When Beauty Meets Beast

“You’re just a contract husband. Don’t forget your place.” Gianna Moretti sneered as she shoved the papers across the table. The man in the wrinkled suit only smirked. “My place? Darling, you’ll find out soon enough it’s far above yours.” She thought she was buying a nobody. A desperate man willing to be humiliated, to wear her leash for money. A man she could throw away once the contract ended. But Vincent wasn’t a nobody. He was the hidden warlord—the commander of the Eagles of the West. A man who built his empire with fire, blood, and the corpses of his enemies. When Gianna’s family turns on her… when the mafia comes to collect… when rivals laugh at her for marrying a beggar— Vincent rises. “You called me worthless? Watch as I destroy everyone who touched what’s mine.” In one night, the groom they mocked becomes the nightmare of kings. And Gianna realizes too late… the man she tried to control is the one who will never let her go

Everyone called Jared Lin trash — the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the powerful Bai family. Insulted by his cold wife, mocked by his in-laws, and humiliated by society, Jared lived at the very bottom of the food chain. But everything changed the day the world ended. When the skies turned black and monstrous creatures tore the world apart, Jared died protecting the very people who looked down on him. Just when he thought it was over, he woke up ten years in the past—on the morning of his wedding. This time, he’s not just a useless son-in-law. He’s the chosen host of the Apocalypse Preparation System. Armed with future knowledge, hidden upgrades, and an unbreakable will, Jared begins building his underground empire while pretending to be weak. Real estate, pharmaceutical power, weapons deals—he’s preparing for the fall of mankind. The world may laugh at him now. But when the apocalypse returns… They’ll all beg at his feet. This is the story of a man who went from worthless to world ruler, from ridiculed to revered. A second chance to rewrite fate — and this time, Jared Lin is taking no prisoners.

Twenty years ago, nine heroes across the world fought the Monarch of Oblivion, a Godlike being who sought to erase humanity. Among them were Korea’s Han Seojin and Lee Mirae, one of the strongest of their generation. The Monarch fell, but his final words promised doom: “When the Monarch of Calamity returns, he will awaken the others. When peace blinds you… they will remind you of fear.” To the world, the heroes claimed victory and founded the World Hero School Competition, a global system said to train future defenders. In truth, it was a hidden plan created to find those capable of resisting the Monarchs when they ever rise again. Years later, their second child Han Jiwoo lives a quiet life in Seoul — unaware of his parents’ past or the secret buried within him. During his Awakening, his mana fractures the test crystal, revealing an impossible result: Dual-Class — Combat and Unknown. Unknown… the same signature as the Monarch of Oblivion's core but known to no one other than his parents and headmaster. Sent to Eclipse Academy, a once-glorious school now fallen from prestige, Jiwoo becomes the center of attention — admired, doubted, and watched. But when a fateful duel pushes him to the brink, his second power awakens, and within his consciousness, a forgotten voice speaks once more. Bound to the Monarch who once threatened humanity, Jiwoo must master the power that defies gods while forging his own path between light and void.

"Do you think I would wait around for a jailbird like you when a man like Matteo wants me? Are you nuts?” Jason Monroe couldn't believe his ears when he heard those hateful words from his girlfriend, who was the cause of his imprisonment, as she stood in her wedding gown about to be married to the man who sent him to prison. A talented man with great ambitions, Jason Monroe had come a long way from being the punky orphan in the foster system to the C.E.O. of his own tech company, which he founded right after he finished college. Just when he thought he had everything under control, his girlfriend was accosted by the young master of the most influential family in Dengal. Enraged by the obscenity, Jason fought the man in honor of his girlfriend. Nobody touches the rich and powerful without paying a dear price. Jason learned this bitter lesson when he was imprisoned for three good years. After enduring a jail term in the notorious Ratsburgh prison, known for its cruelty. Jason, who met a mysterious man in prison, was released with the expectation of reuniting with the love of his life. The woman who was about to marry Jason’s nemesis Shocked by the discovery of his girlfriend’s betrayal, equipped with his newly bestowed authority. Jason set out on his journey of revenge, the tussle of power, and realization of how difficult it was to be “the man who wears the ring” Will Jason have all it takes to be the Grand Patriarch?

What if you discovered that everything you ever wanted lies in your past? Living a happy but riddled life with his wife, Aidan's life took a drastic turn when he lost his sight and his wife whom he thought loved him tells him the real intentions behind their marriage. Being blind means been expired and his wife's tycoon family has no use for such, he was considered a liability. Just when he thought the worst had happened, an accident creates a turn around and his past offers him an empire and a revelation that makes him thirsty for vengeance!

Michael, a 35-year-old unemployed man, finds himself trapped in a life of poverty and humiliation. Dependent on his wife Sarah and her wealthy, controlling parents, he endures constant mistreatment and insults. When Sarah reveals she's pregnant, Michael discovers she has been cheating on him with a rich man named David. Kicked out of the house with nowhere to go, Michael's life takes an unexpected turn when a lawyer approaches him, revealing that he is the sole heir to the wealthiest family in the city. Driven by a thirst for revenge, Michael sets out to make his ex-wife, her lover, and his former in-laws pay for their cruelty.

[No.2 "An Intrigue Read" Novel In "Leap To The Top" contest] Lucas Baron grew up very poor and had to fend himself. One day he fought with a big shot and ended up going to jail. Whoever knew that it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise because his birth mother located him and revealed to him that he was the son of the richest man in the country. Lucas was happy to have found his real parents who happen to be rich but when he approached them, they insulted him and rejected him. Since then, Lucas decided that they would pay the price of leaving him when he was young and rejecting him now

They broke me, but I conquered… After my father sent me and my mom away for being worthless to him, I met her–Diana, the one woman that showed me what true love was after Mom passed on. But shortly after everything, after Mia was born, she left for another man, still repeating how I was useless. But everything changed when I met her, the one woman with a pure heart. However, family secrets won't stay down forever. When old lies and family drama threaten to destroy everything, will love break me or make me?

A woman widely known for being a butcher makes an aquintance with a wealthy business man. Things become interesting when the man disappears on his way to the butcher.

Jack got the shock of his life when he found out he lost his job because his wife conspired with his boss to do that. His wife’s family has humiliated him to nobody, attempting to make him leave their daughter with his miserable life, stating that he disgusts them with his low life. Jack had lived a life full of tragedy, as he had watched his mom die when he was very tender. This was because his grandfather disowned her mother. He swore never to have anything to do with him in his lifetime. What happens when Jack is at the point of losing himself and the only genuine help he gets comes from his multi-trillionaire grandfather, who has willed Jack the heir to his wealth? Do you think Jack will focus on building himself in the beautiful new phase that fate has offered him or seek revenge from his tormentors? FIND OUT!