the mafia's not so fluffy romance

[No. 3 of "Hard to put down" of The "Legendary Urban Man" Contest.] Roberto was a man without a father's name. He got married into the Parks family and all he ever wanted was to be treated like a human being and loved by his wife but the Parks always do a great job in humilating and embarrassing him at any given opportunity. Even the maids and security doesn't waste an opportunity. He soon finds out he was a Descendant of the Lionel,first class citizens in America after a heartwarming reunion. Roberto Lionel,the great lion of America swore to make those who have humiliated him come to and beg on their kneels for mercy. ***Warning:if you you hate to see a very weak ml or very humiliating scene. Please do not read.***

"You're just a worthless piece of trash, Elijah! You've always been nothing but a pawn in my game. Now get out of my house!" she spat, pushing him out into the downpour. That rainy night, Elijah's world shattered before his eyes. The woman he loved most lay in bed with another man. Just as he stumbled into the rain, his phone buzzed. "Elijah, it's me—your father, General Marcus Steel. The richest General in the country." Boom!" General Marcus Steel? Elijah’s body shook heavily. At that moment, he realized his life was about to change forever. How could he be the son of such a well-known figure?

After facing ruthless betrayals in the hands of his wife, who attempted to murder him with the help of her lover, he awakened an amazing system. And now, he's back as a miracle doctor, top assassin, the most popular super star, and a filthy rich business mogul, determined to leave them with a belly full of bile and regrets. However, evil forces arise all around him, trying to suppress his growth. The more he weeds out the evil, the more they sprout up, entangling him in a never ending circle of daredevil adventures. Now Alvin must face the greatest of evil or die fighting, because the system’s gifts never came free. Having a cheat system which gives you unlimited wealth was not the problem, staying alive long enough to enjoy them was.

The night Haze Wilburn lost everything he had, a stranger who looked just like him came out of nowhere. He said something and then coughed blood on him. Haze rushed to the hospital for help. However, on the way, they were ambushed and Haze was brutally attacked as they mistook him for the stranger in the back seat, just before their car was pushed into a river. A week later, Haze woke up in a hospital only to discover that the stranger had died, but shockingly, the death certificate bore his name. Haze was forced into a deal of being a replacement in exchange for getting whatever he wanted. Now, Haze must navigate a perplexing twist of fate as Cassius Blackwood, the heir of a multibillion-dollar company.

Taken in as a son-in-law, he led a miserable life. The moment he gained power, both his mother-in-law and sister-in-law kneeled down in front of him.His mother-in-law begged him, “Please don’t leave my daughter.”His sister-in-law said, “Brother-in-law, I was wrong…”

Three months after losing his job, Leonardo walks in on his wife and his best friend, having an affair on his matrimonial bed. Worst of all, he finds out his wife is pregnant for his best friend, after which she issues him a divorce that same day. To Leonardo, his world has shattered to pieces. But that is until he is approached by a billionaire sister who reveals to him the shocking news that he is the long lost son of a business mogul. Leonardo becomes a billionaire overnight and with this, he seeks to make his ex wife regret all that she had done to him. But little does Leonardo know that his new life would not be a bed of roses like he thought. New in the world of power hungry family members, lies, deceits and a dangerous quest for power, can Leonardo face all these adversities and come out of it alive?

For the past seventeen years of her life, Heather had been treated as a slave in her own home. She thought everything was changing when her parents arranged a lavish eighteenth birthday party for her, attended by affluent members of society. They even promised to take her abroad to fulfill her dreams, but in reality they had sold her to an organ dealer. What happens when her spirit arises to take revenge? Will her parents be spared the knowledge that she has discovered their dark secrets? What of the organ dealer who took her life?

"You are parasite! You are the biggest disgrace in my family! I hate you so much!" For three years as Camille Abraham's husband, William always endured all the insults that were given to him. He suffered everything, but the only thing he could never accept is Camille's cheating. Now he won't put up with all those humiliation, because he is not that poor son-in-law anymore...

Constantine was once the God of Mercenary, feared and revered by all who knew him, but an accident on the battlefield cost him his reputation and stripped him of his title. Now he is simply Constantine Easton, a low rank security guard and the estranged son of a billionaire father that didn't want him. He is a man who likes staying at the bottom and living his life without the struggles of being at the top, but what happens when the only way to protect all the beauties around him is climbing to the top? "You think you can take what is mine because you're stronger than me? You don't know who you're dealing with." If life throws a bullet his way, he'll pick it up and shoot the hell out of whoever dares get on his nerves. If he had touched the sky before, then he'll go past the stars now. "Only I will be king."

Jayden hides his identity as the famous conglomerate's heir in order to love the daughter of his family's enemy, Bella. But she betrays him and almost kills Jayden to marry a man who looks richer than him. Jayden decides to take revenge, he returns to his true position and slaps everyone with the fact that he is the richest. Now, Jayden will make Bella regret and marry Bella's younger sister. Jayden will avenge the pain and insults he has received, even though he has to live among the arrogant people in Bella's family.