Tea & Alchemy

After I secured a billion-dollar partnership for Horizon Ventures, the sales department celebrated with an afternoon tea spread where everyone got to choose their own order. When it was my turn, the new hire, Jessica Osborne, suddenly cut in. "Chicken sandwiches for the rest of them. No need to order anything else." I ignored her and calmly told the admin clerk, "I’ll have a slice of chocolate cake." The next second, Jessica slammed the menu right across my face and glared at me furiously. "I said no, so you don’t get to order. Who do you think you are? A princess?" The hard menu left a stinging red mark across my face, and a surge of anger flared up inside me. Without hesitating, I grabbed the menu and hurled it right back at her face. Jessica immediately shrieked and roared at me, "Do you have any idea who I am?! My dad is Royce Osborne, the biggest client this company has! Even our CEO, Emily Hopkins, treats me with respect. How dare you lay a hand on me? Believe it or not, I can get your $600,000 bonus canceled and have you blacklisted from this entire industry!" I froze. Royce Osborne's my maternal uncle. He’s forty, famously single, and has never been married. When exactly did he have such a grown-up daughter?

Aurora is used to been hated. She has been maltreated and accused by her father and sister of killing her mother and brother during her child birth. She believed her world would shine again after coming in contact with her mate, Alpha Alex, who is renowned as a great Alpha of the beast clan. How will she respond when she learns that her mate is a beast by day and a human by night? "Will she be able to stay" ?

Rejected and betrayed by Alpha Zack, her fated mate, Aria dies with a shattered heart. But fate grants her rebirth with memories intact and newfound power. Now a formidable Luna, she returns seeking revenge against those who destroyed her. Yet when Zack discovers the truth behind her rejection, he desperately seeks redemption. Can vengeance transform into forgiveness, or will their second chance burn to ashes?

I'm the only university student in the village. But my entire family praises my cousin, Calvin Meyer, who has graduated from a vocational school, for being a talented person. What I've discovered is that Calvin's so-called talent actually comes from him voicing my thoughts. When I want to recite a poem as a toast to the guests, Calvin quickly says the poem out loud, resulting in everyone applauding for him. Naturally, Calvin takes the initiative to show off his "flair" for poetry in front of Barbara Sullivan, a well-known professor, by reciting the poetry that I've thought up. Because of that, she has taken a fancy to him. My uncle, Gary Meyer, uses the opportunity to insult me for being a dull bookworm who doesn't know how to socialize with others. On my grandpa's 80th birthday, my aunt, Sierra Meyer, who runs a huge business on her own, brings her family back to the village for the occasion. Uncle Gary arranges for me and Calvin to prepare a speech of our own so that we can convince Aunt Sierra to extend a helping hand to the youngsters' careers in the family. At the banquet, Calvin shoots up to his feet with his wine glass raised. He shoots me a smug look at that moment. Meanwhile, I just keep smiling before I begin thinking about the shocking gossip featuring Aunt Sierra and her family.

The marriage between Eugu and Ella began when her father sold her to him to save the family from the brink of bankruptcy, a few days after being sold to his mansion, she suddenly received a marriage contract with the words "Agree to marry and have children for me, anyone who hurt Ella Alden later will have to pay the price. After all, she went through all the hardships, she accepted to sign a marriage contract with Eugu. Since she signed the contract, her life opened a new page, entering the upper class how many dangers lurk, forcing her to become strong, real love contract drama Between her and him, the budding began to encounter many difficulties, being harmed by others and being opposed by the family, can the two finally come together?

This is a story of how a dying god decided to entrust his power to humanity instead of choosing an heir, hoping that they will learn to govern the world on their own. The chosen were called divine alchemists—people gifted with abilities to convert nature elements into specific power . War was inevitable as clans clash against clans with no sign to stop until the enemy is annihilated. The weak were being pushed aside. Some were sold to slavery, while others became a machine used for war. Greed had taken over the planet, and civilizations were starting to crumble. The road to Surmwale features the story of a young boy, named Ivar who witnessed the death of Croven, his god, and was given the latter's remaining power to ensure that god's plan would succeed.