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Earn a few coins, find something to eat, hide at night, survive another day. Life was tough but simple enough for Adam. All he had to do was be a good man and keep his adopted sister safe. It was all good, until one day his peaceful life was disturbed. And in the moment of death, something decided to save his life, but at what cost?***Now Adam can never go back to the simple life he had. When he was forced to follow a new path or find his death. When he was forced to fight back against the world. When he was forced to protect the woman who made his life full of trouble. When the orphan boy who once hid from the night was forced to become the predator who rules the Shadows.

Life sometimes is a twist even for the destined great and mighty, this happens to Derek Dawson who happens to find himself in the poor class, struggling for survival and the attention of his wife, Tahlia. His mother-in-law is ever present in his life to complicate issues. All seems to be under a little bit of control until a celebrity comes into Tahlia's life, Derek is totally abandoned and left forsaken. Then the miracle happens. This is the time he takes up his rightful place as the controller of the vast assets belonging to the Dawson's, one of the wealthiest families in the world. He is now the President of the Dawson's Assets. Tahlia soon discovers who she had treated as trash. She is more than eager to have her husband, Derek back. What then will be Derek's reaction to his marital relationship with Tahlia? Which hidden part of his life will be revealed as he has now taken up a powerful place in the world? Disclaimer: This is absolutely a work of fiction in entirety. All similarities to real life characters, places and events are coincidental.

Jonathan Wang was a young man from distant lands who ventured to the city of Elite Summit to forge his own destiny. After years of ceaseless toil and dedication, he successfully established a business empire valued in the multi-millions of dollars. Following his triumphant rise, he united in matrimony with one Orla William. Before long, however, his brother-in-law, Harding William, conspired to enact a most unsavory plot involving Adela Kyle - the youngest heiress of a wealthy family. Yet, rather than act upon his own malevolent intentions, he administered an aphrodisiac, leading Jonathan to share the bed with Adela unwittingly. Consequently, Jonathan was wrongfully sentenced to over six and a half years of incarceration on charges of rape. Upon his release, he discovered a truth that cut him to the quick: his child had been sold to the Thomas family by Orla, his wife, who harbored intentions of betrothing another man. This time, emerging from the cold confines of the prison, Jonathan returned with an unshakeable resolve to reclaim what was his and bring the William family to heel, along with the Thomas family, and indeed any house that dared oppose him. For he was now the reigning lord of Top-Sky House: the most formidable alliance in all spheres of commerce, military, and healthcare. He stood unchallenged at the helm, a titan fearing no one!

🏆[No.3 of "The Leading Star" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 On the night his father announced that he was naming his illegitimate son as his heir, Stephen had a severe car accident and is later dramatically presumed dead. Unfortunately for those that plotted against him and wanted him out of the picture, Stephen Cho is still alive and out for revenge ...

After marrying 'into' the Cochan family, Conor's life hit rock bottom, especially after the mysterious death of his mother. He had tried his best, but things didn't get any better. Instead, ironically, his mother-in-law started looking eagerly for a new son-in-law for his wife, Jessica. There was no hope for Conor to turn the tables, it seemed, until one day — Conor's 25th birthday when a lawyer knocked at the door and a long forgotten heirloom from his mother. Something that will change his life forever and start him on the path to glory. Book 2 is now available! My other books include Civilian Dragon Lord, Valkyrie Black, and The Huntress - Luna Eileen. Just search my Author Name to find. some might be under Meganovel or goodnovel but are searchable on both. I own the copyrights to this cover, including all layers and parts

Thomas married Natalia who was once the blacksheep of the family. Due to him being a genius in highschool and a stock broker he helped Natalia his wife become the Father's favorite child and no one knew he was the one behind it because he was just doing it out of love for her.Natalia on the other hand was just using him and never loved him,she never said anything in his defense when her family insulted him or even maids belittled him.In the eyes of others he was just a shameless man eating from the pockets of his wife's rich family.Natalia would cheat on him and show no remorse, Thomas had enough when she had the guts to tell him to accept the child of her lover as his own.She threatened him with divorce to scare into submission but he has had enough and his father in law Gabriel who called him a waste of space saw this as a good chance to get rid of him.Even though that wasn't what Natalia wanted she was persuaded into divorcing Thomas to her dismay.Thomas told them they would regret this and left in anger promising he would make them pay.Thomas later found out that Natalia was the one that sabotaged his chance at a good life for her own selfish gain and still put him through this humiliation.You shouldn't bite the hands that feed you, Natalia learnt that the hard way when their company started falling due to Thomas leaving.When Natalia finally came clean to her Father it was already too late he was out to get his revenge and would not listen to any apology.

Alarick has always thought that he is a poor orphan. He married into a rich family, the Blythes. But because of his poverty, he is humiliated, maltreated and shamed on a daily basis by his wife and her family. He finally gets fed up and asks for a divorce after he caught his wife cheating on him on their marriage anniversary of all days. Angry with his decision to end the marriage instead of remaining as her slave, his wife disgraces him further by throwing him out of the house and tarnishing his image by making it seem like he was the one who cheated on her. Penniless and with his name dragged through the mud by everyone, he thinks all is lost till he was found by a stranger who claimed that he is the heir to a multi trillion empire. Now he will make sure that everyone who ever mocked him, came crawling back to him on their knees, begging for a mercy he had no plan to give. Alarick's new world is turned upside down by unexpected betrayals, threats and danger. The past creeps back into his life and obstacles are placed before him. Will they bring him down? Or will we witness the rise of a discarded son-in-law?

Edward's life fell apart after his fiancée betrayed him and her family disowned him. Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, he discovered that his grandfather had been murdered, and he was next on the hit list. But fate had something else in store for him. The Domination System appeared before him, promising to transform him into an unstoppable force that could conquer the world. Will he succumb to the lure of power, or will he use it to exact his revenge and save himself from certain doom? Dive into the action-romance-packed pages of "The Billionaire's Supremacy" and find out!

His parents were killed before his eyes when he was only 12 years old, thus making him grow up in an orphanage. Darren returns to his city and works as a cleaner at a company. However, who would have thought that the owner of the company asked him to marry his daughter, and it turned out to cover up the shame of the princess, who was pregnant without a husband? During his time as son-in-law in the Martano family, Darren continued to work at the company and was also obliged to do housework. Darren is seen as nothing more than a helper. He always gets insults, even though he is considered a parasite. Until that day, Darren remembered that before his father died, he had given him a document. And his father asked Darren to open the document when he was 23 years old. It turned out to be several letters of land ownership and also deposits in a bank with a value of trillions. With the assets left by his father, Darren finally succeeded in establishing a large company and becoming a respected businessman. Until Darren managed to get all his revenge on the people who hurt him, No one even dared to find trouble with him!

" Alaric, have the dogs eaten?" Sharon gritted her teeth. "No mother," he mumbled and hung his head low. "what do mean by no, do you want to starve the dogs. Can't you see they are of more values than you?"She spat angrily and insulted him. Been treated like a trash by your wife and in-laws, how are you also going to treat them when you one-day become Untouchable.Will you forgive the house that even servant looked down on you?Will you accept the wife who would give you food that even dogs wouldn't eat. Will you accept the child of your wicked wife who didn't allow you to even touch her hair when you were married but has use a despicable means to plant your seed in her stomach?Join me as we find out how Alaric Brian the live in son law who was looked down upon society rise to power and became the ruthless cold hearted CEO of two great companies. He may actually be a pawn in the chess piece yet he actually rules the game