"From today onwards, you are my slave. Don't you dare try to escape from my hands. You will live in my control for the rest of your life." For Pearl, marriage was the greatest prison. She would be imprisoned for the rest of her life. But she may have forgotten that there are actually two people in this "prison". Forced to marry by a big star, she couldn't imagine what such a life would be like.
Pearl Lucas walked into the house smiling, she was home late but it was worth it as today had been a good day for her, she had been given a good tip today in her place of work, she works in a beauty parlor and some actress she had applied make up for. She loved her work and had been invited to the actress' show the next day to fix the actress' make up.
The actress, Yvonne, had been so pleased with her that she added some extras to her payment, Pearl was so happy, she could use the extra pay, her mother would certainly love this piece of good news, life hasn't been easy with them since their father had lost his job and was yet to secure another, her mother who was merely a cleaner in a small company had tried to make sure she always put food on the table, but her salary just wasn't enough to sustain them all. so Pearl had taken up a job at a beauty salon to assist with the house expenses.
"this should be able to feed us for at least two days" she smiled to herself, eager to announce the good news.
"Mom, Dad" she called out as soon as she entered the house but silence greeted her, she frowned, where is everyone?
"Jenny?" She called out her younger sister's name but also got no response, she entered the only room in the house and saw no one inside.
"where is everyone? Is no one at home?" She hollered as she entered back into the living room, did they all just go out and left the door unlocked? She checked her time, it was past seven, her mother should be home now and her father had nowhere to go, so where could they be?
The door suddenly opened and her sister Jenny walked in breathing like someone who ran Marathon race,
"oh thank goodness you're here Pearl, what the heck happened to your line, I've been trying to reach you".
"oh, I have a flat battery, where is mom and dad?" She eyed Jenny tempted to tell her of her day's event but restrained herself, Jenny seemed worried.
"Dad had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital" Jenny cried and Pearl felt as if the bottom had dropped from beneath her, she felt a hollow in the pit of her stomach.
" what! heart attack? Which hospital is he?" Pearl's joy soon faded replaced by worry, her father has been battling depression because of his joblessness, what could have triggered the heart attack?
"He's at City hospital, shall we?" Pearl was numb as she nodded, she followed Jenny to the hospital and saw her mother crying in the hallway, she quickly hugged her, tears brimming in her own eyes.
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In the hospital
"how's dad, what happened?" She stared into her mother's eyes, waiting for a reply.
Her mother sniffed, " not good, some test has been carried out and I'm waiting for the results".
Pearl led her mother to a seat, "come sit, dad will be fine, I'm sure if it, you'll see, the test result will show nothing serious and in no time, he'll get better and be discharged."
she turned to Jenny, "get Mom a bottle of water."
Her mother shook her head, halting Jenny, " no please, I don't want water".
"Mrs. Lucas" the doctor called and she jumped up from her seat
"That's me, doctor, what's wrong with my husband?"
The doctor shook his head, ", your husband will need surgery as soon as possible."
"What! Surgery? Doctor what exactly is wrong with my father" Pearl cuts in.
"You see, we've observed he has a tumor in his brain that would need an immediate operation, that is why he is always complaining of headaches and dizziness and it could be what had triggered the heart attack. At this point, he needs an immediate operation or it might be too late".
Pearl felt a pang in her heart, she stared at the doctor, "what do you mean by it might be too late?"
The doctor shrugged, "I'm afraid, your father might die if he is not operated very soon".
Her mother covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes rounded fearfully as her legs gave way, Pearl and Jenny rushed and caught her, and they helped her to sit down.
"Did you hear that? The doctor said he might die, we might lose him."
Pearl quickly put her finger on her mother's lips to stop her rant, "nothing will happen, mom, we won't lose dad, okay, I promise" she turned to the doctor, "what do we have to do doctor?"
"You'll just need to pay five hundred thousand dollars to perform the operation, then have faith".
"Five hundred thousand dollars? That's huge, we don't have such amount." Pearl protested
"Well, if you can get at least, two hundred thousand dollars, we'll commence with the surgery while you look for the balance and you need to get that as soon as possible, the more it is delayed, the more danger he's in."
Pearl hopelessly watched the doctor walk away, how in earth are they going to raise the sum of five hundred thousand dollars?even if they sell all their properties, they won't even realize half of the money, no, something have to be done, her mother's soft cry pierced her heart, Pearl ran to the doctor,
"why not perform the operation while I run around to look for the money?"
The doctor shook his head, " except the initial deposit is paid, there's nothing I can do, no operation will be carried out, and the money is just for the operation to be done, you'll also have to pay for his recovery process when the operation is done".
Pearl nodded desperately,
"I understand doctor, I am not saying we won't pay, we will, just perform the operation first".
"When you're ready for the operation to be carried out, you'll pay up, that's the only way it can be done".
Pearl watched as the doctor walked away
"How are we going to get such a huge amount? "
Her mother wailed and Pearl immediately ran to her side,
"hush mom, nothing will happen to father, I'll think of a way out, we can ask for help from some of his friends, I believe their contribution will go a long way".
Pearl brought out her phone and called a lot of people, but none agreed to have such an amount, some contributed so little that it didn't cover a quarter of what was demanded,
"I'll go to my place of work and see if I can be loan money" her mother stood up, wiping her eyes with the back of her .
Her brain did overtime, "mom, I'll go to my beauty parlor to ask for help and I also have an actress, you know her right, she's very famous and generous, I believe after applying make up for her, I believe she will pay me well, it might still not go anywhere but trust me mom we'll look for a way, together, we'll overcome". She hugged her mom tight and they sat hurdled close throughout the night.
"I love you, Aires" "Who wrote this letter?" Aires asked, bending to pick the piece of paper that has fallen at his feet, his eyes pinned hers and she swallowed, "you love me?" His voice sounded strange to her ears but she couldn't fathom the emotions behind it. Timidly she nodded finally voicing out her feelings. His gaze raked over her and she stood absolutely still, "flat chest, flat bum, teeth filled with braces and clumsy as hell, I can never love someone like you so get lost" and so she ran, with tears streaming down her cheeks like rivers of water......
"I Myla Cain, daughter of the red moon beta reject you, Dylan Sabastine as my mate as I am already in love with Chase Lucien, I hereby, declare myself free and reject the mate bond" Dylan Sabastine was an Alpha werewolf who was rejected by his mate, hurt beyond words he ran out from home to calm his hurting heart and was attacked by rogues, his parents who had run after he tried to save him but they were killed in the process, having lost his mate and parents in one day, he decided to leave his pack. He went to the human world and lived as one, hiding his identity of being a werewolf, he soon triumphs in the human world, he has everything but one thing was missing in his life and that Is love, he had vowed never to let any woman so close to his heart ever again but his resolve was soon shaken when he met Ariana, a witch who was also his slave. Ariana couldn't believe her ill-luck, she was being punished for a past she couldn't even remember, she has witnessed the death of her mother but all her memories were sealed off, fate led her to Dylan who took her as his slave. When the seal of her memory broke off and her witch's power revealed, she soon remembered that a werewolf had killed her mother and she had sworn them as enemy. How could she reconcile her burning desire for a werewolf and her quest for revenge?.
"You're such a rogue how could you do this to me! I'll regret the day I ever married you !" She screamed. His smirk never left his face. "You married a Playboy sweetheart " He spoke coldly. Kathleen had always wanted a perfect relationship, she ran away from her abusive relationship only to get married to a mysterious man the same day. Will this stranger treat her any better than her ex? It turned out she got married to a playboy who wasn't ready to be chained down by marriage!
“Do I want a taste?” his voice deeper than he had ever spoken. His eyes pinned on me like I was the only thing that fascinated him. “What do I do?” I thought to myself as he moved closer to me, I wanted to run away, to resist him but I was pinned to the wall by him. “Gosh I hate this man so much” his scent, his body, his beautiful green eyes, he was driving me crazy. I know this is wrong, he has a fiancee and all but that makes me want him even more. “Get on the bed and spread your legs” his cold voice woke me up and then I remembered I was just a maid to him. “Yes master”.
Chandler Su who had cheated by her boyfriend then got drunk at a bar. To take revenge, she grabbed a man randomly and took him to the room. After a crazy night, Chandler found the strange man was a super handsome guy the next morning. Shy and shocked Chandler run away after leaving 150 RMB and scorning the man of his poor bed skills. However, she never thought the story would become so dramatic as the next day, she found out that the new coming president of her company was exactly the man she slept the last night! Worse than that, this new boss seemed very narrow-minded as he asked Chandler to come to his office on the first day.
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."
Accused of murder, Sylvia Todd's mother was deemed a traitor by the entire pack, condeming Sylvia to live the rest of her life alone in humiliation as a lowly slave. All she wanted to do was to prove her mother's innocence somehow, but fate never seemed to be on the side of the traitor's daughter. Still, Sylvia never lost hope. As the future lycan king of all werewolves, Rufus Duncan possessed great power and status, but he had an inexplicable reputation for being cruel, bloodthirsty, and ruthless. Unbeknownst to everyone, he had been cursed long ago to transform into a killer monster on every full moon. Even though fate did not always look upon the two, it brought Sylvia and Rufus together as each other's destined mates. Will justice be served for Sylvia's mother? What about Rufus' secret? Can Sylvia and Rufus defy all societal norms and stay together? Will these two unlucky souls have their happy ending?
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."