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Blurb "No, you don't love me Mark!," Cassie yelled as she broke down in tears. It was all her fault for getting involved with him in the first place. Cassie never believed in love until she met Mark Wilson. A rude billionaire who was still into his ex-girlfriend. In order to save his face from his sudden ex-girlfriend's confession for another man, Cassie kisses him In Front of her engaging the powerful lust between her and Mark. However, Mark only wants her for her body which is totally different from what Cassie wants from him as she has fallen head over heels for him. When she discovers that Mark only uses her to comfort himself from his on and off ex, she decides to break every ties she has with him. This action of her's awakens Mark's longing for her and makes him chase after her but this time, it won't be that easy for him to win Cassie back regardless of the intense fire that burns within them.
Love. What exactly was it? Cassie Greene thought as lazily rolled out of her bed. She had watched her elder sister break down a couple of times after a breakup. And made her deduce that love meant pain. The first a guy confessed to her back in high school, she requested a transfer to a new school.
Done with her morning shower she dabbed her face with a little makeup before going down to meet her mom.
"Good morning". She greeted me as she sat on one of the kitchen chairs.
"Good morning sweetie, how was your night?". Her mom said as she dished Cassie's favorite pancakes.
"Same". Cassie dryly said and her mom rolled her eyes.
"You say that all the time". Her mom said turning to face the pancakes she was making.
"She's a boring Sadie". Verla her elder sister said as she walked into the kitchen.
"I'm not. I just don't have anything that interests me".
"Exactly, twenty-four, and you haven't ever brought a guy to the house," Verla said.
"I'm not ready for a relationship now ".
"Then when will you be ready? God, Cass you are twenty-four. Your mates are married with kids." Her mom said uncomfortable with the fact that her second daughter had never brought hope to a partner. She would be more terrified if she were gay.
"I not them, okay. Verla hasn't married and you are divorced so don't pressure me!". Cassie spited out without control earning a yell from her sister. Only when the words had come did she realize how hurt she had made her mom feel.
"Apologize, right now ". Verla scolded.
"Excuse me," Cassie said leaving the kitchen.
"I'm warning you, Cassie. If you won't apologize then don't bother coming back tonight!." Verla yelled after her.
If only they knew how their love life had been affected then maybe they wouldn't be as pressuring as they were. Cassie thought as she walked out of the front door. She was more than forty minutes early to work as she grumpily walked down the pathway.
She bet Josh her boss, would be very impressed by her earliness not that she usually came late.
She worked at a publishing company as the head editor. She loved her job, reading people's work was more comforting than having to face them in real life. To be honest she was a strong romantic but...
"Hey, Cassie. Good morning. I didn't know you took this boss to work."
Jeremy her co-editor said as he joined her at the bus stand.
"Good morning," Cassie said as she tried to lighten her mood.
"So there's this book I'm working on and I think it's very good. The author is a college student and...".
"What genre is the book?". Cassie asked.
"A sci-fi but it's a good thriller". Jeremy said.
"Sci-fi isn't what we need now Jeremy." Cassie dryly said as she stepped into the bus.
"I promise you, it's good..."
"Sci-fi's are good but they don't last in the market. No one wants to read a bunch of alien science dumb shit!". Cassie busted out without realizing it.
"I'm sorry Jeremy. I'm not myself right now." She said regretting her outburst.
"I noticed". He said taking a seat behind her.
Cassie sighed as she wished things didn't have to be snappy for her this morning.
"Jeremy...". Cassie tried to say as they walked into the office building.
"Seriously, Cassie I don't know what's wrong with you. Lately, you have been more aggressive. I know things can be a little messy but you should learn not to vent your anger on others." He said stopping her from apologizing any further.
She took the stairs instead of the elevator. She needed an immediate space from people right now.
By the time she got to her office, it was seven-thirty.
"Hey, Cassie". Her boss Josh said not to let her rest from her long exercise.
"You quite early." He said falling on the white sofa in her office.
"Yeah, how's your family?." Cassie asked making sure she was in her right mind.
"Ella's doing great. My two daughters are expecting a younger brother." He brightly announced.
"Oh my gosh! That's amazing. Josh, Ella is so wonderful." Cassie said forgetting her troubles for a while.
"Yeah, my darling is very wonderful. Anyway, I came to tell you about an event. I was invited but I don't think I will be free to attend. It's a very important event and I don't want to miss it. So please could you go in place of me?. The host would appreciate it."
He said.
"Sure, anything for you Josh. Gosh, I'm so happy for you guys."
"Yeah, I know. Thank you so much for agreeing. I will send you the address." He said getting up to leave.
"Anytime ". Cassie said before he disappeared from her office.
She didn't see herself in Josh's place. And even if she did, she knew it wouldn't last.
She thought. The ring of her phone draws her out of her delusional thoughts.
"Hello". She said as she heard a familiar voice reply, she froze.
Faelina is a great white witch with chaotic powers, however she hate the Alpha king of their divisional pack. Sylvester, the Alpha king of the white mountain pack carries a curse and for him to lift it, he had to marry his worst enemy, the witch. When Faelina hears this, she refuses to marry him but he threats to kill her entire family if she disobeyed the royal order of marriage. In other to save her family, she surrenders and marries the Alpha king. However, her marriage to him would only bring choas as she had promised so. They live together with knives at each others neck. But fate has a way of playing it's pranks on the lives of it targets. Will the hate between the two bloom into the impossible or will they forever to stab each other at their backs?. We will get to know as the hitched story of the two unfolds.
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.