The Pauper Cube Novels & Stories

Both of them were taken aback by the sight. By knitting his brows together, Eric conveyed an expression of intense concentration. "Oh wow! Look we have here! The beggar living on the streets is the person who is most severely impacted by the effects of poverty. What a breathtaking scene to take in, to say the least!” Zoe was beside herself and couldn't take it any longer; however, Eric remained silent and did nothing but watch as Nicole hurled insults at them. Zoe's reaction was one of fury and helplessness. Eric did not respond.

And then we lived with Joyce Underwood, the dean, in the orphanage. It was not easy for us to find our family. We only enjoyed three years of happiness. My parents went bankrupt and jumped off a building, leaving us to fend for ourselves. He dropped out of school to pay for my education, working day and night on a dozen part-time jobs. On the day when the debt was paid off, and I was admitted to a prestigious international school, he suddenly fainted and was diagnosed with hereditary congenital heart disease. At that time, Zackary's heart was failing, and the huge medical expenses almost emptied all our money.

Being superficial wasn’t my nature, but six years ago, I was evicted from my adoptive mother’s house, my adoptive sister was kidnapped, and the man whom I loved so much cheated on me after leaving his seed in my womb. I’d been very certain that my life was over back then, but my present reality just proved that it wasn’t. If anything, I was just getting started. The bouncers at the front steered them off, making room for me to step into the hall where the fundraiser event would be taking place. The hall was bathed with the warm, golden hue of the chandeliers hung high on the ceilings; housing philanthropists, politicians, wealthy business people and individuals from all walks of life who wan

I had other jobs to do today so I couldn't make it to her shop early and she had given me an opportunity to work at night today when I got back from the palace. I picked up my bag , brought out my old stopwatch which my dad gave to me for my birthday and also taught me how to use it . It's 1 :00 pm ,I am late for the palace.I actually work there from 12 to 3 before heading to my other workplaces. Forgive my manners,I am Naunet Domero , 21 years old and from a poor background. My dad is disabled and can't walk. My mom is a retired petty trader. She quit her job to take care of my father. I was very young at that time .

opened. ​It didn't use doors. The faces of the massive cube simply slid apart, revealing a core of absolute, blinding order. Inside, there were no trees, no soil, and no people. There were only millions of "Logic-Pillars", crystalline towers that processed the "Math of Scarcity" for the entire universe.

Over time, Morrigan noticed that he started clapping for her when she won during their tournaments. Morrigan found a friend in Kaya, the warrior she had beaten on the first day of training, born out of their desire to improve. Kaya is the eldest daughter of one of the previous Bests, being a term for the best warrior in the pack. Her father had been able to hold that title for five years–a few years longer than anyone else ever has. Kaya doesn’t disappoint, working day in and day out with Morrigan to improve.

Stanley's voice quavered, tremulous with mounting dread as he desperately sought to stave off the devastating truth. "Aunty Lucy," Elizabeth replied, her words a stark and brutal revelation that detonated like a bomb, the shrapnel of grief shredding through our fragile composure. In an instant, Stanley’s world collapsed, his body crumpling in an act of cathartic surrender as his consciousness slipped away.

Lua POV: "I can't believe this. This can not be happening. I am not this stupid! Why was I so stupid!?!?" I couldn't stop my hands from trembling as I stared at the positive pregnancy test. What did I do? Why am I so selfish! Pregnant by the most powerful Alpha whose been searching for me for the past week now. I couldn't help but laugh at my own stupidity. I'm a hunted white wolf for fucks sake. But noooo I just had to go to that party and woo that stupid Alpha Elias. Fuck those light brown eyes! And that impeccable body. And that perfect face. Shit! I am so screwed. He doesn't know I'm a white wolf. I've never shifted with him and thankfully I am able to change my aura due to my powers. On

As Zach had said, when my father gave me the ten million, it wasn't because I had sweet-talked him. It was because of his twisted amusement—he enjoyed playing with people, watching them struggle in the mud. The more they fought, the happier he became.

James' words touched her feelings, she finally understood why James refused her to see her siblings every month because they could definitely read the look on her face. "May I ask you one last question?" James turned to her and stared at her for a long time before finally nodding. "Why does that painting mean so much to you? I know it's not just a matter of value, right?" asked Becky curiously. James looked dumbfounded, it took seconds before finally he could pull himself together. "I lived in poverty for most of my life, that red painting was given to me by my mother just before she died, I was too young back then that I didn't know the value of the thing, I grew up as a broken orphan until