"I need you to pretend as my wife." His tone was emotionless as he said those words. Although he said that he needed my help, he sounded like he was making a demand. His audacity got on my nerves. I had better things to do with my time, so I wasn't in the mood to play games with him. I stood up and declined, "No, I refuse. I'm very busy now. Find someone else." "Name your price, Paula. As far as I know, you are desperately in need of money to cater for your grandmother's medical expenses. If you agree to my request, I can arrange for her to undergo the much-needed operation immediately. You want her to live, don't you?" His statement made me have a change of heart. I took a deep breath and sat back. "How long will I be pretending?" The man gazed at me with his deep ocean blue eyes that could melt someone if he tried to stare at them. He suppressed a sigh before he spoke, "Until I finally find my wife." "What if you don't find her?" I nonchalantly asked. ...... What will happen if they make a deal? What happened to his wife? Will he find her? Find them out in this story.
Paula's POV
'What should I do if my boyfriend cheats on me?'
This was one of the most searched relationship questions on the internet. I had heard stories of women catching their spouses cheating, but I never expected that I would be in their shoes one day.
I stood outside like a statue while listening to the pleasurable moans and smacking sound of flesh meeting flesh. It took a long time for me to process what I was hearing.
The squeaking of the bed frame, loud moans, and smacking of flesh were enough to indicate that they were having intense sex.
After putting down the gift box and bottle of red wine, I took a deep breath and walked to the bedroom door with clenched fists.
I kicked the door open the next second.
The woman inside screamed and quickly hid in the man's arms.
They were both naked on the bed. The sweating man turned to look at me. His eyes widened and he pulled the blanket to cover his groin in a hurry. "Paula, why are you here?"
Staring daggers at him, I sneered and walked towards him slowly. "Didn't you say you had classes back to back? Aren't you supposed to be at football practice now? Oh my God! How did I not see it coming? I must say that this is a big surprise, Jake. If anyone had told me that you would do such a thing, I would have called that person a big fat liar!"
Jake ran his fingers through his hair. His face turned pale and he muttered, "I didn't mean..."
"What? Don't you dare tell me that you had sex with her under the influence of alcohol!" I was so mad that I badly wanted to beat both of them to a pulp.
"Who is she, Jake?" the naked woman asked innocently. "Is she your aunt? She looks tacky."
"Shut the fuck up!" Jake scolded her and pushed her away irritably. He then turned to look at me with an unremorseful expression. "Listen to me, Paula. You have to understand that I am a man. I have needs."
My blood boiled more than before when I heard this statement. "Are you serious right now? You cheated on me. But you still have the audacity to justify your actions. Are you out of your mind?"
"You have no right to judge me, Paula. We have been together for so long, but you refuse to have sex with me. How did you expect me to put up with that? I could only get down with someone willing," Jake spewed shamelessly.
I gave him a hot slap almost immediately. His audacity made me lose control of myself.
It turned out that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. He had been deceiving me all along with his gentleness and understanding. I wanted to puke at the thought of how he made me believe he truly loved me.
"Bitch, how dare you slap me? Have you gone mad?"
In a fit of pique, Jake got out of bed. He wanted to confront me face to face. While at it, the blanket slipped off his body.
For the first time, I saw his penis. It was so small!
I averted my eyes. "That's it; we're done. It's over between us!"
"Okay, I agree. I don't want to be with you, either. Remain a virgin forever!" Jake uttered, with his arms folded over his chest. "You can never find a man as good as me, Paula!"
I sneered, turned around, and was about to leave.
But I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the naked woman's comment that dripped with sarcasm.
"Jake, you did a good thing by getting rid of her. I'm a woman, so I know that sluts like her always love to play hard to get. Good riddance to bad rubbish!"
This statement was the last straw that broke the camel's back. I spun on my heel and walked to the bedside. I pulled the naked woman off the bed and slapped her hard.
In a bid to fight back, she pulled my hair. When I overpowered her, she cried out, "Jake, help! This woman is crazy!"
"Let her go!" Jake forcefully broke my hold on the woman and shoved me aside. Due to the force, I hit my forehead on the nightstand. It hurt.
"Paula!" Jake was so shocked that he ran to me and tried to help me up. "Are you okay?"
I pushed him away from me. Afterward, I stood up and straightened my clothes as if nothing had happened. Ignoring him completely, I walked to the door.
I picked up the bottle of wine at the doorpost just as a bell down the street rang out. It was twelve o'clock.
I paused and turned around to look at Jake. Putting on a bright smile, I said, "Happy birthday, Jake. I hope I never see you again!"
Without waiting for his reaction, I left his apartment as tears welled up in my eyes.
......
Two hours later
I had downed several shots of alcohol by this time at a bar. After burping for the umpteenth time, I held the hand of the woman sitting beside me and ranted, "Cindy, you know what? That woman said I look tacky. She even called me a slut!"
"What the hell! Tell me what that bitch looks like. I will send someone to beat her up. She must be taught a lesson for saying such a thing!" Cindy blurted angrily and slammed the bottom of her glass on the table. "Don't let whatever that bitch said get to you, Paula. I always had a feeling that Jake was a jerk. Those two deserve each other!"
Not cheering up at all, I took off my coat and this revealed my sexy slip dress. I gestured at my clothing and asked, "Take a look at me, Cindy. This dress doesn't look tacky at all!"
"Yeah, I agree. That bitch's eyes aren't working well. Put on your coat, good girl." Cindy was so surprised by my dress that she quickly helped me put my coat back on. "It's a good thing that you broke up with him. That jerk doesn't deserve you. I honestly do not know what you saw in him. You guys are like oil and water-not a perfect match at all. You never had sex with him, right?"
I looked at Cindy with my drunk eyes. "You also think it's my fault? I truly loved Jake. However, I was always uncomfortable whenever he touched me."
Cindy patted me on the head and consoled me. "No, I don't think it's your fault, Paula. Jake is to be blamed for this, okay?"
"I had planned to have sex with him today. It was supposed to be a surprise for his birthday, but he surprised me instead. My heart is broken!" My head reeled at this moment.
The thought of all that happened two hours ago made my heart ache. When Cindy saw that I was about to break down in tears, she pulled me up from the seat.
"No, Paula. Don't cry for that trash. He is not worth your tears. Let's hit the dance floor!"
The crystal ball light in the middle of the dance floor made my sight more unsteady. A burning sensation filled my body as the melodious music rang in my ears.
I stood there and stared at the grooving crowd.
Cindy was nowhere to be found. She had vanished into thin air.
All of a sudden, my eyes caught glimpse of a strange man who was in a distance. There were many men around me, but I was attracted to this one for some weird reason.
The man looked extraordinarily handsome under the dim light.
A second later, I noticed that he was walking towards me.
Winter Wesley is the most popular celebrity in New York. With her beauty and great acting skills, many people really admire her. Not until her grandfather forced her to marry a poor man named Matthew. Winter despised him so much. Her family treats him like a servant each day. But what will happen if they suddenly find out that the penniless man Winter married is none other than the son of the Wealthiest man in New York who is believed to die twenty years ago?
Paula Edwards: Because of my face, a famous billionaire found me with a deal---- pretending his wife. I didn't graduate from my university yet, but now, I have to be a mother of two kids, and a wife of someone who i don't really know? However, to pay for my debt, I accepted his insane deal. Voltaire Farusco: An air accident, I lost my wife who's the love of my life. But I surprisedly met a woman who look exactly the same like her! For our two precious twin kids, I made an agreement with her to live in our house, and asked her to pretend as my missing wife.
Sunny never imagined herself falling in love to the man in the photo that she used as her book cover one night. But she did, and she end up having a relationship with her sassy boss, Damon Furlord.; They both thought it would just be a piece of cake. They thought it would work out just because they love each other. But then things changed, new people arrived, and new secrets were found. Will Sunny and Damon remain together no matter what happens? Or one of them will just leave and forget about anything that they’ve been through?
“I need you to pretend as my wife,” my eyes widened upon hearing those words from him. He was serious, not even a tinge of sarcasm can be seen on his face. “W-What?” I asked again, making sure if heard it right. He leaned on the swivel chair and crossed his arms while staring at me, “I'm willing to pay you any amount, you name it.” ~~~~ I am Paula Edwards, a twenty-year-old girl who lives with my grandmother who is not really my grandmother. She just took me in and raised me after seeing me in front of a church back when I was still an infant. I didn’t get the chance to know who my real parents are, I don’t know what they look like or why they decided to leave me there. I just had an agreement with Mr. Voltaire Farusco, the Billionaire and the richest man here in New York who just lost his wife after a plane crash. I met him in a bar, that night when I decided to get drunk and be crazy after my boyfriend named Jake broke up with me. It was the same night when Mr. Farusco decided to get drunk too because of his wife. And because he thought that I was his wife, he grabbed me in the middle of the dance floor and kissed me passionately as if there was no tomorrow. And you know what happened after that. A week has passed and four men in black suits suddenly arrived in front of the University I am studying at and told me that their boss wants to see me because he has something to talk about. I agreed with his plan, I agreed to pretend as his wife because I need the money. No strings attached.
Vincent Hastings, the ruthless Billionaire and the most fearful Mafia King in New York. He is the boss, he can get everything that he wants whether he does it with bare hands or by force. Just like how he forced Sophie Laurens, youngest daughter of Albert Laurens, one of the richest men in New York who had an agreement with Vincent to have one of his daughters marry him. He willingly offered his youngest one, not minding what the consequences are, not minding what Sophie's future might look like.
Sunny is an aspiring writer who wants to venture into the world of writing erotic romance. One night, while she was browsing some photos to use as her book cover, she saw a picture of a very handsome man with golden blonde hair yet green emerald eyes. Sunny used the photo without knowing what awaits her after the man in the photo knew that his photo was used in an erotic novel.
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Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
Life was perfect until she met her boyfriend's big brother. There was a forbidden law in the Night Shade Pack that if the head Alpha rejected his mate, he would be stripped of his position. Sophia's life would get connected with the law. She was an Omega who was dating the head Alpha's younger brother. Bryan Morrison, the head Alpha, was not only a cold-blooded man but also a charming business tycoon. His name was enough to cause other packs to tremble. He was known as a ruthless man. What if, by some twist of destiny, Sophia's path were to intertwine with his?
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
My family was on the poverty line and had no way to support me in college. I had to work part-time every day just to make ends meet and afford to get into the university. That was when I met her—the pretty girl in my class that every boy dreamt of asking out. I was well aware she was out of my league. Nevertheless, I mustered all my courage and bravely told her that I had fallen for her. To my surprise, she agreed to be my girlfriend. With the sweetest smile I had ever seen, she told me that she wanted my first gift for her to be the latest and top-of-the-line iPhone. I worked like a dog and even did my classmates’ laundry to save up. My hard work eventually paid off after a month. I finally got to buy what she wanted. But as I was wrapping my gift, I saw her in the dressing room, making out with the captain of the basketball team. She then heartlessly made fun of my inadequacy and made a fool out of me. To make things worse, the guy whom she cheated on me with even punched me in the face. Desperation washed over me, but there was nothing I could do but lie on the floor as they trampled on my feelings. But then, my father called me out of the blue, and my life turned upside down. It turned out that I was a billionaire's son.
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."