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Forced to abandon his martial path for a scholarly life, Sean was betrayed by his fiancée, Luna. Her harsh words, "My husband must be a general, not a weak scholar!" ignite a fire in him. With his dignity shattered, Sean vows revenge. Leaving the scholar's life behind, he rises from the ashes to conquer the land and reclaim his destiny as a legendary general. No one can stop the man who's destined to rule.

Charli Kaplan, the new transfer at Maple Elite Academy, quickly becomes the school's most controversial figure. But appearances can be deceiving. Rowan Hawkins may seem like a tyrant, but is he truly a heartless bully? Meanwhile, Noah Tucker frequently comes to her aid—what's his motive? Now Charlie must decide: Will she choose her enemy or the golden boy?

When high school swim team captain Aidan Crew loses his essential after-school job due to his rich bully Will Harrison standing up for him to his boss, he has no idea how he's going to pay his mother's substantial medical bills and rebuild his college fund. Then Will offers Aidan a humiliating, but lucrative job as his pool boy. Aidan reluctantly takes the gig and the two start to fall for one another. But they must navigate the hatred between their families and vicious school bullies, while protecting the secret of Aidan's pool boy gig and the feelings building between them.

It’s back to school for the cast of Taming My Bullies! Meg Bush, Cameron Porras, and Travis Owens face off in a series of games in this High School Challenge episode to see who really rules the school. Plus, they spill stories about flirting on set, first kisses, and even a few fights!

"The wife of the famous actor is coming to the set!" The director prepared a warm welcome. Unexpectedly, dressed casually and riding an electric scooter, I was mistaken for a new actress. To my surprise, someone vain even pretended to be the wife of my husband! Everyone flattered her and bullied me. See how will I make them embarrassed!

Three years ago, they divorced. To her surprise, three years later, her ex-husband turned out to be the director of the TV series she was acting in. After this encounter, she realized that he had misunderstood her, thinking she had a relationship with an older man three years ago.

Ava is finally discharged from the mental institute after years of treatment, thanks to her therapy dog Luna. She is determined to live a happy, normal life in the suburbs and buys a new house for her new beginning, but her neighbors won't stop harrassing her. Ava keeps a tight grip over herself with her therapy dog's help, staying calm and collected in the face of constant harrassment. Her neighbors won't stop, even threatening to kill Luna! Ava starts to slip, fighting back against her neighbors... after all, with an insanity plea, she can do whatever she wants in revenge...

This is a 15-minute European-American suspense tragedy short film, which tells a shocking secret that took place in the wealthy Hayes family in Boston, USA: Many years ago, Eleanor, the mistress of the family, designed to kidnap and kill her adopted daughter Olivia, in order to let her own biological daughter Sophia inherit the entire family property, and framed all the crimes to an outsider. Years later, an accidental fire brought clues of this old case back to light. Conner, the police officer in charge of the investigation, peeled off the truth layer by layer along the clues, and finally uncovered the ugly crime that this wealthy family had covered up for more than 20 years, allowing the deceased to be vindicated, and the perpetrators got what they deserved. The story revolves around identity opposition, human desire, truth and redemption, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind the glamour of a wealthy family in a depressing suspense atmosphere.

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To save her dying mother, Lily Bennett faked an affair to dump her trust-fund kid boyfriend, Carter Hayes. Three years later, she is forced to work as a maid for the Hayes family, only to find Carter is now the wealthiest man in Southridge with a fiancée. Worse still, the mastermind behind her misery is her former best friend. A tragic romance of betrayal, misunderstanding, and redemption unfolds between lies and the truth.

In an era where Divine Cores awaken, high schooler Wyatt Mercer awakens the lowest of the low — a Grade-F God of Gastronomy. Mocked and expelled from the academy, he's left with only one mission: save his gravely ill sister, Cora. To survive, he sets up a stall selling stinky tofu. But when a customer's Core unexpectedly strengthens after eating his food, Mercer discovers his secret power — whoever eats his cooking with satisfaction signs a pact, lending him their divine power. From there, Mercer rises through the ranks, and proves that even the weakest god can feed the strongest — and make them kneel as well.