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b:Betrayed and cast out by her own family years ago, Emma Vanderbilt clawed her way back as an anonymous jewelry design prodigy. But just when her talents win her a chance to reclaim her legacy, she finds herself inescapably entangled again with the Emerald Springs elite who destroyed her life - including Daniel Wright, the billionaire father of her secret triplets and the man she was horrifically set up with by her own stepsister Olivia.With the sins of the past threatening to upend their futures, Emma and her children's lives become a high-stakes tangle of cutthroat ambition, deception, and dangerous secrets. In this dazzling saga of privilege and revenge, will the opportunity to rise from the ashes of betrayal allow Emma and Daniel to rewrite their destinies forever?
Emma's body was aching like she had been struck by a car, and her splitting headache was the only sensation she was experiencing as she slowly came to. She furrowed her brows at the discomfort, but she was unable to dismiss it.The man's shape was all that she could see in the darkness, but she could still smell the distinctive Gucci cologne softly permeating the air.As he squeezed his body against her, nipping and kissing her thin neck, the man did not say anything.The morning sun came out as dawn slowly approached.Abruptly, Emma opened her eyes.
She was shocked to see a stranger sleeping next to her when she was completely nude in bed. With his back to her, he was facing away.Flashbacks from the previous night came racing back to Emma, turning her cheeks pale. In the end, it wasn't a dream!How was she able to get here?Is it possible that someone spiked her drink?With a gnashing of teeth, Emma got out of bed. She attempted to stay as cool as possible, using all the poise she had. She dressed quickly in her clothing from the previous evening, got ready, and ran away. She had to get home right now to speak with Olivia and find out what had transpired!*****Upon arriving home, Emma noticed her father was waiting for her, seated on the sofa. Clark asked, his face composed, "Where were you the night before?"After pondering over what had happened the previous evening, Emma pursed her lips and eventually said, "I fell asleep in a friend's house.""Wham!"He said angrily, slamming a picture onto the table, "I know you spent the night in a hotel room with another man! You lie to me, how dare you?Emma's face was devoid of blood when she saw the picture. It was an image of an unfamiliar man escorting her inside a hotel room.After you've been engaged and getting prepared for your wedding, you have the guts to go in with another man! Do you really know the consequences of your actions Emma? He thundered.Olivia sprinted in her high heels down the stairs. "Calm down, dad." She moved over to Emma and pretended to niggle at her while she talked. How could you humiliate the family in such a way, Emma? Before getting married, you should know not to cross the line, even if you are in love with the man.Emma was stunned beyond belief. By that, what did she mean?It was obvious she had been unconscious at the time!Olivia would never be so sweet as to celebrate her birthday on her behalf, just as she had suspected. Everything had been staged! "Dad, listen, I was out celebrating my birthday with Olivia," Emma attempted to clarify. Something was in the beverage Olivia offered me."Enough already!" "Olivia is your big sister," snarled Clark as he stood up and jabbed a finger at her. You dare not hold her accountable for your own deeds!"Sister?"As Emma heard her father's accusations, she balled both of her fists until they began to shake. Her father was an adulterous guy, and her mother ought to have realized this. From the beginning, he had been seeing a woman on the side.Who would have thought that he would remarry Camila Adams soon, only a year after her mother passed away? Emma was more shocked to learn that they had given birth to a girl of their own some time ago!For years now, Emma had known that Olivia was attempting to win their father over. When their father was there, she would act one way, then behind him, she would change. Emma never imagined that Olivia would attempt to undermine her on her own birthday!"Y-you, I was going to give you Everly Jewelry when you eventually reached adulthood but y-you.It's unbelievable that you would pull off such a prank to damage the family name! I would rather never see your face again! Without a blatant scumbag like you as a daughter, Roberts could do better!".Emma became furious, "Are you kicking me out, Dad?"Just at her feet, Clark broke the cup he was holding. "Leave this place like the hell!""How dare you do this! have you forgotten who founded this jewelry company? It was my mother, and without my mother this company wouldn't exist. And how dare you want to give it out to the daughter of a bitch who destroyed the family and made my mother miserable? How could she possibly design an excellent jewelry with such bad taste of hers....Emma's questioning went unanswered and was replaced by a slap on the face. She inclined her head for a long time, she immediately turned and looked at his father, unbelievable that her father would hit her. She seemed to see a flash of guilt in her father's eyes, but maybe she was wrong after all, at this time, her eyes had long been full of tears that she cannot really see.Suddenly she felt so tired like a deflated ball, and did not want to argue anymore, her lips opened and finally said nothing, just a bitter smile, looked up at Olivia and her father,and said: "I'll leave as you wish"While trembling violently, Emma then looked up to see Olivia sneering back at her, her father's frown untrusting. She was overcome with a cold feeling in her heart.Olivia approached Emma as she was hauling her bags through the front yard. She held out her arm, seeming to be kind, offering to assist with the luggage. But Emma smacked her hand instead of reaching out. "Go away."When Olivia finally saw Emma's animosity for her, she revealed her true nature. "I'll tell you the truth. Yes, last night I did put a little bit to that drink. It must be awful to be tarnished by a man, I suppose.Emma chewed on her lips in dismay. "By worming your way into our house, you and Camila achieved your goals. What more are you looking for?"I want your status," I said. Olivia approached her directly and gave her a furious look. "Why do I get to be the illegitimate child while you get to be the Roberts family's jewel? Did you not have a noble and proud birth? You are now nothing more than a corrupted lady, then. You ought to be aware of your situation by now. Why don't you just go on then?With great pleasure, Olivia waved her phone in front of Emma's face."Go now and don't return if you don't want this video to be released to the public and you run the risk of having your life destroyed forever."Emma returned a blank stare. She released her tightly balled hands. With a hard expression on her face, she picked up her bags off the ground and entered her car without taking another look.Olivia observed the vehicle as it drew further and further away. A proud smile appeared on her face. She not only had ownership of the Everly Jewelry now, but she also had free reign to take anything under the Vanderbilt!Just then a Rolls-Royce pulled up directly in front of their house just as she was going to turn around. Four black-clad bodyguards exited the vehicle and formed a line beside it. A man emerged, putting his lengthy leg out. His frame was athletic and he was tall. His black suit was basic and stylish, yet it also exuded a certain something.Olivia said, motionless, "Isn't that...? Daniel Godman who's the heir apparent to the Godman dynasty from Bassburgh, the capital city of royalty?The CEO of Horizon Group, referred to as Emerald Springs's patriarch's youngest monarch of business and commerce. He was handsome, tall and has a pointed nose with a well built body shape, he has a hundred million dollar net worth, Daniel Godman was wealthy. In addition, he held a great deal of influence in the royal capital!Why was he at the Roberts manor doing this?The emotionless eyes of Damion skimmed across her. "Are you," he said icily, "Olivia Vanderbilt?"A beat skipped in her heart. He knew who she was!"Yes, that's me," she added, nodding merrily."Were you the woman who stayed in Room 6228 of the Grand View Hotel with me that night?"Olivia's face took a turn.Grand View Hotel: 6228, Room!The room that she'd specifically set aside for that blatant b*tch? Is it possible that Emma's partner from the previous night was not the aging guy she had thought him to be? It was indeed Daniel Goldmann!That b*tch, damn it! It's unbelievable how fortunate she was!Even if Emma were to have unending luck, would it really matter? She was only going to be a stepping stone in the end. I see, Daniel. Who in their right mind would ever turn down the opportunity to be your partner?Olivia grinned as she nodded. Why, in fact. The woman you were with is me.
On the first day she moved in, he looked her dead I'm the eyes with no empathy “Stay away from my sight” On the second day “what meals did you make” Then on the 400th day “please don't leave me, I can't live without you” Layla thought she had been hit low by being drugged and betrayed by her friend but she didn't know that the worst was about to happen to her. Penniless and homeless, Layla found out that she had gotten pregnant with the child of the man who she slept with. He offered her a contract marriage, one that would make his child a legitimate one. After their Marriage what next?
Elisa watched as the most important people in her life showered the evil imposter-The fake heiress, with love. Elisa, the lost daughter of one of the most wealthiest family was found 18 years later and was brought back to her rightful home. However, someone had already taken her place. A fake heiress, the pampered little princess. Her coy acting and innocent façade made Elisa's real mother love her more than Elisa, her real daughter. That made Elisa, though, the true daughter end up as an adopted child. "Elisa, could you try not to appear in front of her too much as it could trigger her insecurities." Her parents had told her because of the fake heiress. "Elisa, You've taken everything away from her. Why can't you give her a little more?" Her fiancé had ordered her. Because of an unfortunate accident plotted by Isabelle-The fake heiress, Elisa was sent to prison and her family cut ties with her without a second thought. Four years, after much torture which led to her being crippled and blind on one eye, she was released, but got hit by a truck. While laying on the pool of her blood, she wanted to question, Why? Why had they all treated her so cruelly, while they love Isabelle unconditionally? She badly wanted to rip off Isabelle's mask of innocence, to reveal the fake, manipulative woman beneath. She was full of hatred. But after her death, she woke up back to when she was 18 years like all that happened were all nightmare. She was elated. She was reborn to re-live all that had happened in her last life, but now, her mission was to reveal mask beneath that woman and make everyone that made her suffer in her past life pay. It was her time for revenge! And definitely, she won't mess this up!
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
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."
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
"Mr. Evans, please maintain some dignity. Don't forget I'm your brother's wife!" Having caught her husband and best friend together in the bed, Elena wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on the people she once called family. She refused to be a pitiful divorcee and vowed to make everyone who had once looked down on her beg for forgiveness. And to start with her newfound freedom, Elena indulges in a one-night stand with a stranger. However, what was meant to be a fleeting escape turns into a nightmare when she learns that the stranger is none other than her husband's older brother! Would Elena be free from the shackles of her marriage? Or would the mysterious stranger make her life a living hell since he seemed to have a personal vendetta against his family? [The story is 18+ and involves mature content.]
"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."