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"What if I choose not to go?" His phone rang. "Like I said, it is going to cost you dearly. Do not test me." Emily was sold to Cedric in exchange for freedom. Waking up to this nightmare after the plane crash, she wished for death. Cedric Monette being a renowned CEO, wants nothing with her but he was the key to his wealth. He kept her on a tight leash until she began to have feelings for Elliott Budd who was irrelevant until Emily began weaving her life around him. After unfortunate events, Cedric chased her to the ends of the earth until she was his alone even when her heart belonged to another.
Emily
"Oh you are awake. Congratulations on your wedding, I heard it was a small one." A lady in white disrupted my thought which was already disoriented. The beeping sounds of the fucking heart monitor was making e everything worse.
"What did you just say?" I asked her.
"Your wedding? Your husband will be here to pick you up soon." She smiled. All I could think of was how distorted her smile was, which was creepy as hell. All I can remember was travelling to France to check out my new appointment as the fashion manager in the agency. I remember the plane crashed. That was all, I didn't know how and when I had the time to plan a wedding. I had time to choose a man that I didn't know of. With the nature of my work, I had to have time for a man then why does the nurse know my history more than me?
"You must be joking. I was in a plane crash... I don't know what's going on." I tried to tell her but she was so excited. Her admiration was appalling. I couldn't understand it. I tried to get up but the pain stopped me from moving an inch.
"What about the plane crash?" I asked her but she ignored me. "I am talking to you!"
"I'm sorry ma'am, but your husband will be with you shortly. You are stressed, you just need to relax."
"I need to relax?! If I need to relax than why the fuck are telling me about some stupid marriage I do not know of who the fuck do you think you are?" I panicked, which raised an alarm. I spotted those passing through the hallways stopping and checking what was happening. I wanted to calm down, the pain was sickening but I couldn't deal with the rage which was caused by the rubbish they were spilling.
"Ma'am, please stay calm!"
"I am not going anywhere with anyone. I have no husband, I want to see my father. Dad?! Dad?!" They tried to hold me down but I couldn't do anything else than to force myself out of the grip. I succeeded, dashing out to the door, as soon as I opened the door. A tall handsome man blocked the entrance forcing me to look up at him. The iv drop was ripped off, dangling on my wrist. I feel the pain, the terror and my heart beating on each rhythm.
Who the fuck is this man? It was the only question that sang in my head in the meantime.
"Hey baby, I see that you are awake?" He smiled at me. It was one of the most profound smiles that I have seen in all my life. He was dressed in black, leaving a few buttons undone, holding a luggage and a bag on the other hand. "You look exhausted?" He turned to the nurses as they drooled over him. "I hope she didn't give you any trouble?" They shook their heads, flipping their hair, easing his worry. He dropped the bag, trying to touch me,I moved backwards.
His face was familiar but it was unclear where I knew him from.
"Don't fucking touch me." Everyone here was with an accent , while me? I was just a prey in the midst of French wolves. "Who the fuck are you? Why are you using such names on me?"
"C'mon, babe. If that's a joke please stop it. I'm here to take you home. I thought I lost you with that plane crash. I'm happy you are here but you have to come let me take you home." He tried to reach out to me but I moved back.
"Don't fucking touch me." He stared at the nurses and they hopped on their ferry trying to give us privacy. As soon as they left, my rage tripled.
"Please, sir, whoever you are, I think you got the wrong person because I am not your wife and you need to go to hell. You do not know who you are messing with.!"
Whoever he is, chuckled, he stopped but thinking about my statement made him chuckle some more. I only got more angry because I felt stupid. "And who am I messing with?"
I gulped trying to come up with something that would match up with what I had initiated. "My father is a powerful man and you would be sorry after this stunt that you pulled."
He laughed. "Your 'powerful dad?' was a long time account manager for Monette industries. I am the CEO. You seem to have a lot..."
"Oh!" The doctor interrupted his speech. I was eager to know what he was going to say. "I can see that you gave met your wife. Please after the surgery, you would need a lot of rest." The female doctor stared at him like she could kiss him if not that I was standing there. She wasn't looking my way when she was talking about the drugs to take and the rest I needed to take. This man was receiving all the attention, while making invisible.
She flashed at his biceps before leaving.
"See, I do not know what you are talking about but I would like to know how you know my dad?" I remembered the statement he had made. "Never mind, I would just wait for my dad. I don't know who you are and I am not going anywhere with you."
"Call me Cedric!" He carried both bags with one hands using the other to drag me out of the ward and out of the hospital. A strange range rover drove in front of us. The driver came down opening the door for us and he dragged me right in. I tried to scream.
"If you try to scream, I will make sure it will be the last time you make good use of your mouth."
"I need to get down!" I calmly said.
"No, you don't. What you need to do is come home with me. Now, let's get something straightened out. The way you embarrassed me in there, I do not like it. I would never tolerate such nonsense from you. You will behave yourself because you belong to me! Your so-called father was the one who sold you to me. "
I was shocked trying to take it all in.
"No, he would not do that!" My eyes betrayed me as tears rolled down my cheeks.
"Well, he did. We are under a fucking contract and if you do not comply and do everything I tell you, you would go to jail. You are married to me and right now, you will do as I have said."
I couldn't breathe.
"You don't get to leave me," he whispered, his lips dangerously close to mine. "Not ever." Isla Anderson thought her life couldn't get any worse. Between juggling two jobs and caring for her alcoholic father, she's stuck in a cycle of despair. But when Dante Moretti, the most dangerous mafia boss in the city, shows up at her doorstep to collect a debt from her father, her life takes a darker turn. Instead of payment, Dante demands Isla as collateral. Bound by an impossible bargain, Isla enters Dante's world-a world where trust is shattered, enemies lurk in every shadow, and passion is as dangerous as betrayal. As Isla escapes the only life she has known, she must decide whether Dante is her savior or the architect of her downfall. Will she risk everything to escape him, or will he chase her back into his arms?
Betrayed by her fated mate and branded an outcast, Arya's life has been nothing but pain-until she's saved by Asher, the powerful Lycan king who becomes her second chance at love and freedom. But her past refuses to stay buried. Levi, the mate who rejected her, returns with a dangerous vendetta, while her presumed-dead twin, Celeste, reemerges with a deadly mission of her own. Caught between a king's unwavering protection and a storm of old betrayals, Arya must decide: fight for the love that could save her, or risk losing everything to the ghosts of her past.
Clarissa Linton thought she had escaped her painful past and the man who betrayed her heart, but when she's forced into an arranged marriage with him, revenge burns in her veins. Aaron Thorne is a ruthless billionaire who has everything except the woman he let slip through his fingers. Now, forced together in a marriage of convenience, Aaron is determined to win back the love of his life. But Clarissa has a secret of her own-one that could destroy them both. With lies, betrayal, and desire intertwining their lives, will they find a way to rewrite their story, or will the revelation of Clarissa's true identity shatter the fragile bond between them?
Anabel found out she was pregnant and dialed her husband's number to share the good news to him. They have been married for two years without a child. Desmond's mother had been accusing her of being barren and unproductive. When the call was picked, she was flabbergasted and broken. She was hearing a loud moan of feminine voice. "Ohh! Yeah! Don't stop fucking me! Fuck me harder baby!" accompanied with sound of skins slapping against the other. She went home to confront her husband and end up receiving a divorce paper. Desmond divorced him for a lady his mother was rooting. Few months later when he found out that his ex-wife is a billionaire heiress and she is pregnant with twins, he went crazy!
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.
"Leonard Bryant is a man of the hour in Sea City. He has won the Pritzker Prize at a young age, which is considered as Nobel Prize in the architecture field. An architectural drawing of his can be auctioned to hundreds of millions yuan. Everyone takes him as an architectural design talent. But everyone also thinks he is gay because of his frequent refusal of women. Ashley Powell has been taking Leonard as her idol and loving Leonard for several years. For him, Ashley chooses to learn architectural design during university. As the saying goes, "when there is a will, there is a way", she finally gets the chance to work in Bryant Group after her graduation. At the graduation ceremony, Ashley was coaxed by her classmates to test if Leonard is gay. A little drunk Ashley came to Leonard's room, then .... 'Who says this man is gay? He is not gay but a beast!' Ashley thinks."
"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?"
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
In her previous life, Kimberly endured the betrayal of her husband, the cruel machinations of an evil woman, and the endless tyranny of her in-laws. It culminated in the bankruptcy of her family, and ultimately, her death. After being reborn, she resolved to seek retribution against those who had wronged her, and ensure her family's prosperity. To her shock, the most unattainable man from her past suddenly set his sights on her. "You may have overlooked me before, but I shall capture your heart this time around."