Marrying a cold CEO

Modern

Twenty minutes before the "Wedding of the Century" at The Plaza, I stood outside the Presidential Suite in a fifty-thousand-dollar Vera Wang gown. I was the girl from a West Virginia trailer park about to marry Hugh Maxwell, the golden heir to a billion-dollar defense empire. I pushed the door open only to find Hugh pinned against the bed with my own stepsister, Floy. She was wearing my bridal diamond necklace, and the sounds of their laughter scraped against my eardrums like sandpaper. I didn't scream; I listened as Hugh grunted that once the wedding was over and the trust fund unlocked, he'd dump "that hillbilly trash" on a bus back to the mountains. They weren't just cheating; they were planning to steal my family's land deeds and leave me with nothing. When I set off the sprinklers and exposed their naked bodies to the paparazzi, the Maxwell family didn't apologize. They called me a "greedy peasant" and threatened to ruin my life unless I signed a new deal to save their crashing stock. I realized then that I was never a bride to them. I was a transaction, a rounding error in a ledger to be used and discarded. They thought my poverty made me weak and my silence made me a victim. "If we don't have a marriage certificate by midnight, the bank freezes thirty percent of our liquidity," their lawyer warned. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted. I used a loophole in their hundred-year-old family covenant and married the only other direct heir available. I didn't marry Hugh. I walked into the ICU and married his uncle, Fleet Maxwell-the legendary war hero who had been in a vegetative state for months. Now, I am the matriarch of the Maxwell dynasty. I've suspended Hugh's executive powers, exiled my mother-in-law to the Swiss Alps, and taken control of the family vault. They think I'm just a gold-digger waiting for a "corpse" to die so I can collect a fifty-million-dollar widow's payout. But last night, as I lay beside my comatose husband, the man they called a vegetable gripped my hand back.

Romance

Deborah decided to contract marriage with a wealthy businessman to take revenge on her ex-husband. As time went on. Both of them began to feel love. Unfortunately, misunderstandings always come when that love slowly blooms. Could their love be able to sail through the misunderstandings and charact

Billionaires

[Officially authorised by Novelcat: "Heartbreaking love" theme series novels.] What does it take to brutally crush someone's hope? Betrayal? Constant infliction of pain? Or perhaps, separation? Izaak Martinez, president of the Martinez Group, and one of the youngest billionaires in the world didn't

Romance

PROLOGUE She is rich, beautiful, sexy and kind hearted. But despite her beautiful life she only lives as a simple woman who dreams of having a simple life and freedom. The type you can do is what you want. But on the other hand, his dreams for herself will be fulfilled if she is married to a man s

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"Have mercy, sir!" the secretary cried out. Slap! "Shut your f*cking mouth!" he shouted at her. "Ahhhh!" the woman screamed as her boss forced himself on her. He covered her mouth, leaving her helpless. Her muffled cries mixed with sobs as her heartless boss continued his assault. Her eyes widened

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One morning, Piper Smith woke up to find herself naked with clothes scattered on the floor and kiss marks on several parts of her body. She had no memory and no idea with whom she had spent a passionate night. The incident led to her being evicted from her grandma's mansion. Eight months later, sh

History

In our past life, I was chosen for the royal court, ascending to the throne as Queen, only to discover I was merely a shield for the King's true love, eventually dying by a poisoned chalice. Meanwhile, my half-sister married the powerful Marquis of Blackwood. But when he was crippled in an accident,

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"One night. One mistake and now... I'm pregnant with his child." Lena thought she had hit rock bottom, betrayed by the man she loved, abandoned, and declared infertile. But after one unexpected night with Damian Blackwell, the cold, ruthless billionaire CEO everything changes. When she finds out sh

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Growing up without a mother can be hard. For Jean Wen, life became worse when her father, Henry, brings home his mistress. With two half-siblings intent on causing trouble, Jean is shunned by Henry. Desperate to earn his love, she agrees to be sacrificed for familial interests. She marries a rich

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Amara never thought her life would end up like this. Left heartbroken by the man she once believed was her soulmate, she's forced to marry Liam Blackwood-a rich, powerful CEO known for his cold heart and sharp tongue. For Liam, the marriage is nothing but a business deal. No love. No feelings. Just

Modern

My 8-year-old daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening heart condition, needing immediate, exorbitantly expensive treatment. The doctor' s words were a blow, but the real shock came when I learned our entire savings were gone. My mother-in-law, Carol, had squandered over a hun

Romance

She thought they were just best friends-until the charming CEO began looking at her like she was his whole world. Evelyn has always been the girl in the background: sweet, casual, and content with quiet moments. But when the impossibly handsome, wildly successful CEO-starts showing signs of deeper

Billionaires

She gave him everything-her heart, her loyalty, her life and in return, he gave her a pen... and his signature on the divorce papers. After three long years trapped in a cold, loveless marriage to billionaire Ethan Miller, Piper Reyes finally shatters-betrayed, discarded, and replaced by the man she

Modern

I was dying of colon cancer in a hospice, all my $150,000 savings for retirement and my son, Ethan, almost gone. Ethan cried, telling me his girlfriend, Chloe, stole every penny for a luxury condo. I believed him completely. My hatred for that "gold-digger" burned hotter than my cancer. In my fina

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Sandra Morrison made the ultimate sacrifice for love-she gave her husband everything. The $240 million real estate empire her father spent his life building. Her position as CEO. Her identity. Her future. She signed it all over to Jimmy Banks on his birthday, believing they were partners, believing

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"I'll pay for her surgery, Aaliyah. She'll get the best surgeon," he said, his eyes glinting with a calculating intensity. "You'll never have to worry about money again. But you'll have to be my bride." He said, his cold eyes boring holes into me. "Let's get married." I felt like I'd been punched

Romance

For five years in London, I held onto the Carlisle patriarch's promise: when I returned, Ethan and I would finally get married. But when I rushed into Ethan's arms at the airport, his phone rang, and everything shattered. "Just picking up my sister," he cooed to the woman on the other end. He did

Billionaires

BLURB: I was not interested in marrying a billionaire. Last but not least is Adrian Blackwood, the sly, cold man who came into my life with a contract instead of a proposal. For a year, I would pretend to be his perfect wife in exchange for his paying off my debilitating debt. Simple, isn't it? No,

Modern

Scarlett entered into a flash marriage with a man whom she had never seen before. One year later, she filed for divorce from her mysterious husband, hoping to lead a peaceful life as a single woman. She had no idea that it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. Elias, the CEO of a million-dollar c

Romance

When struggling artist Aria Lane accidentally ruins a priceless sculpture belonging to cold, ruthless billionaire Dominic Blackwell, she thinks her life is over-until he offers her a strange deal: become his live-in "fake" fiancée for one year to secure a merger, and in return, he'll pay off all her

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Naqueenza Raeliana is a twenty-year-old college student who is known to be a bit of a tomboy, likes to voice whatever is in her head, cheerful, brave, and a little rebellious. The girl met Noah McSylver at a market near her campus. Noah helped her from an accident. At first, Raelianna, as the girl