keeping up with the joneses 2016 movie

Layla Nott has been infatuated with Seth Upton since she was a teenager and even willingly gives him her vast inheritance to help him build Upton Group, transforming the Upton family into one of the most prominent families in Yeldon. However, ever since she married into the Upton family, her health has deteriorated. One day, after a visit for medical treatment, she returns home to find Seth fooling around with her stepsister, Sharon Black. Septh's mother, Susan Upton, is at home and clearly condones the affair. After being humiliated by Sharon and Susan, Layla is left shaken by Seth's confession—he has only ever been interested in her wealth and has never loved her. He has even purchased a massive life insurance policy on her and is now waiting for her death to cash in on the payout. Heartbroken by the revelation, Layla feels her life is pathetic. Impatient for her demise, Seth takes her to the rooftop and pushes her off. As she plunges to her death, Layla swears that if she were given another chance, she would exact her revenge and make sure they pay for their betrayal.

When their marriage certificate gets torn, Lily Walter goes to the city hall to get a replacement, only to discover the certificate was fake. Zephyr Harrison not only deceived her but also registered his marriage with their housemaid just to make the young lady happy. Lily immediately heads to Nolan University, picks out a quality male college student named Caleb Lowe, and plans to have him father the Walter family heir, unaware she’s just provoked a top-tier powerhouse.

In Havenport, Xavier Shane has always been untouchable, shielded by his lawyer wife Zoey Gold, his fighter childhood friend Sarah Penn, and his brilliant younger sister Lydia Shane. But on his 29th birthday, his world shatters when Lydia is brutally assaulted in a dark alley and dies. The real blow comes in court, when Zoey stands for the killer, and Sarah forces Xavier to sign a settlement. Betrayed by the two women he trusted most, Xavier turns to the last thing his grandmother left him—a music box with a mysterious number. The moment he makes that call, the pampered prince starts to become something far more dangerous.

Lucas Brown went to jail for love, yet all he got in return was indifference and betrayal. The fires of rage engulf the heavens and earth... All who dare cross him will soon pay the price!

Chloe is the CEO of the Corton Group but suffers from somatic symptoms. She relies on alcohol, drugs and even crazy sex to relieve her stress. Fate brought her into contact with the boxer Luke. Chloe originally intended to buy Luke at a high price as a sexual partner, but unexpectedly, Luke gradually cured Chloe and she regained her position as the business queen.

Attending the ten-year high school reunion for the cheerleading squad and football team, I arrived in an old domestic Ford, while the parking lot was filled with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Maybachs, and even a gold Bugatti. It was as if I were the only relic from another era. The moment I stepped out of my car, a former classmate, whose name I could no longer remember, looked at me with a sneer. “Well, if it isn’t the coach’s pet. How is it that after all these years, you’re still driving this beat-up old Ford?” “This thing looks like it belongs in a scrapyard from the last century!” During dinner, everyone gathered around the Bugatti owner, raising their glasses in celebration, while I was left ignored at the side. Only the cheerleading assistant sat next to me, raising a glass in my direction with a comforting smile. “Don’t let it get to you. Your car may be old, but I believe you’ll be driving a luxury car one day.” I let a small smirk curl at the corner of my lips and lowered my voice. “This car may look unimpressive, but it’s been fully upgraded with a carbon fiber body. It’s already worth over half a million dollars. Too bad, none of you even recognized its true value.”

Sonia Weston, a fallen noble's daughter, is betrothed to Aeron Fleming, a reckless heir she despises. Desperate to escape, she sets her sights on his uncle, Skyler Fleming, the true power behind the family. She believes she's the one playing seducer. She's wrong. Skyler recognizes her from the moment they meet—the woman he's searched for across years. Every "chance" encounter, every charged glance, is his quiet design. He doesn't lure her into a trap. He builds her a path home.

In her previous life, Hannah Watts was granted the highest noble title and lived in glory, while Liliana Watts became a young widow. Consumed by jealousy, Liliana murdered Hannah, but unexpectedly, both sisters were granted rebirth together, returning to the day they were both to be married.This time, Liliana fights to marry the financially ruined Keagan Randall, believing she can swap their destinies, unaware she's sending herself to her doom... In the previous timeline, Liliana suffered as a young widow living in hardship, while her unfavored sister Hannah became a Duke's wife, basking in endless glory. Liliana firmly believes her misfortune stems from marrying the wrong man. So in this second chance at life, Liliana desperately arranges to switch marriage partners with Hannah, thinking she can exchange their fates, not realizing she's walking down a path of no return.

Eight years ago, Roy Jones proved his self-invented fighting style was the best in the world by tearing through twenty-two martial halls across Sealand in a single sweep. The victory cost him his wife. He left everything, moved to the bottom rung of the city, and became a rickshaw driver—anonymous, careful, devoted entirely to raising his infant daughter in peace. The life is hard and he endures it. Then one act of public decency puts him in the crosshairs of Bliz Martial Hall, and his daughter gets pulled into the danger with him. Roy stops enduring. He moves through every obstacle Bliz puts in front of him with the same quiet efficiency that once cleared twenty-two halls, and he brings his daughter home.

The youngest female investor on Finance District refuses an arranged marriage with the Golden family. After a drunken night and being drugged, she's saved by her secret admirer and actual fiance, Keir Golden. He pretends to be a poor sugar baby, letting Clara "keep" him. A year later, when family business troubles force Clara to accept the arranged marriage, she tries to break it off with Keir, only to discover her sugar baby is actually her powerful fiance who saves her from the scheming McDowell family.

Five years ago, he was imprisoned out of a false accusation. Five years later, he returned in glory and controlled all the power. Finally, he would get back everything he had lost!

Maya Thornton, the Marquis Valen, is reborn six years after her death. Six years ago,moments after giving birth, she was murdered by her husband and his mistress while lying weak and vulnerable. Now, she wakes in the body of Talia York, a delicate and vain daughter of a military household. The original Talia has betrayed her fiancé, Tristan Wren, the Deputy Commander of the Regal Army, and become entangled with a frivolous young man. With her soul now in Talia's body, Maya secretly follows Tristan to the military camp while disguising herself as a man. There, on the very training grounds she once commanded in her past life, she throws herself into grueling training. She is determined to reclaim her martial prowess and returns to the capital to take her revenge and once again protect the realm.

Leo's family was brutally murdered. When he was on the brink of despair, a mysterious old man taught him the ultimate cheating art. Fueled by revenge, Leo entered the dark underground casinos, moving from game to game. He could spot opponents' tricks at a glance, and with counter-moves that guaranteed victory, he crushed corrupt gamblers and thugs one by one. But the end of this life-and-death road was the massive dark force that took everything, the Wright Gang. "A true gambling master rewrites fate with his own hands!" The ultimate showdown of cheat versus cheat, heart-pounding comebacks in high-stakes games. An epic battle of revenge and reversal begins now!

After being separated for eighteen years, Cynthia Wilson returns to the prestigious, big Campbell family in the capital, only to face schemes from adopted daughter Paula and disdain from her grandmother who sees her as a country bumpkin.In reality, Cynthia is secretly a genius violinist, luxury jewelry designer, miracle doctor, and more. Harley Hensley breaks off their engagement but privately tries to flirt with her. Then one day, all of Cynthia’s hidden identities are exposed, and they both discover that fate had connected them all along.

Raena, a top obstetrician, had been married to her husband Matthias for ten years, but she suffered bullying from her mother-in-law Sara due to infertility. Later, Matthias had an affair with a younger woman named Felice and made her pregnant. Raena accidentally discovered the truth at the hospital. Faced with her husband's betrayal, the provocations from the mistress, and the pressure from her mother-in-law, Raena transformed from a passive victim to an empowered fighter. She fought back through legal means, public opinion, and her professional skills, ultimately exposing the true colors of Matthias's family. She reclaimed her property and dignity and started a new life with Romero, a celebrity gossip reporter who had secretly loved her.

Natalie had it all—engaged to football star Karl and carrying his child—until tragedy struck. Her brother caused Karl's sister's death, and Karl's injuries ended his career. Yet, she vanished for seven years. Now, Karl sees her with a "husband" and "daughter," seemingly happy. But he won't let her go.

Vivian Hale transmigrates into a novel. She is assigned one goal—irritate the tyrant emperor badly enough that he puts her out of her misery, collects her hundred million, and goes home. She schemes, she provokes, she causes chaos at every turn. The Emperor just laughs, pulls her closer, and absolutely refuses to cooperate. What she doesn’t know yet is why. Adrian Kingsley has died and been reborn three times, watching her meet the same terrible ending each time, and has spent every subsequent lifetime dismantling the forces that killed her before she even knows they exist. When the truth finally surfaces, he takes her face in his hands, eyes red, and makes her one quiet promise—his life for hers, every time, as many times as it takes. Vivian, who came here to die on purpose, finds herself suddenly and inconveniently unwilling to lose him.

Framed, betrayed, and seconds away from a bullet to the head, Detective Jake didn't find death—he found the Karma System. Suddenly, the untouchable elites of the city aren't so untouchable anymore. Through the System's eyes, their fatal weaknesses, offshore bank accounts, and darkest secrets are downloaded directly into Jake's retinas. But tearing down a corrupt empire takes more than one man. Jake builds the ultimate "Fixer" syndicate from the ashes of society's outcasts: a ruthless psychological profiler, a cyber-ghost hacker who can breach any firewall, a lethal military veteran, and a Wall Street predator who weaponizes financial ruin. They don't just assassinate their targets; they dismantle them. From sadistic prison wardens to untouchable military-industrial CEOs, the Syndicate strikes where it hurts the most. They will expose your crimes on global streams, drain your bank accounts to zero in seconds, and leave you begging for a mercy they don't possess. The elite thought they owned the world. The Syndicate is here to collect the debt.