Martial Cultivator - Chapter 428.1: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind - Part 1

“That baby is mine, and so are you,” He declared, pointing at Kate’s belly while his deep green eyes gazed at Kate, like a viper ready to strike.Kate couldn’t believe that he– Henry Grant, her new boss eight years younger than her, was the father of her unborn child.“We should be together by default. But I will give you a choice. Go and suffer with your deadbeat husband, or come with me, I will show you the fun you’ve missed.”=====For the past five years of her marriage, Katherine “Kate” Woods, 32, had always believed she was infertile. She was unable to conceive a child and her deadbeat husband Matt always insulted her for it, calling her a useless woman despite never finding a job himself, forcing Kate to be the sole breadwinner of their family.Yet, he still had the nerve to cheat on her with her own sister!Heartbroken, Kate escaped to her office late at night with four bottles of strong red wine. To her surprise, she wasn’t alone.A handsome young man stood in her office, watching her.He refused to give her his name, but offered to keep her company for the night. With lust and booze coursing through her veins, Kate readily abandoned herself to her basest, most repressed instincts, seducing the nameless but willing visitor.In her drunken stupor, she boldly declared, ”If my husband wants to sleep with every woman on earth, then two can play that game.“She didn’t care if they did it raw, as she always thought she was barren. Only to find herself staring at a positive pregnancy test a month later.Kate Woods, the supposedly ‘barren woman,’ was pregnant.The stranger had accomplished in one night what Matt could not in five years.Now that Henry has given her a choice, would Kate leave her deadbeat husband and jump into the sea of uncertainty with this young man?Or would she stay with Matt, her husband who cheated on her for the sake of their families?

In Dracoria, a world dominated by dragons, eighteen year old Zephyr Valorian is dismissed as the lowest of the low with his F-rank status. On his eighteenth birthday, Zephyr's life takes a dramatic turn as he awakens to an SSS-rank dragon taming ability, a power believed to be lost to legend.This revelation is accompanied by the discovery of a mystical pink orb, from which hatches Emberlyn, a rare spectral dragon with immense untapped potential. As they grow together, Zephyr and Emberlyn draw the gaze of both allies and enemies within the magical community.Thrust into the intricate politics of the Tamer's Council and a challenging academy, Zephyr unravels secrets of his lineage that tie his family to the very origins of dragon taming. Facing threats and political intrigue, he learns to master his formidable powers.SSS-Rank Dragon Tamer: Unleashed is a captivating tale of a young man's rise from obscurity, fraught with danger, betrayal, and the forging of unbreakable bonds that will determine the fate of their world.

Reina Suzuki was an overworked office worker—until she died and woke up as Lavinia Devereux, the infamous villainess princess of the Elarion Empire.She knows how this story ends: she’ll drink poison and die. A painless, easy death. So why bother changing fate? Villainy, revenge, redemption—sounds like way too much work. She decides to do absolutely nothing and let the story play out.But her terrifying father, Emperor Cassius Devereux, won’t ignore her like he’s supposed to. He watches her, questions her, and—worst of all—starts acting like he actually cares.Lavinia just wanted a quiet villainess retirement… so why does everything keep changing?

Clarence, a man married into the Murphy family, was disliked by all his in-laws, his wife, and was facing the possible fate of divorce.

All because he was an orphan and was not highly educated.

But in truth, he was actually the young master of one of the wealthiest families in the world.

And one day, he gained a strange ability.