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Imagine being married to the love of your life, but feeling like you're not good enough because you can't provide for them. That's Justin's life - he's a hardworking guy who can't seem to catch a break, and his wife Florence comes from a super wealthy family that makes him feel like he's not measuring up. But little does he know, his life is about to take a dramatic turn. He's abducted by some mysterious men who reveal a shocking truth - he's the rightful heir to a massive fortune! It turns out his wife's family has been keeping this secret from him, and they've been using him for their own gain. But now that Justin knows the truth, he's determined to take back what's his. He starts secretly building his own business empire, using his newfound wealth and power to outsmart his scheming in-laws. But things get complicated when his wife's mom announces that whoever can reclaim their family's fortune will become the CEO of their company. Justin sees an opportunity to take down his in-laws once and for all, so he convinces his wife to bid on the company. It's a risky move, but he's determined to come out on top. Will he succeed, or will his plan backfire? And what will happen to his marriage when the truth finally comes out?
Justin heaved a sigh as he relaxed into the chair. He closed his eyes in anger and disappointment as yet another effort yielded no result. How long would things remain unfruitful like that?
Hot tears welled up in his blue eyes as he stared up at the ceiling and angrily ran his fingers through his brown hair.
He had applied to several companies all at the same time with the hope of at least one being favorable to him, but once again, they all rejected him with the excuse of him not having the working experience they needed, while some just plainly told him they decided not to hire him for no reason in particular.
When would things start to get easy for him? He wanted to smash his phone out of anger but managed to control himself. He hadn't noticed Florence, who stood at the entrance and stared with empathy in her gray eyes at her husband.
"Justin, are you okay?" Florence asked as she walked towards him. She sat down next to him and squeezed his hand. "Is everything alright?"
He forced a smile on his face as he stared at his wife. He moved closer to her, pushed a strand of brunette hair behind her ear and caressed her cheek for a minute.
"As expected, they all rejected me." He expressed a dejected sigh.
Justin Hickson was married to Florence Anderson, the daughter of a very wealthy family, and they loved each other deeply. Florence's family hated Justin for being poor and jobless, and they were very angry at her for getting married to a poor man like him.
Justin was never a man to slack off, he did everything he could to provide for his wife, but oddly, not a single company in London was willing to offer him employment.
Florence forced a smile on her face. She knew her family had exercised enough patience for him and if he couldn't find a job soon, they would force her to divorce him and marry her off to the man they had always wanted for her, Henry Grey, having the fact that he was a multi-millionaire.
"Honey..." She said as she took his hands in hers. "Why don't you talk to my mom? She could probably give you a job at our company, don't you think?"
"Your mom?" Justin asked with an expression that made it obvious that he felt she would never give him the job.
"We will never know until we try." She smiled.
"But you know how she is and how much she despises me."
"Don't say that, you don't know what her reaction will be if you decide to just sit here and assume she won't give you a job." She squeezed his hands.
She didn't want to end up with Henry, he was twice her age if not more, and she despised him so much.
"I just don't want any problems for you and me. What if I just keep trying? Who knows, I might get lucky next time."
"But my love, do you know how many times we have said that? Are there even any other companies left here in London for you to apply to? Haven't we tried them all?" Her lips fell to an upside-down smile.
"Not all of them. I can keep trying and..."
"Justin, I am not against you trying," she raised her hand to his cheek and gently caressed it. "But while you are trying, let us also try this." A dim smile crept into her face.
He moved closer to her and pressed his lips on hers lightly for a split second before pulling back. "Alright then, I will do things the way you want me to." He forced a smile. He planted a kiss on her forehead as he rose to his feet, picked up his coat and rushed to leave the house.
"Justin, wait..." She sighed. He didn't hear her as he was already outside the house when she called him. At the sound of the door being shut, she placed her hand on her stomach. "I'm pregnant..." Her lips curved into a sad smile.
Justin strolled aimlessly on the road, thinking about his life. When he was but a child, he was adopted and raised by the Andersons but they never really treated him as one of their own.
As he grew older, there was only one person who always had something nice to say to him and her words always kept him going. That was Florence.
As Florence finally told her mother, Sofia and her father about how she felt for Justin and the fact that she wanted to get married to him, they immediately refused because he was poor. But Florence didn't let this stop her from being with the one she loved, not minding what her family would do as she went against their will and married Justin.
They couldn't hate their own daughter, so instead they pushed all the hatred on Justin. They never had one nice thing to say to him, and they always made his life terrible in every single way they could.
Now Justin was getting worried, he desperately needed a job, but he didn't tell his wife, he couldn't. He had reached out to her mother, Sofia, only a few weeks ago, pleading with her to employ him at her company.
Her response wasn't such a friendly one.
"You want me to give you a job at my company?" She asked with a mocking look on her face.
"Yes, please, I promise to do everything you ask me to do, and I will never go against any rules in this company." Justin pleaded.
She stared at him with a mocking gaze, then all of a sudden, she burst into laughter, cackling loudly. "You are such a jester." She laughed out loud.
Justin felt his level of pride reduced to the lowest, he already had a feeling she would react in such a way. "Sofia please--"
"Get out of my office before I call the security on you --what am I even doing?" She picked up the office landline to make a call.
"I'm leaving, I am leaving already, please don't bother, there is no need for you to call for security." Justin immediately sprung to his feet and started for the door.
"You useless piece of trash! Never return to my company or else I will get you arrested!" She snapped.
After such an unfriendly encounter, would he really be able to return to her again if she could really get him arrested?
He sat on a bench under the shade of a slightly larger tree. Its leaves had changed color due to the autumn season and the cool air caused his exposed skin to tingle in a good way.
He closed his eyes and relaxed into the chair, heaving a relaxing sigh as he felt the autumn wind slowly drift his problems away. The sound of the four wheelers and other kinds of motorcycles that passed by were just like a lovely lullaby as it mixed with the music of the wind and Justin felt comforted.
At the sound of his ringtone, Justin jolted awake. He shook his head to clear the sleep in his eyes as he took out his phone from his pocket. He stared at the number, it was strange and unknown and he felt anxiety swallow him whole as he stared at the vibrating device in his hand, he thought to himself; 'could it be from a company?'
Helena Hudson, a failed writer from Chicago, Illinois, is cut off from her family's support after failing to secure a deal with publishing companies. She takes an impromptu trip to Santa Catalina Island, California because she'd rather continue writing than being a doctor. Since her arrival in Santa Catalina Helena has been feeling an unexplainable pull and she has had many weird encounters with different people. One night she unknowingly attends the wrong party and meets Jason Potter. After a nightstand with him, she forgets she ever met him only to remember three days later after talking to Tom, the cab driver who took her to the party. Jason Potter, the ruthless Alpha of Blue Moon pack was confused about Helena's nature because she is human but she is giving off a werewolf scent. Jason suspected Helena to be just a late bloomer. Helena gets a disturbing message from her stepmother, Annie, about her father and rushes home to Chicago. After a month Helena discovers she is pregnant and tells her sister, Diana, everything that happened in Santa Catalina. That same day, Jason showes up at Helena's house and asked for permission to take Helena with him to Santa Catalina. Helena's father isn't pleased with the news but Diana convinced him to let Helena go. While he was in there house Jason noticed Helena scent was really different from her family's but decided to keep it to himself he also saw some pictures that he thought looked familiar. Annie was angry when she found out that Helena had left before she came back. After arriving in Santa Catalina, Jason told Helena everything about werewolves. Helena quickly befriends Jason's bestfriend, Gabi and Jacob. During the Moonlight festival Jason introduced Helena as his mate and the packs reaction shocked him. Jason thought they would be against it because Helena wasn't a werewolf but instead they all accepted Helena immediately and even pledge there loyalty to her which made him more suspicious of Helena's nature. As time went by Helena started to develop feelings for Jason. But Jason never showed that he loved her, instead he continues to spend more time with Gabi and was extremely cold to Helena. This made Helena regret coming with him to Santa Catalina, Gabi promised Helena that there was nothing going on between them and they just had issues with a Rogue pack. Helena believed Gabi amd they grew closer again, Helena introduced Gabi to Tom and they became friends fast. Whenever Tom tells Helena that she shouldn't trust Gabi, Helena always laughs it off. The pack members continued to be extremely loyal to her and took good care of her including Jacob. Their actions made Helena have an unexplainable sense of belonging which often leaves her confused. Unknown to Helena, whenever she was asleep Jason always apologised to her and cuddled her. One day she got an email that some of her books had been reviewed by the famous writer Gaston Williams and she had to travel to France for a month to meet him so they could discuss more. Jason decided to go with her which left Helena shocked because he never showed he cared. As Jason and Helena spent more time together he started showing his true feelings for her. Jason told Helena about how his parents were attacked one day and murdered by an old trusted friend. He also explained that he had a childhood friend who is still missing. Out of curiosity Jason asked Helena about her childhood and her scars. Helena explained that she doesn't now where she got it from that it just appeared on its own and that she doesn't remember anything about her childhood because she had an accident when she was little and lost her memories. When they returned to Santa Catalina his behaviour changes from loving to cold again. A few months later, Helena was kidnapped, Jason and his pack searched for her for days, but they found nothing. Meanwhile, Helena struggled to free herself and others, but during her escape, she was shot. Some of the people who escaped alerted the police. Jason and his pack rushed to the site and fought with the kidnappers before the police arrived. The kidnappers turned out to be the Rogue pack, they were the ones responsible for kidnapping people, they would kill some and see their organs, while the rest would be sold. During the fight Jason noticed something off and saw something that belonged to someone he knew. Jason rushed Helena to the hospital, and she survived, but her baby didn't. While Helena was unconscious, she had a dream where she merge with her wolf. One day, Tom overhead Gabi talking to someone and sharing shocking secrets. He was about to Helena, unfortunately he was never able to deliver his message. When Helena woke up, she recovered some of her childhood memories and realised she was a werewolf. She decided to leave Jason and go on her way because she was scared he would hate her more for losing his child and because of his cold behaviour towards her. When Jason found out she left he flew
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wife’s countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. “Let’s get married again.”
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”
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."
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!
Three years of marriage couldn't melt Theo's frozen heart. When an art gallery collapsed on Lena, he was off romancing another woman—lavishing her with a private jet. Three steel pins held Lena's shoulder together, but her heart remained broken. She filed for divorce and told everyone that he was impotent. Rising from the rubble, Lena blazed onto the design world's A‑list. She expected him to sail off with his true love—until Theo reappeared at her runway, pressing her against the wall. "Impotent, huh? Care to give it a try?"
The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life. To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers. When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance. Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?" Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling."