Once Upon a Time In Hollywood - Chapter 423: black gold (2)

Elena Brooks once had everything — a loving family, a bright future, and a father who was her hero. But all of it shattered when the powerful billionaire Adrian Kane destroyed her father’s company and drove her family into ruin.Three years later, Elena returns, colder and wiser. To everyone’s shock, she agrees to marry the very man she swore to hate. The world sees a gold-digging bride chasing wealth and power, but beneath the wedding veil hides her true purpose — revenge.Every smile she gives him is a lie. Every touch hides a plan to bring him down. But Adrian Kane is not the man she thought he was. Behind his ruthless façade lies secrets darker than her hatred, and a pain that mirrors her own.As their twisted marriage unfolds, lines blur between love and vengeance. Passion burns where hate once lived, and Elena must face the truth — the man she wanted to destroy might be the only one who can save her heart.In a world of lies, wealth, and betrayal, will love be her greatest weakness… or her ultimate revenge?

The emperor had fallen, the Buddha had perished.The people had hoped he would save the world.Yet they forgot that he was the greatest demon of this world.The new book “This Martial Artist Is Too Fierce” has been released, and you are welcome to add it to your collection and read it.

On a certain day, a certain thought came to Japan’s Sun Goddess. ——Aren’t there too many Japanese people being abducted to other worlds? It’s true that the large majority of Japanese are diligent and docile and soft-hearted, which makes them pretty much the best people to ask for favors. “But recently it’s just gotten way too out of hand…… Oh, I’ve got it! Whenever a Japanese person is summoned, I just have to summon an otherworlder!” And now, every time a Japanese person is summoned, princesses and elves and beastmen and whatnot are reverse-summoned. Under the acknowledgement of the government, they begin living in Japan. Today, too, Japan is at peace. And so begins this laidback isekai cultural exchange story♪

[ Caution: Dark (18+) ]Henry Lukas was nothing special.A loner. A failure. A guy whose biggest achievement was surviving one more day in a world that never gave a damn about him.Bullied, humiliated, betrayed; he’d stopped believing in dreams, people, or even himself. That is, until the day a goddess smiled as he died.Now, he's been selected by the Goddess of Mischief to become a Dimensional Journeyman—a wanderer across chaotic worlds filled with monsters, magic, and madness.Armed with only a random Aspect and the ability to choose his starting world, Henry’s second life begins with a twisted gift:He must pick one of five wildly different routes, each more insane than the last.1. Dual Leveling in the Apocalypse: A ravaged Earth where monsters reign and only those who can level twice can hope to survive.2. Heaven's Descent: Gods descend, civilizations crumble, and faith becomes a weapon.3. Rebirth: Dual Cultivator: In a lust-fueled cultivation realm, power and passion go hand in hand.4. Combat Slave Harem: A brutal world ruled by strength and conquest. The more you dominate, the stronger you become.5. Re: Vampire and Dragon: A war-torn fantasy where immortals rule, and only forbidden bloodlines can challenge fate.But is this truly a second chance... or just another cruel joke?With no one to trust, memories soaked in pain, and a goddess who clearly enjoys watching him squirm, Henry will have to carve his own path in worlds more twisted than fiction.Revenge, power, women, freedom, purpose; whatever it is he seeks, he’ll have to earn it.Because this time, the fate destiny won't break him.This time… he’ll break free from his destiny.---Tags: Isekai, Antihero Protagonist, Dark Fantasy, Slave Harem (Gradual), Revenge, Leveling Systems, Multiple Worlds, Emotional Trauma, Ruthless MC, Psychological Growth, NSFW (After 20)---If You're a reader who enjoy brutal isekai with emotional depth, morally grey decisions, and worlds that push both power and sanity to the limit.