The Devil's Temptation! - Chapter 134

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride.Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

He cheated with her sister while she was nine months pregnant—she saw it all and nearly lost her life.Six years on, she’s back with a comic-book-cute kid. The boy’s dad? A headline waiting to happen.There’s another mini-copy beside him—same eyes, same grin.“Mom, did you make him too?”She stares at the two of them and wonders—just how much chaos did one night cause?

Despite being the ruler of a nation, nobody was willing to marry the vicious man with a bloodlust.

[Welcome back, Von. The Superstar System is online.]Von spent his life as a 300-pound recluse, watching his sister work herself out just to keep him alive.When his heart finally gave out at twenty-four, his only legacy was debt and a sister left crying over his death.But that wasn't the end.He is back in 2019, six years before the day that killed him. He is still overweight, still broke, and still a nobody. But this time, he isn't helpless.Armed with the knowledge of future hits and a System that turns his sweat into skills, Von isn't just trying to survive anymore. He is out to conquer Hollywood, dominate the charts, and become a legend.[Von... Are you ready to become a Superstar?]***[DISCLAIMER!!]This is a work of fiction set in a parallel world similar to modern-day Earth.While the timeline, technology, and culture may mirror our own, all names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of my imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.