Stealing someone's property is not her thing. But when she saw him for the first time it seemed like the cycle of her world changed. But she knew he was off-limits because it is a mistake to love someone when your bestfriend owns it. But she did not think that their friendship would end because of just one mistake. Can she correct her mistake to restore the broken friendship?
Elodie's loud voice was the only one heard throughout the mansion. She seemed to faint when she saw that her expensive ancient jars were broken and scattered on the marble floor. With so many things that can be broken inside her house, why is it her jar that she bought in Europe one year ago? She is very tired from work and this is exactly what she will get.
"You all came here in front of me? Who did that? Do you know how expensive those are? Even if you work here in the mansion for a few more years, you can't pay for that!" she shouted in a screaming voice.
Her ten workers bowed and stood in front of her. None of them will speak.
"Now are you quiet? None of that will admit it. Then you will pack all your belongings and the door is open for all of you to leave." she says.
Later on, Devora approached her while bowing her head.
"My son came earlier, ma'am. And was running here in the living room and he accidentally hold your jars and fell on the floor."
Elodie closes her eyes in anger as she suppresses.
"Oh my, Devora. My house is not a playground. I told you all from the beginning to take care of all the things inside. Then now I'll see things like that? And that jar?" she says.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am," said Devora.
"Is there anything else I can do? Clean that up. And the next time I find out that something can be destroyed again, I won't forgive you again." she says.
Elodie just stopped when her phone rang. She saw Donald call so she went into her room and answered the call.
"What do you need from me, Donald?" he asked in a formal tone.
"There's a problem, Ma'am." is his answer on the other line.
"What's that?"
"Investors pulled out their investment in our company," Donald replied that he sounded like he was nervous.
"For what reason? Wasn't that fixed yesterday?" Elodie asked.
"It's settled, Ma'am. But now they call and they pull out suddenly."
Elodie sighed. Sometimes she couldn't understand why there were people without brains. That they thought investing was just a joke.
"Fix it, Donald. Talk to them again and ask the reason for the sudden pull-out," she says.
"I called them, Ma'am. And I tried to fix them but they said they were determined. And Mr. Yun is the worst." Donald replied.
"Why? Who is Mr. Yun?" she asked as she frowned.
"A Japanese investor. And he wants to talk to you."
"About what?"
"I don't know, Ma'am. I haven't even tried to ask."
Elodie thought. Why does Mr. Yun still need to talk to her? That is if it has finished pulling out his investment in her company? Does he need anything else?
"Are you okay, Donald? Why do I seem to notice that you're scared? Even though I'm here I can hear your breathing." she asked.
"I was worried that you might scold me for what they were doing," Donald replied.
"Why would I? Is it your fault that they have mental illnesses? So tell Mr. Yun that I don't have time to talk to him." she says.
When Donald hung up the phone, she went into the bathroom and took a shower. She is sweating from what is happening today. First, all her expensive jars were broken, and secondly, the investors were pulling their investments. They are not a loss to her company but they seem to make her look like a fool.
She wanted to go to the city and unwind. She did not give a day off to her workers because she was too busy. She came out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around her body. She was looking for something that could only be worn. Her ten workers have been in her mansion for only one year. They are kind and devoted to work so maybe it took a while. She's not a very commanding type. Or super demanding boss. When she came home from the company, she went straight to the bedroom. If she felt hungry so she was the one to go to the kitchen and prepare food for herself.
Not everything she wants and needs she will rely on her workers. She wasn't disabled to not do work for herself. They all get along because they are single women and only Devora has a child but no husband. Suppose a single mother. She did not know what the story of their breaking up was. She did not accept many companions to their mansion to be enslaved. But she just wants a lot of companions. Because since her parents died the mansion has been very quiet.
Elodie took a ripped pair of pants and she paired them with just a simple blouse. She also put a little makeup on her face and left the room carrying her sling bag and car keys. She went straight to the kitchen and she finds Devora preparing food for her. She was quiet as if afraid that she might scold her again.
"Please call them all, Devora. We will all eat together because we are going somewhere tonight," she commands.
Devora gets stunned and suddenly looks at her. Maybe she didn't expect her to accompany them to the meal. Sometimes she doesn't want to talk to anyone so she eats alone at the long table.
"Do you have a problem, Devora?" she asked.
"Nothing, Miss. I'll call them all," said Devora and went out of the kitchen.
A few minutes later they all quietly entered the kitchen. Only the spoon and fork she was using sounded.
"You all sit down to eat. I'm going to the city. Maybe you want to come along?" she asked.
They all looked at each other.
"You don't want to come? I'll just go alone."
"We're coming, Miss," said Mila.
"Okay."
"All right, Miss. We also want to wander around the city.
"Okay. You all get dressed and I'll just wait for you outside," she says.
Elodie walks out of the mansion and she calls Donald. And he answered her call.
"Hello, Donald. Where are you?" she asked.
"In the house," he answers as if holding his breath.
And Elodie herself could hear the faint growl. And now she realized that she disturbed their business. Out of embarrassment, Elodie immediately put down her phone and bit her lip. She leaned against the hood of the car and fanned herself as her whole face became hot. If she only knew Donald was doing something nasty she wouldn't have called.
Donald has a girlfriend. They are living together for almost four years. Maybe they don't fight every time Donald comes home late, sometimes they have overtime in the office. And one more thing, Donald and I are very close to each other. She treats him like a brother rather than being her employee. And she also wonders why Devora and the girls came out for so long. They will only go to the city. Maybe they even put some kind of makeup all over their faces. And she saw them pushing each other out of the gate.
"Why are you all taking so long?" she asked as she frowned.
And they are all silent upon looking at her. And she could smell their perfumes as if they will make it like shampoo.
"Let's go," she said.
Elodie got in the car. And they all followed. And only now does she also remember about her bestfriend Hanna. It was too busy at work so she only called him once. She also just lets it go because she works hard and supports her family in the province.
Elodie chose the big car to fit them all. She starts the car and she can't seem to breathe the scent of perfume in her companions.
"Please open the window, girls. Don't turn on the air condition first," he says.
"Where are we going, Miss?" Lucy asked.
"Everywhere. Where do you want to go?" he asked.
"It's up to you to decide, Miss. We're not very familiar with the city." Carla replied.
"Okay. Are you taking a bath with perfume? Why does my nose seem to hurt." she said while laughing.
They all laughed.
"Shaira suggested this, Miss. According to her, we need to put on too much perfume so we can meet handsome men where we're going." Laica replied.
While Shaira was smiling silently.
"Why, are you tired of being single? It's better to remain not in a relationship to avoid problems," she replied while driving.
"No, Miss, but we miss those times that they are a man in our lives," said Tonette.
Only now can she talk to them as if they were just friends.
"Why don't you ask Devora what her stand is when it comes to dating again just in case."
Then Devora shrugged. And they all laughed.
"Nah, you don't expect a sensible answer from Devora, Miss. That will always make her think that all men are just the same," said Shaira.
"Is it not?" Devora asked.
"Of course. Not all men are like your ex-boyfriend. You just went to the wrong person." Laira replied.
"I know," Devora replied in a low voice.
And their first stop was a night market alongside the plaza. And they are many people selling food and street foods. If she hadn't thought of unwinding now she wouldn't know that there was just such a place like this here. Elodie's gaze wandered all around. Lots of people eat at every stall. Children are running around as if they are having fun with what they are doing. And people are laughing over corny jokes while eating simple foods like this. Sometimes Elodie was being happy seeing those people's happiness over simple things over not so expensive foods as long as they are completed and together with their loved ones.
"Are we going here first, Miss?" they asked.
"It's okay. Come down and I'll just take a walk around there." she pointed to a plaza with a flowing fountain in the middle.
She walked slowly and looked around. When Elodie was seated she look up at the sky. She was amazed upon seeing the stars shining. When she saw the couple being too sweet to each other. She just suddenly thinks when she is alone like this. When will she find a man who will love her? The person who can accompany her until the end and will not leave her even amid trouble. She has everything. Luxury, money. But something was still missing for her. She knows that everyone in the world has a partner to be with in life but why does she still not have one?
She can only laugh because she is still beaten by young people today who have their own love life. Some random girls she sees on social media flexing their boyfriends. Sometimes she just thinks that maybe she is not beautiful and she has no appeal to men. They are even students but why can they easily find a boyfriend? While she is struggling to find even she is successful in life.
A cold hand hold Elodie which startled her. Looking next to her, she saw a seven-year-old girl kid who was unkempt and wearing no slippers. And hardly bathed in a few months. Her grip is on the side of her abdomen.
"Why?" she asked.
"Can I ask for money, Ma'am? I'm very hungry. My stomach hurts a while ago." the child answered.
"Okay."
She took money from her purse and gave it to the kid. She noticed her face brighten seeing the money.
"Thank you. But you gave me a lot of money?" her question.
"So that you can use that for weeks or months. Buy clothes and then slippers. Add shampoo to take a bath. And also so that you don't have to ask anyone again." she says.
Suddenly the child bowed.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am. But I don't have parents anymore so I just live here on the street," she replied.
Elodie suddenly felt pity for the child. She was about to speak when she suddenly ran away from her. Elodie just stared at the child as she walked away. When she looked where Devora and the girls as she saw them in a stall and eating street food. Devora waved her to go to them. So she got up and walked over to them.
She has her own life to live and no one has the right to dictate to her what she should do when it comes to her love life. That's what Elijah wanted to prove, so she ran away from her father when he forced her to marry a man she had never met. On that run, into Harris's arms she fell. Her knight in shining armor, her hero, her love. And why not? Harris is the entirety of the man she dreams of loving and being with for life. He kissed her hard and tenderly. They made love, to the point where she seemed to be able to reach the sky. But Harris will never be her; he belongs to somebody. How can she live without him?
Deborah Carlotta Davis is a modern-day woman who is aware of her ideas. Women and men, she believes, have equal rights in terms of employment, talent, and even gender. So when she met Jim Vladimir Smith, she summoned the confidence to write about him in a magazine column. He was the type she despised: fabulously rich, a CEO, immaculately good-looking, a playboy bachelor, and, on top of that, the king of his own universe. Deborah had to go through it and teach men like Vladimir the lesson. When Vladimir also met Deborah, he remembered his past love when he stared into the woman's eyes. Later did he discover that the two women that being part of his life was sisters. Then there are many things that complicate their lives. That night, though, Deborah became drunk and was discovered sleeping in his condominium. She became an instant celebrity the next day, and intimate photos of the two of them were even published in the newspaper.  So she chose to spend the summer with her family in Florida because she was already appalled by her co-workers, who treated her as if she had been involved in a sex scandal! But just as fate would have it, she and Vladimir met again in the place where she grew up. Will she avoid the man? Or will she just let him approach her and make her life upside down?
Gianna Moran's attitude was vulgar, happy-go-lucky, shameless, and capable of breaking a man's heart. Her aunt, who is widowed and without a child, takes her in when her parents are nowhere to be found. As a result, she is the stand-in. She is a pampered brat who makes her aunt cover even her most basic needs. And if her past is to be her future, she will never be like this. While Marcus Potter is a widowed billionaire whose wife left him with three children, he desired to marry, but he was unable to do so because every woman he encountered was only interested in his money. Then there's one incident that's like a roller coaster ride for Marcus, and it just keeps going. Marcus and Gianna have their own lives and stories to tell. He always wants to get married again, but he is unlucky enough to find the woman he was meant to keep. She dreams of having freedom in exploring the life she has, and she's not the type of person who jumps into a serious relationship for the time being because she's used to her past, whereas she's not the type of person who jumps into a serious relationship for the time being because she's used to her past, whereas she's not the type of person who jumps Then a huge incident occurs in their lives, forcing them to face reality and causing them to suffer. There are also complications. Is it possible for them to find compatibility? Is it possible that this is the source of their suffering?
Her fiance and her best friend worked together and set her up. She lost everything and died in the street. However, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her husband was trying to strangle her. Luckily, she survived that. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and was ready for her miserable life. To her surprise, her mother in this life left her a great deal of money. She turned the tables and avenged herself. Everything went well in her career and love when her ex-husband came to her.
Renea was trying the wedding dress, when suddenly the man rushed in the dressing room and held her neck tightly... “Bitch! Are you still trying to pretend innocent!” Jasper said as he tightened his grip on her neck and choked her harder. Then he used his other hand and took out the phone from his suit pocket and played the video of two people having sex in front of Renea… However, what was even more shocking, was that the woman in the video was, Renea Morris, however, the man in the video was not Jasper. Renea struggled to take a phone away from Jasper’s hand and tried to explain, “Jasper, it was not what you think… I… I can…” Jasper looked at Renea with his eyes full of disgust, as he said, “Let’s call of the wedding. I can’t marry a woman like you.” After saying that Jasper walked out of the shop Renea chase after Jasper... But then she sees Jasper passionately kissing her sister Kailey. And she hears everything, that her sleeping with strange men was all a plan of the vipers of the last two days, and that their goal was to get out of this stupid marriage. Even her adopted parents were also involved in this matter... They all do this with her because of the inheritance left by her grandfather... Renea heart was filled with anger and she wanted to expose their true colors to the public... However before she could do anything, Kailey had pushed her in front of the car and she got killed... However, when Renea open her eyes, she found herself sitting in the car with Kailey... She realized that she was reborn and went at the time when everything started... Renea looked at the people who had hurt her in her previous life and her lips curled up in a cold smile... She was back... However, this time... she was back for revenge...
"Miss Brown, I am the butler here at your service," the butler replied. "My master wants to buy the baby in your belly." "What?!" Does that mean the abortion didn't take place? Did they kidnap her from the operating table just to buy the baby? But why her? "You..." Alice was about to ask a question, but the man in front of her calmly continued, as if he had expected her question, "You're pregnant with his child, and he needs a child. That's all I can tell you." Alice was forced to sign a surrogacy contract and eight months later gave birth to two healthy babies. Fortunately, the man was unaware of her daughter's existence. It wasn't until five years later that fate brought them together again...
After a devastating divorce with the man she had been married to for over three years, Rachel thought her life was over. Her family disowned her, they wanted nothing to do with her anymore and she couldn't blame them. She had just divorced David Hart, one of the top successful bachelors in the country and heir to the Hart industries. But they would never understand that she didn't divorce him, he divorced her after she caught him cheating on her with her god-damned best friend! Rachel was just about to end everything by jumping off a bridge when she was saved by the most unexpected person. The boy she once bullied severally in highschool because he always wore ugly glass and was from a poor background, how come that glass make him so hot now? Why was he helping her get revenge on ex-husband who is trying to make her life even more miserable? And most important how did he get so handsome? What exactly does he want from her? ... No, you must want something, anything. If you can really help me get revenge on David and Lana, I can't just let you do it for free". Ethan went quiet for a while. I held my breath waiting for what his request might be. If it was something money could buy, I'll try my best to get it for him even though I was somehow broke right now. "You're right I do want something". He said after thinking for few minutes "What?" I asked slowly. " Until you get your revenge on David, Lana and every other person you want, you will live here". Live here as in...? " Wha... What are you saying? ". I stammered hoping he wasn't saying what I thought he was saying. I tried to step back but I missed a step and almost fell on the bed but Ethan caught me holding me in his muscular arms. Ethan moved his face closer to mine be was so close, our nose almost touched. " I want you to be with me! ".
He hates her so much but she feels so safe with him... Orla Sullivan is the seventh and last daughter of Arnold Sullivan. She is a young girl who is loathed and rejected by every member of her family. Though a Sullivan, Orla lived a solitary life until she met Callan Barlowe at an uninvited dinner in her home. Callan Barlowe is a ruthless billionaire, a man whose aura exudes dominance and agitation. He believes in working hard to make money and when he needs to relax; sleeping with high-class hoes is not an option, but a must-do for him. Marriage is not included in the list of things he has to do in life, but his mother wants him to get married at all costs. Callan's and Orla's worlds collided and now, Orla's life is about to completely veer around from worse to something more inimical because she's about to get married to Callan Barlowe; the ruthless billionaire boss who doesn't give a shit about anyone.
"You think you can just leave without a trace after what happened that night?" His hands pinned her arms above her head, his piercing blue eyes boring into hers. "W-what do you mean?" she stuttered, his scent reminding her of that night-the night that had changed her life completely. "What do I mean? Are you seriously asking me that, woman? If your brain can't recall how we burned together on that bed, how about I remind you right here?" His face was dangerously close as he growled into her ear. Her eyes widened. He meant it. Every single word. He was the king of the entertainment world, after all. "Let me go," she demanded stubbornly, her voice barely audible. He let out a low, dark chuckle that sent a chill down her spine. "Let you go? Oh, I'll let you go, Tatiana. But not until you understand the consequences of crossing paths with me." •••••••••• In the world of the entertainment industry, we see constant change and creativity. Trends come and go, as do collaborations between artists and producers. This world can make anyone wish to be a part of it-it is said to be inspiring and enjoyable... Meanwhile, that's only on the surface. The same world is filled with deceit, betrayal, fake love, ruthless competition, toxic fans who could ruin you, suicide, and dissatisfaction... This world is mostly dominated by men. How can a woman, hurt by this world, face it-especially when she had a night and her life tangled with the king of them all?