilion who commands trillions in wealth and an army of terrifying killers. He only plays the weak, clumsy dwarf to honor a dying promise and root out a traitor, but as arrogant young masters and greedy elders keep pushing their luck, they’re about to learn a harsh lesson. You might be able to look down on him physically, but when the Dragon God finally stops holding back, the entire city will be forced to bow.

"I don't want to put up with you anymore. You're such a good-for-nothing. Do you know how much ridicule I suffered to keep this marriage working? I deserve someone better. Let's end this broken marriage, " Henry's Wife said. Henry Brown, Emily Miller's husband, had always been subject to disdain from the Miller family due to his poor financial ability and his lack of notable achievements. He was regarded as a scum and deadbeat husband by everyone. However, when Henry Brown was left for dead by those who wanted to relive themselves of the stain Henry Brown's name caused them, he received a second chance at survival by a god who granted him special abilities. Back to avenge those who killed him, Henry Brown used his exceptional abilities to climb to the top where he won't be looked down on by anyone. Henry vowed to make his wife and the Miller's family crawl on their knees, begging him. Watch as he rise to the top to dominate the whole world!

At midnight, something unbelievable happened to Jericho Matthew. His phone and laptop lit up like fireworks numbers kept rising faster than he could blink. In just one second, he made $25 billion. A minute later, it was $900 billion. Before the first hour ended, his account showed a jaw-dropping $900 trillion. And the crazy part? Jericho was asleep the whole time, completely unaware that his life was changing forever. He used to be a nobody, an ordinary worker treated like dirt by the rich family he served. But overnight, Jericho became the richest man alive, holding more money than the world could even count. Now, with power beyond imagination, Jericho can change everything, his past, his future, and the people who once looked down on him. But power always comes with a price, and not everyone wants to see him rise. From broke to unstoppable, Jericho Matthew’s story proves that one night can change everything,if you’re brave enough to face what comes next.

Oliver transmigrated and became the sole heir of the Jones family, a top conglomerate, but not even a week had passed when he encountered a classic scene… His fiancée, accompanied by another man, stormed into the office, shouting: "Oliver, you're an arrogant, evil man. I don't love you. I'm breaking up our engagement today!" Faced with this ridicule from the start, Oliver calmly activated the [Villain System] that he was transmigrated with. "Breaking off the engagement? Fine, but settle the 250 million dollar penalty for breach of contract." By manipulating the cash flow in reverse, his cold, arrogant fiancée was brought down from her high pedestal, and she was left with deep regret, begging him for forgiveness. But this was just the beginning. The Divine Healer Descending from the Mountain, the King of Soldiers, the hidden Son-In-Law… No matter who comes, Oliver shall trample them all. As for those childhood sweethearts, innocent junior sisters, fiancées... Oliver shall take them all too. "Who said being a villain is hard? Being a villain is just too awesome!"

[System + Monster evolution + Weak to strong + Catastrophic class Apex progression] I hatched from an egg in a fantasy world with a system screen. I’m not a hero. I’m not even a person anymore. I’m a Helion - the hatchling form of an apex predator, cursed with a hunger that never stops screaming. In this world, if you don’t level up, you’re just meat. And right now? I’m the smallest, most tempting steak in the forest. The System doesn’t care about my morals. It wants me to kill, to evolve, and to climb the weak-to-strong ladder until I’m the one looking down. But every time I sharpen my claws, I feel the human part of me slipping away. Instinct says devour. My conscience says protect. They call me an Alpha - but they’ve never seen a predator who chooses to stand between the monster and the prey. As Helis, the forgotten energy of creation, begins to burn through my veins, the forest is starting to realize I’m not just another beast to be hunted. I’m the one who’s going to change the rules.

"Give your mask to Mike. He's important. You're just a firefighter." Derek removed his mask. Carried them both down three floors. A beam crushed his leg. His wife walked away without looking back. He limped home. Found Mike in his pajamas. Erin cooking steaks she never once made for him. "Do you love me?" "You gave me credibility. I gave you a life you couldn't afford. A fair exchange." She slapped him when he asked for divorce. Not because she loved him. Because his timing ruined her keynote speech. A wildfire swallowed an entire county. Derek walked into the deadliest sector. Nobody expected him to survive. Erin ordered sushi with Mike. But Derek didn't die. He pulled a stranger from a burning house and shielded him with his own body. That stranger was Jerry Black. The DNA test confirmed the impossible. The firefighter she left to die was the missing heir to a quadrillion-dollar empire.