contract marriage

Joel Brown-Winston, the sole heir to the Winston Empire, survives an assassination attempt and goes into hiding. However, his enemies tried to destroy him... Joel inherits the family business, but an even greater threat looms unknown to him.  A dangerous enemy hidden in the shadows threaten to destroy everything Joel holds dear.  Can Joel defeat this  enemy and save the Winston Empire from destruction?

The story starts with arguments of both female lead and male lead, with their different parents. Ryan Scott, is chosen, much to his surprised, and agrees due to threat from his father, and promises of support, but the night before the wedding, Ryan had a heated argument with his father again, hoping he would change his mind, about threatening him to marry someone he doesn't know, but his argument, held no water, so he goes off to a club to blow off steam. He ends up sleeping with a stranger, not realizing who she is, but in the wedding day, after he woke up late, realizing he missed calls from his friends and father, he rushes to the wedding venue, and is surprised to find the daughter of the Brick family, is not as rumoured, but actually very beautiful and well groomed, despite her disability. in his confusion, Ryan recognizes the woman from the club as the step mother. Lindsay, also realize, the young man is the one her step daughter is to marry. Ryan is torn between his mistake the night before and his new marriage. Lindsay, plans to use the marriage and the young man, for her own gain, putting strain on the relationship between Ryan and his wife. Ryan and Alexander, though not in love with eachother, felt they have a duty, they navigate their new relationship, learning to trust and understand eachother, they uncover Lindsay's schemes and work together, to over come them, strengthening their bond. Ryan becomes a supportive and loving son in-law, providing his worth to his wife and her family. He showed he isn't interested in their money, and was ready to leave it all behind, to keep pursuing his dream, but somehow, the couple finds happiness together, despite the challenges they faced

“I don’t even know why you're still here, the only reason why my daughter married you was so she could claim her grandfather's wealth,” his mother-in-law smirked. For 2 years, the God of war faced maltreatment in his in-law’s mansion. He was thrown divorce papers on a sunny day and with the divorce finalized. It was time to return to the billionaire life and revenge on those who wronged him but with dual identities. Two different men, different personalities and identities but one body and one face. He will make his mother in law beg at his feet

Angelo Salvador is the first son of the mighty Bonucci Salvador, head of the greatest family and business empire in Europe, however, he falls out of favor with his family and gets banished after rejecting an arranged marriage with a daughter of the Lorenzo family, an agreement which was meant to strengthen the bond between the two clans who had been very close allies for generations. Angelo moves to London to begin a new life as a pauper after he had everything taken away from him as punishment for dishonoring his father's wishes, he crosses paths with Sophia, a very beautiful girl and light hearted girl whom he falls in love with. Angelo's new life hits a wall when Sophia's family berates and despise him believing he's an ordinary pauper, a war breaks out between his family and the Lorenzo's as a result of his decision and a close relative of his sets out to eliminate him and become the undisputed heir of the Salvador empire

Blake glanced at everyone in the room. Despite how they just treated him, he went down on his knees to beg them, throwing the shame and the hurtful feeling he was having at that moment through the window. “Please help me, my sister is dying. Even if you don't pay me for being a substitute husband on the wedding day like you promised, I will pay back every single penny” he pleaded. Maria kicked him hard on his stomach, making him stumble on the ground. “Were you assuming that I would give you a ten million you didn't work for? Are you stupid or pretending to be stupid?” she fired. Maria used Blake to save her face that day, a year ago. He was just the perfect person she needed, he was a cleaner, and it also felt like he needed money. Promising him money was the only thing that got him married to her. He is just a wretched pauper, she would never give her money to someone like Blake. “How do you intend to pay back if we lend you the money? From your part-time jobs?” she taunted. “Is leeching off us not enough? Now, you want more?” Mrs Jones added, bursting into a cynical laughter. “What have you done for us? You couldn't afford your tuition fees and dropped out because of that, what should I expect from someone of your caliber?” At that moment, Blake knew that they would not help him no matter what. Standing up with a shallow sigh, he peeked at them and shook his head. What was he thinking? **** Just when he thought life has ended, Blake found out that he was the owner of a company worth trillions of dollars. Will he seek revenge or hide his identity from his In-Laws?

Maximus Crownguard hails from an unknown origin shrouded in mystery, known to be of humble beginnings as the son-in-law of a second-rate family. "Ma, where is Alexa?" he asked as he walked into the living room. The woman glared at Max and replied sharply, "Where else do you think my daughter would go other than work?" ------ Feeling a strange sense of foreboding, he nervously opened the message, but all it said was, "[Help]." He looked at his mother-in-law and coldly said, "Ma, where is Alexa?" as he exuded a deadly aura. The old woman didn't know why she felt a sense of danger when she saw the cold look in Maximus' eyes, so she blurted out without realizing, "She's at Chable Star Entertainment, she signed a contract with Mr. Chen." ------ "Who are you?!" Mr. Chen screamed in fear. The man turned and walked slowly towards Mr. Chen, saying, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is I will end your evil deeds." Mr. Chen's eyes widened as he saw the man's cold face and felt as if he was facing the God of Death. Suddenly, he felt excruciating pain in his right hand, realizing the man had crushed it. ------ "No problem, Mr. Crownguard. But which company are you planning to acquire?" the man inquired again. With a joyous smile, Max replied smoothly, "I want to acquire Chable Star Entertainment."

Oscar Jones’ stay in his in-laws' mansion was hell on earth for him as he was constantly used as an object of ridicule. Oscar endured the humiliation because his wife still supported him but little did he know that she had secrets of her own. She made a stunning U-turn, leaving Alan with no choice but to accept a divorce. Life took an unexpected turn for Oscar when he recognized a secret code from an aircraft that proved to be the beginning of his success story. His in-laws were put on the hot seat one by one as they faced the danger that resulted from Oscar’s comeback. Now that Oscar has returned to the peak of his powers, how will he cope when he learns that he has automatically made terrorist enemies who were after him and his business? How would he achieve his goals amid threats of oppression?

Zachary Hayes is a man in his thirties who is experiencing crises in every aspect of his life. His bar business, which he built a few years ago, went bankrupt, his girlfriend left him, and he was forced to abandon his last name because he had to marry a woman under the coercion of someone claiming to be his father's arch-enemy. His father had accumulated substantial debts before he died, yet Zach knew nothing about it due to his strained relationship with his father. However, Zach had no other options because he also had significant debts to loan sharks. He was bankrupt and had nothing, including a place to live. As a poor son-in-law in a wealthy family, Zach had to endure endless humiliation. His wife, Sarah Bennett, openly cheated on him, and his in-laws constantly humiliated him in front of the extended family while mentioning the debts of Zach's father, of which he had no knowledge. The only thing that kept Zach going was having a place to sleep and free food. Zach tried to earn acceptance in the Bennett family by starting a business with the support of his acquaintances, but it was all in vain because the Bennett family didn't want to see Zach succeed on his own. He faced threats from various parties he had never imagined before. Then, he met Jeremy Brooks and Hannah Mitchel. These two came to help him uncover the mystery behind the Bennett family.

James Donovan, a retired "God of War," his life changed upside down when his wife was almost raped and his daughter got kidnaped, just because his daughter heart was matched to the rich family, they didn't stopped there, they thought poor people lives have no value infront of them. James embarks on a dangerous mission, knowing that in this fight, there are no rules. His enemies may have money and power, but James has something far more valuable: the unyielding love of a father determined to bring justice to the innocent and ensure the rich are held accountable for their crimes. “You tried to play God with my daughter’s life. But let me tell you something, Zhao—no man is God. And you’ll pay for every single life you’ve destroyed. Justice isn’t just for the rich. It’s for everyone. And today, you’ll feel it.” James is not just fighting for his family—he’s fighting for every life the rich have trampled on, and he won’t stop until justice is served.

Ryan Jacobs had grown up not knowing the definition of what it meant to love or be loved until he met his wife, Lilly Goldberg. After everything he had gone through, he believed things were finally beginning to look up for him and the happy world he had built in his mind, he strived hard to bring to reality for the sake of his wife.  But his entire world suddenly came crumbling down on him when he caught his wife cheating and instead of an apology, she forced him to sign divorce papers.  Like that wasn't enough, he got hit by a bike and woke up in a hospital, framed for a crime he didn't commit. But little did he know that the series of calamities that came his way were his key to greatness.