Fake Heir, Real Boss

During a high-stakes quarterly report, an influencer claiming to be the Lombardo family's long-lost son storms the stage with his crew. He publicly brands the current CEO a fraud, forcing him into a 'FAKE' vest while demanding his resignation. Though the room expects a total collapse, the accused heir offers a final warning to the intruder. Little do the spectators know, he isn't a simple imposter; he is actually the hidden power the entire mafia family answers to.

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Chapter 1

The Lombardos' long-lost son turned out to be some "scam-busting" influencer.

He stormed into the company with my fiancée, cut me off mid–quarterly report, pointed straight at me, and went live.

"Drop a comment if you're watching. Blow this up. I'm exposing a fake heir who stole someone else's life!"

His crew dragged me offstage, ripped my suit, and shoved me into a neon vest stamped with "FAKE."

"A fake's always fake. Never real. I'm ripping off your mask. If you're smart, get on your knees, hand over the CEO seat, and get lost!"

I glanced at his parents—faces drained—and gave him one warning. "You don't get to call me a fraud. For their sake, apologize now, and I'll let it go."

The room buzzed. Everyone thought I'd snapped, waiting for the "fake heir" to crash and burn.

They had no clue.

I wasn't the fake.

I was the one the whole family answered to.

"Everyone watching—this is the fraud who stole over twenty years of my life!"

Philip Lombardo shoved his phone at me, camera locked on me. His voice dripped hate. "Luca, you took my spot as Lombardo Corp's CEO, slept with my fiancée, lived in my mansion. After all these years... do you feel no shame?"

The insults hit out of nowhere. I held it in. "I'm not a fake heir. You've got it wrong."

Didn't matter. The live chat tore me apart.

[This streamer is wild. We really got front-row seats to rich family drama. First time seeing a fake heir get exposed live.]

[They all say "you got it wrong" at first. Give it a sec, he's gonna start begging.]

[Yeah I've seen enough. He looks fine but he's def a fraud.]

[Look at him. Dude's pathetic. Kinda deserved. Wait—the streamer's the real Lombardo heir? Aight my bad, respect.]

More comments kept flooding in, all hyping Philip.

Even the Lombardo Corp employees started whispering, throwing me looks full of disgust.

"Has Luca lost it? The Lombardo family already confirmed Philip as the long-lost heir, and he still won't admit it."

"Wait, isn't that Clara Holt next to Philip? She's the CEO's fiancée. Why is she all over him?"

"CEO? He's just a fraud who stole someone else's life. Give it time—he'll end up picking trash."

My eyes slid to Clara.

She clung to Philip's arm, smiling.

Then she caught me looking.

No guilt. She tipped her chin up and sneered. "What are you staring at? Still think you're the CEO? Keep looking and see what happens."

My chest tightened, but I kept it in.

Clara was my fiancée. Two years together. We'd been solid.

I gave her one last chance.

"Clara, come here." My voice stayed low. "You're my fiancée. You shouldn't be standing next to another guy."

She pressed closer to Philip. "My fiancé is the Lombardo family's real heir. Who do you think you are? A fake like you thinks you're good enough?"

Her hand slid over her stomach. She looked at me and smirked. "I'm not letting my kid grow up in the slums, fighting stray dogs for scraps."

It hit like a shock.

Clara was pregnant. I'd barely even held her hand.

She cheated.

I looked straight at her. "You're going to regret this."

Philip scoffed and yanked Clara in by the waist. "That's called having standards. Who do you think you are, making threats? Once Mom and Dad kick you out, you're nothing."

He flashed a grin at the camera. "Alright, guys. Since this fake won't cooperate, let's move on."

He pulled out a board covered in my so-called crimes and turned to the employees. "Come sign it. Back it up. Let's peel off his fake skin together."

People were already stepping forward, eager.

I swept a cold look across the room.

"If you've got the guts, do it."

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Action Adventure Fantasy Romance Werewolf Young Adult

8.1

Betrayed Heiress: Marrying The Hockey King

8.1

She sacrificed college and every dollar she had to fund Boyce's NHL dreams. Then, dying in a damp hospital room, she called him for treatment money and heard his new girlfriend laughing. Boyce called her a useless "Puck Bunny" and a convenient ATM before hanging up. Moments later, Beryl called back with the truth: Boyce had deliberately infected her with HIV to get rid of her. Just before her last breath, a man arrived, sent by Case Hoover, a wealthy fiancé from an old family arrangement she had forgotten. She died in agony, held together only by hatred. Then she opened her eyes at eighteen, healthy and reborn in her senior year. This time, she won't be his stepping stone. She will make him pay.

Action Modern Mystery Romance Young Adult

9.6

Dad's Regret After Killing Me for Ex's Daughter

9.6

In this werewolf fantasy, a Beta’s daughter is unjustly condemned to a fire house meant for criminals after his ex-lover's child is burned. Her father ignores her pleas for mercy, ordering she remain imprisoned until death. For ten days, she endures agonizing cycles of fire that overwhelm her healing abilities. By the time he returns to release her, the damage is irreversible. He discovers too late that his cruelty led to the very outcome he demanded.

Action Fantasy Horror Werewolf

7.7

Genius Wife's Revenge: Too Late For Regret

7.7

For two years, I played the role of the "Midwestern mistake," the mousey wife Julian Ford-Sterling IV kept hidden like a shameful secret. I hid my true self behind thick glasses and ashen foundation, acting as the perfect, cowed charity case while he lived a life of marble and indifference. The day our marriage contract ended, the headlines were already screaming about his affair with Hollywood’s sweetheart, Lana Vane. Julian didn't even grant me a final conversation; he simply sent his legal team to hand me divorce papers that gave me nothing—no alimony, no shares, just a non-disclosure agreement and a one-way ticket out of his life. I signed the papers and walked away, but a drugged encounter in a dark club that same night led me back into his arms. We collided in the shadows, two strangers stripped of their titles, but I fled before dawn, accidentally leaving behind my vintage silver locket. By the time I reached my secret design studio the next morning, I discovered Julian had executed a hostile takeover of my entire life’s work. To my horror, Lana Vane was already there, clutching my stolen locket and shamelessly claiming she was the woman Julian had spent the night with. Julian stood before me in his charcoal suit, looking at me with total lack of recognition. To him, I was just a "gold-digging" architect he had bought along with the furniture. I watched them together, the man who had discarded me and the woman who had stolen my identity, realizing that Julian was obsessed with the genius of "Rose" while despising the woman who stood right in front of him. He had no idea that the wife he’d just divorced was the very person he was now desperate to control. I straightened my spine, my violet-blue eyes cold and lethal behind my new designer frames. "Mr. Ford-Sterling, you wanted the best designer in the city? You’ve got her. But you should know—I don't just build empires. I know exactly how to tear them down."

Action Mystery Romance

9.2

He Chose Faith. I Chose Freedom

9.2

Evelyn spent thirteen years loving Joseph Lewis, but their wedding day ended in tragedy when his stepsister's suicide revealed their forbidden affair. After years of mutual torment and a fatal kidnapping, Joseph's dying wish was for Evelyn never to choose him again. Granted a miraculous second chance, Evelyn wakes up on the day of her engagement. Rejecting the man who broke her heart, she chooses his elder brother, Theodore Lewis, to rewrite her destiny and escape the shadows of her past.

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7.0

HUMILIATED SON-IN-LAW, INVINCIBLE SYSTEM

7.0

They mocked him. They humiliated him. They thought he was just the worthless son-in-law who couldn't lift his head at the dinner table. Leon Gray was invisible to everyone around him-his proud wife, his ruthless in-laws, the world that only measured worth by wealth and power. To them, he was nothing but a burden, a joke, a man doomed to live and die in obscurity. But Leon had a secret. Behind his silence was strength. Behind his shame was an empire no one dared to imagine. Every insult, every slap, every cruel laugh only fueled the system he carried within him-a mysterious force that rewarded his patience and built his hidden kingdom brick by brick. The Collins family believed they had crushed him. What they didn't know was that they had just created their greatest enemy. Now the silent son-in-law is done waiting. The tables are about to turn. The man they trampled will rise-not as their equal, but as their ruler. This is not just a tale of revenge. This is the legend of the forgotten man who became untouchable. The silent king. The son-in-law who owns everything.

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Fake Heir, Real Boss

Chapter 1

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