

Struggling office worker Daniel Clark accidentally joins a secret chat group where anything can be bought for pennies. He assumes it's a scam until he successfully purchases a villa for just one dollar. As his fortune grows, he teams up with the stunning CEO Wendy White.Together, they navigate corporate crises and outmaneuver rivals.Amidst the chaos of wealth and power, a slow-burning romance begins to blossom.

On New Year's Eve, when every home is lit with reunion lights, a skyscraper in the city center hides a deadly secret. A so-called "Year-End Layoff" turns into a brutal Twelve Zodiac survival game. Finley Kirk, a low-level office worker, is only trying to earn money for his mother's treatment when he is trapped inside. There are no laws, only survival. No colleagues, only prey.Former bosses become monsters, and coworkers turn against each other as the corporate world collapses into chaos.
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On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

Sylvie, once the ace assassin of the revolutionary army, was tamed and abused by a general as a "mad dog." While on the run, she was taken in by a priest, but betrayal led to a massacre in the church and the priest's brutal death. She rescued the young Benny, using her body and her skills in killing to forge him into a lethal weapon. Over the next ten years, their bond deepened from master and apprentice, to master and slave, to soulmates—together, they hunted down the general and his political backers. In the end, Benny died shielding her; Sylvie alone stormed the enemy's stronghold, slew her nemesis, then carried his corpse to the shore and cut her own throat, joining him in death.

Programmer Milo Cove is pushed to the brink of death after years of exploitation by his stepmother, Violet, and her family. At his lowest moment, he awakens the Cashback System, a powerful ability that rewards every investment with exponential returns. Armed with his newfound power, Milo begins a relentless journey of revenge and self-reinvention.Joining forces with attorney Dawn Sullivan, doctor Ivy Wood, and the kind-hearted Nixie Chase, Milo uncovers a horrifying conspiracy: Violet and physician Randy Ball have been illegally trafficking the organs of his deceased parents. As the truth comes to light, Milo uses the Cashback System to dismantle their empire, reclaim everything that was stolen from him, and build the life he was always meant to have.

"Evelyn was the founder and actual controlling owner of Evelis Group. After marriage, she retreated behind the scenes and supported her husband Daniel in taking the CEO position. Their daughter Aurelia was severely injured in a drunk-driving accident caused by Daniel’s illegitimate son Ryan. Daniel’s mistress Vanessa even took the black card Evelyn had given Daniel to the hospital, pressuring Evelyn to sign a letter of forgiveness in an attempt to buy off the crime with money. From clues such as the black card and the vehicle involved in the accident, Evelyn gradually exposed the twenty-year marriage scam Daniel had been running: he had fathered an illegitimate son with Vanessa before their marriage, and the real purpose of the marriage was to seize control of Evelis Group. Daniel repeatedly sided with his illegitimate son, using company resources to suppress news coverage, cutting off the victim’s treatment, granting ward access, and allowing Vanessa and her son to harm the severely injured daughter again and again. Suppressing her grief, Evelyn fought back step by step: she froze the accounts, publicly revealed her identity as founder, removed Daniel from his position, audited out evidence of five hundred million dollars in embezzled funds, and shattered Daniel’s schemes of forging equity agreements and framing others. In the end, the crimes of Daniel, Vanessa, and Ryan were completely exposed, and all three were convicted on multiple charges and sent to prison. After a life-and-death crisis, her daughter woke up and recovered. Evelyn established an independent victim assistance fund, fully reclaimed control of the company, and began a brand-new life with her daughter."

At his brother's engagement banquet, elite tycoon Larry Nell stunned society by marrying an outsider, Coral Baker, a whirlwind union fueled by rumors of a scandalous public kiss. In truth, she was just a paid stand-in, hired to play the dutiful ""Mrs. Nell"" amid his mercurial whims.What began as a transaction, his need for a decoy, her need for cash, slowly defied the contract. Amendments piled up, each edit eroding the cold terms with unspoken desire.By the end, no one remembered the pretense. Only the love story remained.

For three years, I’d used my family’s connections to bring the company hundreds of millions in revenue. But at the quarterly meeting, the new intern stood before everyone, displaying my attendance and expense reports, and accused me of “unexcused absences” and “squandering company funds.” “These high-end clubs, these restaurants…” she declared, her voice ringing with self-righteousness. “She spends thousands of dollars every time! These are completely unnecessary expenses.” “I strongly advise the CEO to fire her immediately and save the company’s cash flow.” I glanced at Claude, the CEO. My old classmate. He knew exactly how much revenue each of those meetings generated. He also knew that when I wasn't in the office, I was at some bar, negotiating with investors, sometimes drinking until my stomach turned. But he just stared at me coldly. “Caroline, what’s your explanation for the absences and expenses Lia has presented?” I smiled. “I have nothing to explain.” They would all learn, very soon, the consequences of this little stunt.

Diana is blamed for poisoning the Larson family on the eve of her wedding and becomes the most hated criminal in the world. Everyone believes the orphaned girl betrayed the family that raised her and killed them all. But when a live stream reveals her hidden memories, the truth finally comes out. The real killers are exposed, and everyone who condemned Diana is left begging for forgiveness. Her fiancé Victor, who once hated her, spends every day at her bedside, drowning in regret.