From Pit to Palace: Charlie Emerged

"I want to end this relationship for good," Megan said coldly. Charlie's heart sank. "Why?" He stammered to ask, trying to disbelieve what he had just heard. "You want to know why?" Megan glared at him. "That's because you're a trash picker! My bright future can't shine with someone like you. So from now on, don't trouble me!" Despite everything Charlie had done for her, Megan felt that they weren't enough. She wanted more, but Charlie couldn't meet her high expectations. So she walked out of their three-year relationship to be with the rich, campus guy, calling Charlie a thorn in her flesh. But then.... Something happened. A mysterious call. Charlie's life changed. He's no longer the trash picker everyone knew on the campus. He now dines in the palace with dignitaries. To you, what do you think will be his next move? Revenge or what? Read to find out.

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The figure standing in front of Charlie was a tall beautiful lady, wearing a beautiful yet short red dress that was above her knees, revealing her fair thighs. She had a smooth, fair complexion, her eyes sparkling like diamonds. Her hair cascaded down her back, every strand perfectly in place.

Her light make-up added to her beauty.

This lady was no other than Megan Harold, Charlie's girlfriend, here on campus. They had been dating for the past three years now.

Megan looked down at Charlie, disgust in her eyes. "Charlie, you are picking trash again? Aren't you tired of doing this?" She scolded Charlie coldly.

Charlie blinked, slightly embarrassed. "I-" He opened his mouth to explain.

But Megan cut him off, her expression icy. "Not interested in your silly explanation. You can continue to pick trash for all I care. But from today, I want to break up," Megan uttered with disgust in her voice. "I don't want someone like you to be a stain in my life."

"Break up?" Charlie asked, momentarily shocked. Disbelief crossed his eyes. "Megan, you can't be serious, are you?" He said, trying to force a smile.

Megan frowned. "Do I look like I'm here to waste my time with you?" She asked. "I'm dead serious, Charlie. I can't continue to be with someone like you for the rest of my life. It's a huge shame to me."

Charlie's heart sank as he listened to Megan's cold voice. Her words pierced through him like a sharp blade, realizing Megan wasn't joking. She looked dead serious just like she had said.

Charlie narrowed his eyes at her. "You want to break up with me? Just out of the blue?" His voice cracked with hurt emotion. "Why? Have I not been trying my best to support you? Is there anything you have asked for that I couldn't provide?"

Megan glared at him contemptuously. "You want to know why, don't you? It's because you are poor!" She scoffed. "I can't have a bright future with someone like you! I don't just want you in my life so I'm officially telling you that we have no relationship. And I hope you don't bother me."

Charlie stood there, speechless. He remembered his several sacrifices for Megan. There was a time when he had sacrificed his apartment's rent just to get Megan what she wanted.

Several selfless sacrifices he had offered her just to make her happy, only to hear this from her.

Tears formed in his eyes, threatening to drop, but he managed to hold them back.

He looked at Megan in shock and disbelief. "You're leaving me after everything I did for you? Also, calling me names?"

"What did you do for me?" Megan sneered. "Those cheap things you bought for me? You should be happy I accepted them. Besides, you did them because you couldn't resist my beauty."

She sighed, glancing around. "I have got to leave before my new boyfriend sees me with you."

With that, Megan turned, taking off on her heels to leave.

"Megan....." Charlie stuttered, quickly rushed forward to stop Megan, but then a young man emerged from behind Megan. He lifted his leg and kicked Charlie in the stomach.

Smack!

Charlie staggered backward, almost about to fall, but he held himself. He steadied himself, his eyes turned red as he took in the figure.

Recognition flashed in his eyes. He gave the young man a fierce and deadly stare. "F-Franklin.....you?!"

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The moment she stepped into the wrong restroom, everything changed. Hailey had only been at Hillsworth College for a day, a fresh scholarship student, eager yet nervous. She had simply been looking for the restroom, but fate had other plans. The thick scent of smoke filled her lungs the second she pushed the door open. The air was dense, intoxicating. Her breath hitched when she saw him. A dangerously handsome guy. He leaned lazily against the sink, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his sharp eyes flickering toward her. Tattoos curled around his arms like inked secrets, and silver rings glinted from his eyebrow and tongue. A dangerous smirk lifted his lips as he exhaled a cloud of smoke. "Lost, princess?" He asked with a smirk, raking her with his eyes from head to toe. Hailey 's heart pounded. This was the boys' restroom. And somehow, she had just collided with trouble. ___ Hailey had learned early on that life was rarely fair. She barely remembered her parents, their faces were blurry images in an old photo album she had once clung to as a child. After their deaths, she was taken in by her uncle, the only family she had left. At first, life had been tolerable-until he died too. That was when everything changed. Her uncle's wife, Cecilia, had never truly cared for her, but after his death, the cold indifference turned to outright cruelty. Hailey became the unwanted burden in their home, forced to endure harsh words and extra chores. Unlike her cousin, Brielle, who lived in luxury and had everything handed to her, Hailey had to fight for the smallest things. When Cecilia refused to pay for her education, she had thought her dreams were over. But then the scholarship to Hillsworth College came like a miracle. She studied tirelessly, poured everything into that exam, and when the results came in, she had been one of the few selected. It was her chance at freedom, her chance to escape. There was just one problem. Hillsworth was Brielle's school. And if there was one thing Hailey knew, it was that her cousin would make her life miserable. But none of that compared to the storm she was about to walk into. Wanna know what the encounter with the bad boy leads to? Come with me 🫣

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His Dangerous Desire

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Elena’s life takes a perilous turn when she is thrust into the path of Alexander, a powerful billionaire with a hidden, lethal edge. Caught in a web of high-stakes corporate power and dangerous secrets, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the very man she should fear most. As their intense attraction ignites, Elena must navigate a world of luxury and violence, where every passion has a price and trust is the deadliest gamble of all.

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His Faked Infertility, My Sweet Revenge

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I made my husband, Damian, the youngest Chief of Surgery in the country. I built his career from scratch, defying my own family to marry him. Then, he asked me to give our au pair a six-figure salary and a company car. He called me a cold-hearted bitch when I refused, claiming she was a poor single mother of five. But I saw her wearing my missing diamond bracelet and carrying a Chanel bag worth more than my car. He flaunted their affair at a professional conference, calling me a "worthless capitalist princess" while she played the victim. For years, I'd spent a fortune trying to cure his infertility. It was our secret pain. Now, he was using it to justify his affair with a "hyper-fertile" woman he claimed could give him the sons I couldn't. As he stood on stage for his keynote speech, ready to accept an award, I walked past him to the podium. I had my own presentation to share with the live-streamed global audience-a slideshow of their eight-year affair, complete with hotel receipts and bank transfers.

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HOSTILE OATH

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Vivian bears the weight of an ancestral curse, a yoke forged in darkness, which was meant to be broken. A future ravaged by war and chaos loomed, threatening her destiny but Vivian's path was not yet set to answer to her inheritance. Ignorant of her true identity, she couldn't control the powers she possessed, losing loved ones in the process and consumed by self-guilt. Yet, from the ashes of despair, she felt the rage and determination to harness the powers consuming her in her shadow and forge a new path; maybe she could get back all she had lost in all possible ways she could. Prophecy were made, and a formidable force stirred, rising to challenge her claim. When a greater threat arose, Vivian faced a brutal reality: prepare for battle or succumb to the shadows but there was a price to pay. She was left with two options; reclaim her birthright or shatter the chains of destiny!

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My Alpha Chose His Mistress Over Our Pup

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Ivy thought her life was complete until her Alpha husband, Silas, betrayed their bond for a mistress. When their young pup falls gravely ill, Silas abandons his family duties to remain with his lover, leaving Ivy to face the tragedy alone. Pushed to her breaking point by his cold neglect, she decides to sever ties with the pack. Now, Ivy must find the strength to save her child and reclaim her dignity, even if it means defying the man she once loved.

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Reborn Queen: The Billionaire's Dangerous Asset

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I died as the "Queen," an elite assassin who leveled criminal syndicates, only to wake up in a damp trailer smelling of rot and stale tobacco. My new body belonged to Arleen Brewer, a malnourished teenager with a failing heart and a life defined by systemic poverty. A flickering blue light in my mind identified itself as a System, offering a devil's bargain: survive this life, and I could resurrect my dead brother, Dusty. To earn his return, I had to endure my alcoholic stepfather’s rage and a body so weak it struggled to even stand. At my elite prep school, the rich kids treated me like a walking corpse, covering my desk in trash and mocking my heart condition. Even my fiancé, Shen Wenyu, publicly branded me as "unstable" and stood by while the school's golden boy tried to humiliate me. They expected me to wither away, but they didn't realize a wolf was now wearing the sheep's skin. I shattered the bully’s nose with a metal tray and tore up my engagement contract in front of a stunned auditorium, only to be met with immediate threats of lawsuits and expulsion. I didn't understand how the original Arleen survived this suffocating injustice without breaking, but as the Queen, I was ready to turn this school into a war zone. Then Hale Clemons, the most dangerous man in the city, cornered me outside the principal's office. He saw through my mask, realizing his very presence was the only thing keeping my failing heart from stopping. "I’m not buying your loyalty," he said, handing me a gold-embossed card. "I’m investing in a weapon." I took the deal, ready to use his power to bring my brother back and bury everyone who ever looked down on Arleen Brewer.

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