Mirabel was a product of rape, and it affected her badly especially when prospective suitors walked out on her. She resolved to shun love and busy herself with the flower business which gave her satisfaction. One day, a disgruntled client, Alfred Walter, complained of poor service, which ruined his date with his girlfriend, and demanded compensation. To pacify him, she opted to put him through on the right way to propose to a lady and get her consent. To her perplexity, Alfred took the simple rehearsal where he proposed to her and she accepted to be real, and he concluded that he had gotten a wife. Will he be able to unfreeze the fortress guarding her heart?
The countryside was ablaze with color in autumn and Mirabel Churchill, the twenty-year-old florist and the illegitimate daughter of the Churchill family, was excited about the celebrations that were ahead. She recalled the festivities that the entire family enjoyed at that season of the year, especially with the woman she grew up to know as her grandmother, Grandma Phoebe Churchill. She was relishing the good memories in her exquisite office that afternoon while leaning on the window stool and admiring her two hectares of flower farm when she heard a familiar voice.
"Mira, I want to believe that all is set for tomorrow," Alfred Walter remarked without a formal salutation.
Now, his appealing voice broke Mirabel's beautiful reverie and she jolted. She turned and saw the clingy Alfred, whom she knew little or nothing about, walking towards the couch. Although he noticed her astonishment, he ignored it and sat comfortably on the couch. To her perplexity, he appeared to be at home and controlling the situation. Naturally, he was confident in himself at all times.
"How did you get in here, Alfred?" She inquired anxiously.
"That does not answer my question, Mira," the repulsive Alfred pointed out with less concern.
At that point, she was resting her back on the window stool and clarified things for Alfred, "We were only acting, Alfred, and you knew it. I can't be ensnared by your strange proposal,"
She was aware that his question meant that their wedding would come up the next day and she was not prepared for it, neither was Alfred ready to take anything less than 'yes' for an answer.
Nevertheless, the poor, but beautiful florist, had caved a niche for herself in the florist industry because she was dedicated to her profession. As usual, the overconfident Alfred uncrossed his legs and stood up. He grinned and walked up to her. Then, he towered over her with his domineering height, which made him irresistible. She would have stopped him from getting closer, but he did not look like one who could be stopped.
"Acting? Who wrote the script?" He asked nonchalantly and locked eyes with her.
She did not doubt that she loved him and he seemed to be so cocksure of that. Meanwhile, he eagerly waited for her response and when none came, he resolved to scare her the more.
"See you in the court at 8 O'clock and don't keep the registrar or me waiting," he declared and took a step to leave, but she did not disappoint him when she stopped him. Howbeit, he was aware that she would not want him to walk away without resolving the issue at hand.
"What about tea or coffee, Alfred?" She offered just to keep him longer. Now, Alfred was backing her and he smiled in contentment when he heard her sweet melodious voice, which could melt even the man with a heart of stone.
Nevertheless, he stopped his movement in its track and stood undecided. Then, Mirabel continued, "Tomorrow is just a few hours from now and..."
"And we should keep acting?" He interrupted and asked with a raised voice.
"You are getting me wrong, Alfred. I mean. I feel we should .... No, I mean we shouldn't ... I'm not. Oh! Gosh." She concluded when she could not give a comprehensive response.
"See you at the court at 8 AM tomorrow," he commanded and walked briskly out of her office.
Although she loved him, she was not willing to risk giving her heart to a stranger. Now, she dejectedly sank into the couch and thought of the numerous blind dates that her grandmother had arranged for her. Thereafter, they ended up disappointing her by walking out on her when they presumed that she was not the First Princess of the Churchill family.
Mirabel's Fears.
Mirabel was a product of rape. Her paternal grandfather, King Raphael Churchill VI had a Prince, who was a chronic alcoholic. Likewise, Phoebe's father, King David Miller VI, had married her off to the drunken Prince at eighteen for political interest. King Churchill VI was aware that his only son and heir was unappealing to the Princesses in the nearby kingdoms. To rub it in, the kings of the kingdoms had also rejected his proposals to them regarding his interest in being their in-laws.
"Your son is useless and is not worthy of my Princess," some Kings of the nearby kingdoms, who were as powerful as he was, often said to turn him down.
Now, King Miller's kingdom was not as strong as his. When a kingdom taunted him to war, he ran to the powerful King Churchill VI and pledged his daughter to seal their treaty.
"I will let my Princess marry your son, King Churchill if you will support me in the battle against that arrogant King Pat Labhrann of Labhrann Kingdom. He merely wished to engage me in a fight to showcase his military might to the world," King Miller VI pleaded. Now, King Churchill was pleased with his proposal and instantly consented.
King Labhrann was one of the kings who told him to his face that his Princess was superior to his Prince.
'This is the time to get even with the stupid King of Labhrann,' he thought.
"You are welcome once again to my Kingdom, King Miller. I respect those who respect me. For considering me worthy of being of help, I will not fail you," King Churchill promised.
At last, King Churchill supported King Miller and he defeated the haughty Labhrann Kingdom meritoriously and that humbled him. Nevertheless, after the political marriage, Phoebe discovered that Raphael was a kind-hearted Prince, but had one weakness, which was alcoholism. Meanwhile, he misbehaved only when he was drunk and Phoebe battled with that until he raped a female servant.
Furthermore, Phoebe was unaware of the shameful act until the servant discovered that she was pregnant and confided in her. To cover up her husband and protect his kingdom from blackmail, she hid the servant in her chamber until her full term. As a midwife, she took the delivery by herself and sent her on her way with much gold and silver.
Twenty five years old Tim Williams was married to a twenty one years old rich wife, Laura Dickson-williamd who wished to divorce him because he was too poor and rawboned but she was handicapped. Apart from his refusal, she was pregnant and it complicated things for her. After brainstorming, she faked that her husband beat her up and terminated the pregnancy. Then, she claimed that domestic violence led to the miscarriage and got a divorce immediately. Previously, Tim fought gallantly in numerous wars and killed many enemies which brought victory to his country due to his heirloom. For that, his superior was jealous and shot him but he survived it and left the military secretly. That day, Laura publicized their divorce and the country higher-ups were attracted by his name. Instantly, they contacted him and picked him up. Laura was happy because she thought that he would be killed. Nevertheless, he was promoted to the rank of a General and a new President took over her company. As a single woman, she prepared to meet and seduce the new and young President to marry her. For years, she chased after her mysterious President in vain. She was distraught the day she learned that her President was getting married and reluctantly attended the ceremony. To her surprise, he saw her late and ex-husband marrying a beautiful young lady and she fainted.
Cassidy Ford, the Young Billionaire and successor, was enamored of Diana Fletcher, and both parents were sworn enemies. Cassidy paid her an unplanned visit and heard her discussing with her father how she would kill him after their wedding and take over his company. Instantly, he called off the marriage plans. To get him back, she arranged for his kidnap and invoked his love with wild sex. Afterward, she became pregnant and insisted that he must marry her. Unfortunately, it was discovered that she kidnapped the wrong person - his driver. Above all, the pregnancy belonged to the ugly and penniless kidnapper.
"Love is blind!" Lucinda abandoned her beautiful and comfortable life because of a man. She married him and slaved off for him for three long years. One day, the scales finally fell off her eyes. She realized that all her efforts were in vain. Her husband, Nathaniel still treated her like shit. All he cared about was his lover. "Enough is enough! I quit wasting my years with an ungrateful man!" Lucinda's heart was shattered into many pieces, but she summoned up the courage to ask for a divorce. The news caused a stir online! A filthy rich young woman recently got divorced? She was a good catch! Countless CEOs and handsome young men immediately swarmed to her like bees to honey! Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore. He held a press conference and begged with teary eyes, "I love you, Lucinda. I can't live without you. Please come back to me." Would Lucinda give him a second chance? Read to find out!
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
"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?"