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In the shimmering metropolis of Oakhaven, the elite live in glass towers while the "trash" survives in the soot below. Lucian Veyne is the king of that trash. To the world, he is a nameless scavenger, a beggar who collects aluminum cans and fixes broken phones in rain-slicked alleys. But Lucian has a secret: He owns the city’s darkness. Ten years ago, the Vale Family—owners of the city’s largest pharmaceutical empire—let his mother die on the hospital steps because she was "worthless." Since that day, Lucian hasn’t been looking for a job; he’s been building a system. Through the "Debt Web" (micro-loans to the desperate) and the "Whisper Network" (an army of invisible homeless spies), Lucian has quietly tethered every corrupt politician, crooked cop, and greedy CEO to his thumb. When Seraphina Vale, the arrogant heiress of the empire that killed his mother, publicly humiliates him, she triggers the final phase of his plan. She thinks she’s crushing a beggar. She doesn’t realize she’s just declared war on the man who already holds the keys to her father’s vault.

For three years, everyone saw him as nothing more than a useless son-in-law. But when his wife finally chose to believe in him, the man who had been hiding in the shadows decided it was time to show the entire city who they had been mocking all along.

Three years ago, Daniel Cooper sacrificed everything for the woman he loved, taking the blame for a crime committed by her brother. But when he finally walked out of prison, all he received was a divorce agreement, humiliation, and betrayal. Everyone thought he was a disgraced ex-convict with nothing left. They never knew that during those three years, Daniel had become a a man powerful enough to shake the world. Now, the family that abandoned him will learn the truth too late: Daniel Cooper is no longer someone they can trample on.

Three months before the apocalypse, Sean Miles got a second chance at life. In his previous life, he trusted the woman he loved with everything he had. She repaid him with betrayal. When the apocalypse began, Sean was infected by a mutated wolf while trying to protect the survivors. Desperate for the antiviral serum he had brought back, he returned to his wife—only to find her in bed with another man. “Jessica… where is my serum?” She looked away. “Sean, I gave it to Zach. He was sick.” “A cold?” Sean stared at her, barely able to stand. “You gave the only serum that can save my life to your lover because he had a fever?” “Don't be dramatic. We'll find another one.” But there was no other one. Sean died knowing the woman he had protected for six years had chosen another man over him. Then he opened his eyes. Three months before the apocalypse. Alive. Young. And holding memories of everything that was coming. This time, Sean had no intention of being anyone's fool. He divorced Jessica before the apocalypse began. Then he used his memories of the future to win hundreds of millions in the lottery, hiding his fortune where she could never touch it. While the world laughed at the man who suddenly disappeared from his wife's life, Sean was preparing. Jessica thought she had finally gotten rid of her useless husband. She had no idea that the man she abandoned was preparing to become the most powerful survivor on Earth. When she eventually came begging, Sean would have only one answer. “You chose him when I had nothing.” He looked through the fortress window as the first signs of the apocalypse appeared. “Now that I have everything… why would I choose you?”

Ethan Moore spent ten years being the perfect husband. He worked sixteen hour shifts so his wife Claire could carry designer bags. He paid off his mother in law's credit card debt four times. He covered his brother in law's DUI lawyers, his daughter's private school tuition, and every vacation, every spa trip, every brunch bill that his family racked up without ever once saying thank you. And when he lay dying in a hospital bed with three cracked ribs and a punctured lung, not one of them held his hand. "I called the insurance company this morning. The payout is $750,000, but with the accidental clause, it bumps to 1.2 million." His wife crossed her legs and scrolled through her phone without looking at him once. "What about the stock options from his company? Those vest on death, don't they?" His mother in law leaned against the doorframe with her arms folded. And then his daughter, the girl he carried on his shoulders at county fairs, the girl he stayed up with during thunderstorms, looked up from her phone and said the words that stopped his heart. "You know he's not even my real dad, right? I just want to know if I still get stuff. I really need a new phone." He woke up three years in the past with every memory of his deathbed burned into his brain and a system that returned every dollar he spent tenfold. The man who once apologized to a waiter for sending back cold soup now buys $400,000 suits without blinking. The man who skipped his own father's funeral because his wife said they couldn't afford the flight now carries $20 million in his back pocket. The pushover is dead. And the people who killed him don't even know he's coming.

Fred was broke, humiliated, and disposable. His girlfriend leaves him for a richer man, while his boss treats him like dirt simply because he has no money. With nothing left to lose, Fred’s life takes an impossible turn when the Infinite Cashback System suddenly activates.

Scott was born a slave. For seventeen years, he endured hunger, beatings, and humiliation beneath the rule of the Kingdom of Azra. His only reason to keep going was his sick mother. Then came the Beast Summoning Ceremony. A day meant for nobles. A day that should have had nothing to do with him. But when a God-Tier Beast appeared before the entire kingdom, everything changed. The creature that should have slaughtered everyone instead begged Scott not to contract it. In a single moment, the weakest slave in Azra became the most wanted person in the kingdom. He is now hunted by kings, powerful summoners, and monsters beyond human understanding, Scott discovers a mysterious Dragon Mark hidden within his body. A mark that should not exist. A mark feared even by God-Tier Beasts. As secrets of his origin begin to surface, one question continues to bother him: Who is he really? Scott is set on a journey of self-discovery to learn his origin and seek revenge on everyone who has hurt him.

Jordan Malik thought his marriage could still be saved—until he caught his wife in the arms of a wealthy hotel owner and watched her choose that man in front of everyone. Beaten, humiliated, and discarded, Jordan refuses to walk away with nothing. He joins forces with Jezelle Mills, a beautiful colleague trapped in an equally twisted marriage. Together, they begin collecting secrets, setting traps, and turning their enemies’ darkest desires against them. Jordan’s revenge starts with a hidden camera. It will end with his enemies ruined—and their empires in his hands.

Frank Ashford was supposed to change the world, not clean up after it. Once a top graduate with limitless potential, life beat him down until he was invisible, just a janitor in the glass towers of MorganTech. But everything changes the night he stumbles upon a hidden code deep in the system, one that wasn’t meant to be found. The code unlocks more than just corporate data, it unravels a legacy of betrayal, corporate warfare, and a shadowy kill list. Rewarded with an improbable promotion, Frank is pushed into the CEO’s chair… and into a silent war brewing behind boardroom doors. Someone wants him dead, Someone else wants to use him, And the one woman who could save him might be the one he loses forever. One janitor, One code. One corporation on the brink. In a world where power is encrypted, the truth could get you killed.

At Lugard Ford’s prestigious graduation ceremony, all eyes turn when Ethan kneels before his girlfriend, ring in hand. But instead of joy, her sneer cuts deeper than any blade. She mocks his poverty, flaunts her billionaire heir new lover, and crushes his heart in front of the entire school. What she doesn’t know is that Ethan is no ordinary man. By family law, he was forbidden to reveal his true identity before graduation. Tomorrow, he inherits 70% of the world’s wealth. Today, she spits on him. Humiliated but unbroken, Ethan vows never to chase her again. Instead, he will rise—not with his family’s fortune alone, but with his own strength. Yet shadows lurk in wealth and power: hidden enemies, betrayals, and a core struggle that money alone can’t fix. And when his ex realizes the truth.it might already be too late.