You're So Old Jokes

Steven spent years of his life as the perfect husband—loyal, self-sacrificing, and always putting his wife, Nora, first.  What he didn't know was that all of that would be destroyed in one night when someone from the past returned. Ryan Thomas—Nora's ex-boyfriend. The man she thought she had forgotten... but who never really left Nora's heart and memory. With a fake smile and feigned kindness, Ryan slowly poisoned Nora's mind. Accusations, insults, and suspicions. All were hurled at Steven—a man who never even defended himself. Until one day, after being thoroughly humiliated, Steven said only one sentence: "I'll let you see who you're really looking down on." Then the divorce happened. And the world saw something unimaginable: Steven is not an ordinary man. He is the heir and owner of a global business empire that even the president must respect. The man who had been trampled on all this time... turned out to be a giant who was deliberately hiding. When Steven returned to his true identity, the world was shaken. That was his time to do revenge on them. And only one person was unprepared to face that reality—Nora. While Steven rose to the height of his power, Nora sank into regret that could never be undone. She pursued him. She charmed him. She begged him. But Steven just stared at her coldly and said: "From now on, consider me never yours."

❝ 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 are weak! I can't stand you anymore!" Stephan Blackwood, was treated like a bag of scam by his in-laws. Even his wife Magdalena, who used to be his first and only love, gave up on him and asked for divorce to marry an old rich man. None of them knew that Stephan was secretly the inheritor of the millionaire Clark Blackwood. Through sheer determination and unwavering ambition, he rises to become a billionaire, amassing immense power and influence. Years later, Stephan resurfaces, now a formidable figure in society. Armed with wealth and resources, he meticulously plots his revenge against Magdalena, his ex-wife and her influential family The Rivers, believing they were responsible for his past suffering. He intends to dismantle their lives as they had done to him. "Sir, it appears that Magdalena's current circumstances are far from what we expected. She does not reside in the Rivers mansion or live a life of privilege. In fact, she resides alone in a dilapidated house in one of the poorest areas of the city." “We are afraid, sir, that we have noticed some signs of sexual assault on the lady’s body.” “WHAT?” As Stephan delves deeper into his investigation, he uncovers a series of hidden truths that gradually chip away at his certainty. Clues and revelations emerge, suggesting that Magdalena may have been innocent all along. Doubt creeps into his heart, challenging his assumptions and forcing him to reevaluate his plans and find the real villain of the story...

Nathan Dawson is a 25 years old handsome young man, struggling to find a decent job to fend for his family. Every attempt led to nothing. In an attempt to save his house from being demolished by someone powerful Nathan encountered 40 years old Laura Larson, a beautiful, multi-billionaire CEO widow. A woman who ruled with an iron fist., proposed marriage to him in exchange for getting him out of prison Left with no choice, Nathan agreed to the proposal, however, the new entry to the Larson family was disliked when secrets lurking in the shadows threatened to resurface.

He lost his memories He forgot his true identity While wandering about, lost and injured, he saved a millionaire from death. In gratitude, the old man took him in and got him married to the granddaughter. His new life seemed perfect until the old man died, then the family showed their true colours. They have always despised him but kept it hidden because of the old man. His wife revealed that was pregnant for another man and he was kicked out of the family home without a cent to his name. An unfortunate accident or just a case of being at the right place at the right time, and he regains his memory. He remembered that he's the heir to the country's greatest fortune, but he also realised that he had enemies among his own blood. Now he must fight back and return to his birthright. But he would never forget those who wronged him and he wouldn't wait for karma to give them what they deserved.

Nineteen year old President of the Schelarian Republic, Hasina Fatah, takes on warmongering nations and the extradimensional being behind his rebirths.

At the tender age of seven, Ethan Sanders's family were brutally murdered. Fortunately, he was saved by an old man who took care of him. In fulfillment of the old woman's final wish, he married Tina Macy, who was managing her family's business through numerous challenges. After they wed, Tina Macy's business boosted, becoming a top 10 in Newberg City. Realizing her business had peaked, Tina's parents told her to divorce Ethan, thinking that he's useless and poor. At first, she refused but she later served him divorce papers a few days after the old woman's death. However, they didn't know that Ethan Sanders is a mysterious man, the best mercenary, most talented businessman, the best doctor in the world and the king of the underworld world. He's also the leader of all the Mafias. He built a business empire when he was young and he's extremely rich. Now, Ethan is ready to avenge his family's death and those that looked down upon him won't be forgiven.

Five years ago, Leon Bartlett was hit on the head when he tried to help an old man from getting robbed and as a result, he lost his memories and turned into an idiot with the IQ of a child. To repay his kindness, the old man took him in and married his granddaughter to him. A year later, the old man dies and his family begins bullying Leon and his wife. Bullied by his brother-in-law one night while climbing up the stairs, Leon falls down the stairs and hits his head on the floor which happened to restore his memory. Right there and then, he recalled he was the founder of Kings Technology Group, the largest and wealthiest company in Wentworth! But after discovering his wife was just waiting for him to regain his memories to divorce him, he keeps it a secret from her and continues pretending to be an idiot as he waited for the perfect time to tell her. In the meantime, he'd just protect her from her vile family and trample down on those who thought it was fun to humiliate people simply because they were from a lowly background.

I narrowed my eyes at him and caught glimpse of a guy, standing in a corner and what’s weird is that he wasn’t dancing. He seemed different and odd for all this. He’s looking in my direction, very still and I can see him intermittently. The hat makes it harder to discern. Except for the creepy, fiendish smile, raising the edges of his mouth real slowly. I squinted my eyes at him. He tugged his hat from the right, an expression of a muted Hi! I nodded reflexively and opened my mouth to call Frank, who was busy with stuffing ice cubes in two glasses of beer. “Hey!” I called with my hurting head. “What?” he asked the glasses. “Who’s that? Someone new?” I pointed at him. Frank gave up the stuffing and looked in his direction. “Haven’t seen him before” he said with confusion. . . . Elijah Heath, an eighteen year old teenager was stalked by someone. Read to know who was he? And what made him behave this strangely. Does someone REALLY follows her? Or she's hallucinating like others say? . . . "Is someone there?", I moped around the dim-litted living room. "Guess it's just me. I'm making excuses to cease. No, Elijah! You have to finish this up!". As I ascended three steps, I realized a change in the air pressure around me, an odd creak and a clear presence of heat_ behind me. My breath abated. Just as I plucked the nerve to turn, my ankle was grasped and I slided down as some hand pulled me. My knees rubbed along the hard steps. **Caution**: Contains extremely disturbing content. Read only if you can stand murder and blood descriptions else you might feel nauseous.