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Taking the place of her employer's son to marry a respected nobleman had never occurred to Luana Casavia. Especially when the man with a pair of jet-black eyeballs looked at her with an extremely sharp gaze, even when he was wearing a ring on Luana's ring finger. Was Luana's decision to marry this man the right one? If Luana is just a surrogate, then can she be a real bride?
"Are you ready, Luana?"
The question hung in the air. A question that Luana already knew the answer to because she couldn't come up with any other answer to it. The young woman's lips felt so tight that Luana couldn't even get a word out.
Looking at her reflection in the long, large mirror, Luana looked absolutely beautiful today. Her body looked perfect in an ivory white wedding dress, with ribbon and lace accents along the shoulders that further exuded her strong aura of femininity.
The dress was one of the designs of a famous designer in their city, but it was not made for Luana to wear. No, it wasn't. It was not Luana who had to wear the wedding gown.
Although it now seemed to fit her slender body, which was not too tall, for a moment, Luana almost forgot that she was on the edge.
Madam Collins approached from behind. The middle-aged woman looked at Luana anxiously, hope shining through her eyes. Grabbing Luana's fingers and squeezing them quite tightly, Madam Collins was clearly pleading through the hopeful expression on her face this time.
"Do me a favor just this once, Luana," Madam Collins pleaded in an almost soft and trembling voice. "After this, I promise I will find a way. I will think of the best way to end your marriage. Can you trust me, hmm?"
Luana bowed her head. The young woman was unable to look Madam Collins in the eye today.
Fighting back the tears that were about to fall, Luana bit her lower lip unconsciously. She knew there was no way she could back out when her face was already so beautifully made up.
"I'm sorry, Luana. I didn't expect Beatrice to leave Rey like this when all the guests were waiting, and the groom was ready." Pleading again, Madam Collins seemed to really hope for the poor girl.
It had never occurred to Luana that she would be the bride today, really.
But indeed, after discovering Beatric's delay, who had not shown up since earlier, Luana had already kept a question in her heart.
Where was Beatrice? Shouldn't she already be there and side by side with Rey Lueic?
But it seemed that the bride-to-be was not going to show up.
At the same time, Rey looked anxious because his bride had not arrived. When a man in jet-black clothes approached him, the nearly thirty-year-old clenched his hands into fists as he held back his irritation.
He never thought that he would be abandoned right on his wedding day, especially when all the guests were already in their seats.
Infuriated, Rey could think of no other way but to go ahead with the wedding. He could not embarrass his extended family, who had come all the way from Sweden, let alone so many business partners and friends who had been there.
When Madam Collins, her future mother-in-law, offered a crazy idea to make amends for her daughter's fatal mistake, Rey's jaw hardened with anger.
But she really couldn't refuse because time was running out. Finally, she agreed to the crazy idea.
"Luana? You're ready, right?" Madam Collins' voice broke Luana's trance again, and a few seconds later, the girl finally nodded weakly.
"All right, Luana. You'll be Mrs. Luiec in no time, so keep your head up!"
Luana didn't know what fate awaited her ahead. All she knew was that she didn't have a chance to shake her head, as the Collins family's reputation was in her hands this morning.
Hoping that Madam Collins would actually fulfill her promise later, Luana finally got up and whispered to herself.
"You're helping Madam Collins because she's been kind to you, Luana," Luana repeated those words in her heart.
She looked at herself in the mirror once more. Her feelings were mixed, for she knew she would never be able to wear such a beautiful wedding dress in her lifetime.
Madam Collins reached out, nodding her head once more to reassure Luana. Grasping the young woman's hand tightly, Madam Collins guided Luana from the bridal lounge.
And so it was that Luana finally walked down the wedding hall towards the altar where a man in a black suit was waiting for her with an unpredictable look on his face.
Luana's heart skipped a beat as she glanced at the man beside her, who was still keeping a straight face. Luana took a deep breath, indicating that she was frustrated.
And just as the two pairs of differently colored eyes accidentally met, Luana shuddered in horror as her bridegroom looked at Luana with tremendous anger. It was as if the anger was going to spill out right then and there.
"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."
In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?
"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?"
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
PERMISSION IS TAKEN FRIM THE ORIGINAL, BE WARNED!! Do you believe in Myths? Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, it does. Lucy lost everything four years ago in a rogue attack. She's been abused, starved, rejected, and broken. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, strange things start to happen, things that only happen once every century. She finds friendship in the most unlikely place and escapes to find her true self with the help of the most dangerous Alpha. Warning: This werewolf trilogy is not intended for anyone under the age of 18 or anyone who doesn't enjoy a good spanking. It will take you on adventures around the world, make you laugh, fall in love, crush your heart and possibly leave you drooling.