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A business deal leads to a successful marriage, but when they begin to live together, they discover it's harder than they thought if they were just pretending to be a couple.
The cold wind is like a sharp thorn that directly penetrates the clothes and penetrates the bones.
The dim yellow street lights give off a soft light that makes people feel a bit warm.
Elena put her frozen hand over her mouth. Hmm Hmm, the breath that rose up like soft smoke instantly dissipated in my heart.
She was upset for a while. What an important contract! It's so late, Auntie. She deliberately wanted her to take her to the Connor hotel and also wanted to hand it over to the CEO of the corporation, Connor Jose. Elena stood in front of the reception desk asking for Connor's room. Elena thought she had an appointment with Jordan, so she hurriedly entered the elevator.
The palace is the palace. Elena stood at the door of the 'presidential room', holding a thick contract in her hand.
The door suddenly opened and she slowly walked in.
Inside, there was an open heating system, slowly dispelling the cold air on her body. In the air,
The air wafted in with the faint scent of whiskey and tobacco. Suddenly came a sense of oppression.
She immediately turned her head! scream in surprise.
Behind her, less than a meter away, a man with sharp hawk eyes looked at her from top to bottom, thick eyebrows raised, "Are you Silas Elena?" The contours of his face seemed to be sculpted, making it impossible to grasp his emotions. But Elena could sense his hostility.
She hated this kind of feeling of oppression, franticly taking two steps back, keeping a distance from him, 'This is the contract I want.' Two hands respectfully raised the golden leather bag.
The corners of his mouth curved up a little, making people think about his dangerous smile. He didn't accept the contract but went to the bar and said, "Thank you, Miss Silas, for taking a trip so late for me." He took a glass of red whiskey. "It's so cold outside, it's better to take a sip to warm up."
"No need!" Elena detected a perilous breath on him. Take two steps back and quickly put the contract on the tea table.
Jose's lips curled up, "Are you afraid of me?" His gaze casually looked straight into hers.
"No, I just have an appointment." His gaze was too sharp. She did not dare to welcome him.
"Ah! So Miss Silas really refuses to have a drink? " He brought a glass of rose wine in front of her.
Elena knew that if she didn't drink today, she would definitely not leave this room, so she took the cup of wine, raised her head, and drank it.
"I can't see that Miss Silas is so good at drinking." There was a strange glint in his eyes.
Can I go? "Commander Connor, the contract I gave you, can I go?
He picked up the contract on the coffee table, opened it, and looked at it: "This contract I still want to see a few things that need to be repaired." "Please wait a moment, Miss Silas." After that, he sat down, took out a Montblanc fountain pen from the pocket of his suit jacket, and read it carefully.
Elena sighed, helplessly sitting down and waiting.
Jose boredly observed this 'presidential room'. In the room decorated in a magnificent European royal style, there is a glass chandelier on the ceiling. The wall lights are also designed by famous people.
Is she getting hotter and hotter, her breathing becoming faster and faster, and is the heating system on here too hot? She wore a scarf
off but still felt hot and breathless. He finally took off her jacket.
After a while, the heat in her body did not subside in the slightest, as if a fire was burning her whole body. I have a cold, so I have a fever.
He coldly glanced at her. The corner of his mouth raised an evil smile. "How are you, Miss Silas?"
"I feel so hot. Maybe I have a fever." Her consciousness gradually blurred. The moment she saw his handsome face, she suddenly had the thought of plunging into his chest, embracing him. She thought she was crazy. Shaking his head, "Commander Connor, I'm so sorry, I'm not comfortable, I have to go."
Shelly Armas' life is very... out of the ordinary. Instead of having a dream husband, she bumped into a husband who led her to her death. Yes, he is an assassin and is training Shelly to be an assassin like him.
“You need a bride, I need a groom. Why don’t we get married?” Both abandoned at the altar, Elyse decided to tie the knot with the disabled stranger from the venue next door. Pitying his state, she vowed to spoil him once they were married. Little did she know that he was actually a powerful tycoon. Jayden thought Elyse only married him for his money, and planned to divorce her when she was no longer of use to him. But after becoming her husband, he was faced with a new dilemma. “She keeps asking for a divorce, but I don’t want that! What should I do?”
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
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.
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.