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"Come on, waiter," Tom taunted, his voice dripping with contempt. "You should lick it up while it's still cool," he added with a sly chuckle as his friends eagerly removed their phones to capture August’s humiliation for their amusement. August was devastated, the money he had been saving for the past eight months barely amounted to $180. How would he muster $800 to spare himself from this humiliating ordeal? Stooping that low to lick the liquor on the floor was an option he rather succumbed to death sooner than consider.  "Please, give me until tomorrow. I'll find a way to borrow the money and pay you back," August pleaded, desperation creeping into his voice. But Tom was not having it with him. “No waiter, everything starts and end today. If you are going to pay me the money then is going to be today and right now, or I will have to force you to lick up the liquor”. August's devastation intensified as he realized the gravity of the situation, this was not optional like Tom presented it the first time. His intentions were clear; he did not at all cared about the money all he wanted was to have August lick the floor for their amusement.

"You can't subdue me to a position I've never dreamt of... To you, I'm worthless and poor, but I believe there's more to me being myself." "You should stop forcing me to turn, and going in from behind, I'm not an open door meant for every passerby..." These were the wailing and sobbing words from Kendrick, the trampled son-in-law. His world battered and soiled. Once a proud man, a family’s test found him a solace, entangled with Louis in a world of passion and pleasure. But as they say, "time flies." His newfound world crumbled, he finds himself, a maid to the Roger's family, pride succumbed by love, duty exchanged for servitude. Beaten and battered, mocked and humiliated, Vulgar words pierced through his eardrums daily, causing his eyes to widen in surprise, and his jaw to clench in pain. But then, the hands of time turned. Kendrick's resilience begins to awaken. With his secret heritage revealed, he prepares to reclaim his destiny. Will the Roger's family realize who Kendrick truly is before it's too late? Or will Kendrick’s transformation from humiliated servant to powerful heir shatter their world forever?

To the world, he is a wretched college student but in secrecy, he is a bastard billionaire. Ivan Shay is a young hardworking man in his sophomore year at the prestigious College of imperial blue blood in England. Of all of his positive qualities like his great artistic skills in drawing or his handsome physical features and charismatic mannerisms, Ivan was poor. He lived with his parents who he had to fend for ever since they were diagnosed with stage two lung cancer. He tried all his best to provide for his needs and his family's as well. Ivan won a scholarship landing him at IBB, a school for wealthy children and they all looked down on him for the fact that he was poor. He worked as a part timer at the school canteen and also ran errands for the students just to raise money. One day after being harassed by the school bad boy Charlie Graham, he gets a call from an unknown number but little did he know that his life would be changed forever. He learns of his parents fortune which they had willed to him before they died but it all got manipulated by the one man his family trusted the most. Now he's going to use his power and wealth to get revenge on all that mistreated him. But shush! Nobody must know his true identity or else...

Dare, A Nigerian whose educational and normal life was a mess, a poor fellow, with a sick mother, met a Billionaire online. He couldn't chat with her because he was a reserved person and the billionaire wanted him to reveal his dick pic. He shared his login details of the dating app with his friend who was open and carefree. But the friend betrayed him. Instead of working for him as they had agreed, his best friend stole the opportunity and traveled out of the country to meet the billionaire. Dare has a rich uncle who hasn't be there for his mother and him. But the uncle out of the blue showed up to help him. Dare thought of that as an opportunity to fly out of his country to search for the betrayer. He left for California with the aim of going to the Billionaire's house and ratting his friend out. But seeing the woman's daughter he fell for . Love at first sight.  So, his motive changed. The Billionaire woman, getting to know the true nature of his friend kicked the friend out and took him, Dare, in. But Dare doesn't really like the woman, he only wanted to stay with her because of her daughter. But the daughter doesn't like him, because she thought he was a gold digger who wanted to take his mother's properties. Now, he needs to devise a plan... A plan to convince the daughter, come clean with the mother and marry the daughter. His one month intention of staying in California is now prolonged. The fear of his mother about to come to pass.Disclaimer: This is no racist, sexiest or AROUSAL OF ANY SORT OF UPRISING. The work is based on true events and looks to deliver it with humor and reality.

Need a Twist? Getting Married to a model from a Billionaire's family, having a Father in – law and a mother-in-law who loathed him, Levi became a joke, as he was humiliated by Everyone in the Brown's family for being poor and for being a Nobody. He was underestimated by all. Facing the greatest betrayal of his life, His life took a deadly turn as he almost came face to face with death, but he survived and swore that Everyone who looked down on him would bow down, go on their knees and beg for his mercy. He because a changed man, as he leaped to the Top. Welcome to the twisted World of Levi, The return of the Leto's heir.

Have you ever thought of an identity that could storm the city, the country, even the entire world? NO! Jason Spectre has been revealed as the last surviving heir of the Spectre family, his identity is a force to be reckoned with, one that will shake the entire world, and the people inside. It's time to regain all that was taken from him. Those that humiliated him in the past will make their abode six feet beneath the earth. Jason will not rest until all his enemies are buried. It's bigger than the underworld, bigger than hell itself, you just offended Jason Spectre! He is coming, he is coming for you!

Few days before his Wedding, Jace sacrificed his reputation and went to jail on behalf of his Fiancée's brother. And on his return Five years later, his beloved fiancée was already getting married to A Billionaire. And his Family had fallen apart, nowhere to be seen. Ridiculed and cursed at by those he sacrificed all for, Jace couldn't feel more Betrayed. But what these "people" didn't know was that Jace never went to jail. But rather was taken by a Top National Secret Agency, where he rose to the top. In riches, Fame and Skills. And now playing under different Identities which he lives under, The self-made Zillionaire is out to find traces about his Family while slapping down jerks.

Being a hated son in law, all that is left of Mark Clarkson is to fight his way through all his challenges for the sake of his family. His mother in law who believes his family murdered hers a long time ago wouldn't let him off which made Mark Clarkson decide to stop at nothing to stop his mother in law and get to expose the truth about her family massacre and also get to tackle other threats hovering over his family. Will he succeed or get to fail woefully? You can only find out when you read this book.

In a world filled with monsters and awakened beings, Eren, an Unawakened, falls in love with Julia, the beautiful and charismatic daughter of the powerful Rozental family. Unaware of the harsh reality of the strong, Eren enters the Rozental household and discovers that the family's children are nothing short of monsters. Despite the hate and disgust he faces for being a commoner, Eren endures everything for the sake of his love. But after three long years of being the Rozetals' toy boy and enduring humiliation, Eren can take no more. He decides to take matters into his own hands and jumps into a dungeon, not realizing that his true identity is about to be revealed. As the heir of the strongest hidden clan, Eren emerges from the dungeon, ready to face all those who humiliated him. This epic tale of love, power, and revenge is about to start, embark on this journey with Eren and see what fate has in store for him.

“Just because I couldn’t afford to buy a gold ring for my wife she cheated on me with her boss. Today I am the heir to the company where they work,” Jamole intoned… Jamole was a poor janitor who adored his wife, Stella so much. When his wife wanted a gold ring for her birthday gift, he told her he was a pauper and couldn’t afford one but for her sake he was going to buy her the gold ring. He worked harder and painstakingly spent his life savings as a janitor to buy her one. When he visited home to give her the gold ring, he met a flamboyant man banging her in their matrimonial bed. Worst still, Stella yelled at Jamole and ordered him to go on his knees and apologize for distracting them. As though that wasn’t enough, she tossed divorce papers at him and demanded for a divorce since he wouldn’t apologize. Jamole left the marriage heartbroken and pained. He bumped into a disable girl in a wheel chair who begged on the street and proposed marriage to her with the same ring. From that moment his financial life changed and he became the richest tycoon in Antipolo. How did it happen? Who is the disable girl in a wheel chair? And what would his revenge look like?