i became the childhood friend of the middle boss novel

In a world of beast tamers, Ethan Black once awakened the rare Ink Beast—only to have it stolen by his family, who then used him as a living sacrifice, draining his essence blood. Reborn with the Apex Genesis system, he refuses to repeat his fate. He sells the traitorous beast for a fortune and buys a dying phoenix instead. Guided by the system, Ethan rises from ruin, step by step climbing to the peak of beast taming and rewriting his destiny.

New intern Leila Blake claimed herself a surgical genius, and her patients felt no pain, no anesthesia needed. After she went viral, patients flooded the hospital, her slots auctioned to the highest bidder. But Ivy Carl suffered every patient's pain. It was so crippling she couldn't work. She got complaints, then fired. To make it worse, during Leila's brain surgery on the richest man's daughter, Ivy dropped dead from a brain hemorrhage. But she woke up, back to the day Leila went viral. This time, Ivy swore to expose the truth behind the pain transfer and make Leila pay.

Upon discovering she had only three months to live, Charlene finally realized she had been used by those around her and resolved to live for herself at last. So, she confronted her colleagues, exposing the dark side of her workplace, completely cut ties with her parents, who favored her younger brother, and ended her relationship with her unfaithful fiancé. In her final days, she agreed to Elbert's pursuit, making him her last boyfriend...

Emily Davis has never been in a relationship before. But for a chance to win $210,000, she teams up with her best friend of 24 years, Alex Carter, and pretends to be his ""friends with benefits"" on a steamy reality dating show. She thought she just had to fake it for the cameras. But from the very first night, Emily finds herself having to kiss—and even sleep in the same bed with—other male contestants like Noah Parker and Nathan Harris. For someone who's never been with a man before, this wild, provocative experiment is a whole new world. Can Emily keep her secret and make it to the end for the grand prize, or will her true self be exposed under all the heat?

For ten long years, Cynthia had loved Ethan Luciano in silence. On the night he won the national championship, he finally pulled her into his arms: “I’ll marry you the moment we graduate.” The next morning. What she heard instead was Ethan’s cocky laugh echoing among his teammates: “She was so fucking eager… legs wrapped around me the whole time, telling me she loved me. She’s a good warm-up though. Looks innocent but takes it like a pro. I’m gonna use her a few more times until I get with Sylvia.” In that moment, Cynthia’s world shattered. The boy she had loved for ten years had never loved her back. She was never his future — only his practice.

Emily Davis has never been in a relationship before. But for a chance to win $210,000, she teams up with her best friend of 24 years, Alex Carter, and pretends to be his ""friends with benefits"" on a steamy reality dating show. She thought she just had to fake it for the cameras. But from the very first night, Emily finds herself having to kiss—and even sleep in the same bed with—other male contestants like Noah Parker and Nathan Harris. For someone who's never been with a man before, this wild, provocative experiment is a whole new world. Can Emily keep her secret and make it to the end for the grand prize, or will her true self be exposed under all the heat?

On Lindsey's wedding day, the groom, Ethan, ran away. Lindsey then randomly found a handsome guy, Marcelino, at the wedding venue to complete the ceremony with her, humiliating Ethan's family. Marcelino, wanting to avoid a blind date, used the excuse of dealing with high-ranking executive embezzlement issues at a branch company. However, unexpectedly, he entered into a marriage of convenience with Lindsey and gradually fell in love with her.

Yumin Ha, the CEO of the top-tier financial conglomerate Rose Group, hides her true identity and devotes everything to love for seven years—only to be discarded by her profit-driven boyfriend, Seo-jin Kang. Determined to take revenge, she enters a lightning-fast marriage with Ji-hoon Park, the CEO of Parkwon Group. At an upcoming high-profile gala, Seo-jin Kang comes face to face with the newly revealed power couple…

Felix Asher is one breakthrough away from immortality and completely stuck. His master's solution: descend the mountain and find the woman bearing the Dao mark. He finds her on his very first night down. Faye Linden is a powerful CEO who has no idea why this man keeps showing up wherever she goes, and even less idea how he ends up as her boyfriend. Felix rolls with it. She has enemies, and a cultivator with mastery over medicine and combat turns out to be exactly what a CEO in a dangerous city needs. He heals, he fights, he baffles everyone around him, and somewhere between the boardrooms and the battles he stops thinking about going back up the mountain.

Jodie Walsh finds herself transmigrated into a romance novel as the ex-wife who got screwed over. The original character spent five years in an arranged marriage with a CEO tyrant, giving him everything—money, property, her whole heart—only to end up with her family destroyed and herself behind bars. And it gets worse. Her parents, best friend, childhood friends, and basically everyone connected to her was just cannon fodder in the story. Well, time for Jodie to roll up her sleeves and rewrite this mess. Mr. Hotshot CEO? She's going to see how mighty he is after bankruptcy. The pure, innocent female lead? Honey, let's add some darkness to that light. Her parents jumping to their deaths? Not in her version. They'll be doing the disco on her ex-mother-in-law's grave instead. Her bestie killed by her abusive husband? Hmm... such a "wonderful" husband. Let's save him for the female lead's bestie. Her broke aristocratic childhood friends? Here, one business opportunity each, and boom, instant CEOs, easy peasy. And the supposed villain? With that face and those abs? No one's going to object to him being the male protagonist. What's that? You're asking what makes her so badass? Jodie beckons to the mafia boss. "Babe, you tell them." "Simple." Mafia boss grins. "She's the boss lady."

At 18, Nadia Wolfe fell in love and began a secret ten-year affair with her father’s subordinate, Jack Mayer.When her brother died and her father became gravely ill, she begged him to marry her—only to be rejected again in favor of his childhood friend, Bree Ewing. This time, Nadia didn’t cry. She knelt before the gods, offered a prayer, and chose the fierce mercenary Lucian Wyler, setting the fastest possible wedding date.

Efa was the daughter of a murderer. Her mom loved the wrong man, ruined a family, and ended up in prison. After she died, Efa met her father and three half-brothers, but they wanted nothing to do with her. Then Efa became a national sweetheart overnight. As the world fell for her, her childhood friend Declan took her hand.Let's build our own home.She turned to leave—but the men who once pushed her away suddenly wouldn't let her go.

Efa was the daughter of a murderer. Her mom loved the wrong man, ruined a family, and ended up in prison. After she died, Efa met her father and three half-brothers, but they wanted nothing to do with her. Then Efa became a national sweetheart overnight. As the world fell for her, her childhood friend Declan took her hand.Let's build our own home.She turned to leave—but the men who once pushed her away suddenly wouldn't let her go.

Modern college student Clarissa Ingram transmigrates into a novel as the villainous ex-wife who is pregnant with male lead River Shelton's child. Unlike the original character who divorced and had an abortion, Clarissa changes course and uses gentle tactics to win back River's heart. When faced with River's childhood friend Paige Snyder, who covets him,Clarissa voluntarily moves to the countryside.There,she uses her golden finger—a department store system—to improve rural life and becomes the beloved darling of the Shelton family. After Paige's multiple failed schemes and eventual imprisonment for poisoning, Clarissa leads the villagers to prosperity, earning official recognition. She and River return to the capital ahead of schedule to live happily together.

Cathy, the wealthy heiress, startled by her childhood friend Colin's confession, run away and left home for three years. During that time, she met Aron and married him. When her three brothers found her, she became a vegetable seller. Aron divorced her due to her status, making Cathy realize Aron's a scumbag. Cathy returned home with her brothers. At a family bidding event, she encountered Aron again, leading to a confrontation. With Colin's help, Cathy resolved the crisis. Subsequently, she was adored by her three doting brothers.

Modern college student Clarissa Ingram transmigrates into a novel as the villainous ex-wife who is pregnant with male lead River Shelton's child. Unlike the original character who divorced and had an abortion, Clarissa changes course and uses gentle tactics to win back River's heart. When faced with River's childhood friend Paige Snyder, who covets him,Clarissa voluntarily moves to the countryside.There,she uses her golden finger—a department store system—to improve rural life and becomes the beloved darling of the Shelton family. After Paige's multiple failed schemes and eventual imprisonment for poisoning, Clarissa leads the villagers to prosperity, earning official recognition. She and River return to the capital ahead of schedule to live happily together.

Joanna, daughter to Europe's wealthiest family, chose love over her status and wed David Kerr. She became his behind-the-scenes supporter, using her resources to establish a fashion company for him. At a social gathering, she fell victim to a deceitful drink orchestrated by Vivian, David's childhood friend, narrowly avoiding a compromising situation. In her dire moment, a stranger came to her rescue. Upon regaining consciousness, Joanna was startled to find the infamous "Black Wolf," Ryan Cabell, was the man who had saved her. Assertively, Ryan offered to fulfill all Joanna's desires if she agreed to be his girl.

After my fiance’s childhood friend found out I was born with a heart condition, she secretly poured a high-dose energy drink into my champagne. The moment I drank it, my heart started racing, and stabbing pain spread through my chest. In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication, but the water I used to take it had been swapped with strong lemon water. As soon as I drank it, my face went pale. I lost all strength and collapsed to the ground. “Lemon water’s full of vitamin C. It helps with hangovers and keeps you healthy.” Charlotte Whitmore laughed so hard she nearly doubled over. With her arms crossed, she looked at my fiance, Ethan Cross, the boss of the Rolling Stones. “Ethan, your fiancee’s acting is incredible! “I’ve been a doctor for years, and I’ve never seen anyone react like this to a little champagne and lemon water.” I bit my lip until I tasted blood. The pain made my eyes sting, and I clutched Ethan’s leg. “Honey, please, call an ambulance! I can’t take it anymore…” For a moment, his expression wavered, but the guests quickly cut in. “Come on, stop pretending! Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and lemon water.” “Yeah, you’re just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn’t want to toast to her.” Ethan’s face turned cold again. He yanked my hand off and stepped away. “Charlotte’s a doctor. You’ll be fine with her here.” I stopped begging and texted my father asking for help