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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

Richard and Vanessa are both two sides of a coin Name it anything ,they're opposite. But one thing brought them together, a string called fake date and another strengthened it ,a spring called surrogacy while another displayed it ,a bond called love. Be charmed and enticed by their love story.

Fantasy

"He is coming, the holder and controller of all powers , for him with his friends shall save the world of Azura and all mystics. " she flew into the air, her eyes turned white as she used her full power to convey the final prophecy "Behold his majesty, the golden prince that is to save us all." she

Modern

For three years, Allison played the perfect First Lady in a marriage that never gave her love back. Nolan handed her divorce papers, sneering at her background while his mother mocked her as barren and his pregnant mistress claimed her place. So Allison walked away. On the very day she left hi

Modern

Rena hid her legendary medical talent to live quietly as a housewife, only to be mocked by her husband. "Rena, how could you compare to Elyse? She's a renowned surgeon. You're just a housewife who can't even hold a scalpel." His family scorned her background, unaware she had once been the younges

Billionaires

Her dad was a playboy with a string of mistresses who left her mom when she was five. Her bestfriend got jilted by her playboy boyfriend after he was busted hooking up with different girls. Her favorite celebrity couple broke up due to the same reason... and she herself experienced being cheated by

Literature

Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II by Sarah Tytler

Literature

William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the mid-19th century's most popular authors, and this is one of his famous works, which is still widely read today.

Literature

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III) by C. F. Lachelles Wraxall

Billionaires

I was known as the Miss Prim and Proper of our university. Always wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, or a skirt that is always below the knee in length. My hair was always tied up, and I never wore bangs. Bangs are just too much of a nuisance on the face, especially when they hit the eyes.I always car

Romance

Emerald did not want anything to do with Harry Allen again. He broke her heart when she was young. But, when he offered for her to make a crown for the Queen of England, she immediately accepted. The Queen's crown would be the highlight in her first jewelry exhibit.  But things did not turn out ac

Romance

A Man with a power a r*thless Ceo can make a bunch of people kneel from him, a Man with a cold personality a heartless indeed His name is Gabrielle Aziel Hebrew. ..girls are ready to kneel just to have s3x with him but this is one other girl who caught his attention this girl has an innocent face w

Billionaires

On the first day of school the large gate of Axford University opened early for students required to enter. there are transferees and most are former school students. But all attention was taken away when a young woman got out of an expensive car. "Angel" "Pre am I in heaven yet?" "Shit. She

Billionaires

“Damn! Don't force me to get mad, Lea! Or I could drag you out to this place and lock you again inside our house!” he said. We almost met each other's eyes. I feel like I want to be happy with what he has to say now. "In our house?" I was blown away by what he said. "When I decide to leave you and

Romance

Joanna didn't hesitate to return to the Philippines to fulfill her closest friend's request. Her mission: to seek revenge on the eldest child of the Villa Franca couple. Upon arriving in San Andres, where Hacienda Villa Franca is located, she stayed at a resort for a few nights. The opportunity see

Fantasy

She is Shia Sheridan. She has no dreams. She doesn't know what she wants. No plans for life. But because of a mistake she owned up to, she ended up in a place she despised. The Titan Academy of Special Abilities. A school for those like her with special abilities. A place for extraordinary people sh

Romance

Serena was jilted on her wedding day by the two people that she trusted the most in her life...her fiancé and her best friend. In a bid to get revenge on both of them she decides to marry business mogul Terrence Logan. Will she able to succeed in her plans or will she fail trying?

Romance

Liana Torres only wanted a chance to prove herself at Titan Media-the world's most powerful entertainment empire. Instead, she finds herself battling jealous rivals, impossible expectations, and the shadow of one dangerously magnetic man. Adrian Blackwood. Brilliant. Ruthless. Untouchable. The heir

Billionaires

Claire Olsen had a great crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him. But Zion had his eyes glued at the school's 'It girl' Maddie Jennings. Claire couldn't compete with Maddie who was every boy's dream girl in school. She hid her feelings for Zion and just satisfied admiring hi

Billionaires

"Akijiro Hades Lawliet is the SSG President of L University, not because of his family's influence but because of his intelligence. People find him very intimidating. He has these emotionless black eyes that people can't look at directly. No one has dared to cross the line. Even though they find

Billionaires

"When do you plan to sign?" He asked while seriously looking at the divorce papers, I stared at it before sitting in front of him. "Is Azi really gone? Are you really just going to throw everything away?" I bit my lower lip to stop myself from sobbing. Tears came to my eyes one after the other, bu